Good evening everybody, welcome to Downing Street. It is a great pleasure to wish you all a very happy Lunar New Year. And I'm sure the year of the rabbit will bring good fortune to us all.
大家晚上好，欢迎来到唐宁街。我非常高兴地祝愿大家农历新年快乐。我相信兔年大家将会好运连连。
Uh, it is, of course, a time for celebration with friends with family with wonderful food, fireworks, firecrackers.But it's also a time to celebrate the huge contribution that all of you make to our country.
Whether you have roots in China, Korea, Vietnam or beyond from businesses to sport to public service, we are definitely richer as a country because of what all of you bring to the table.
So I wanted to start by saying thank you.Now we would be here in long term and I've had to name all of you that are here.But it is great to see my good friend Alan Mac Alan, where are you over there ？Their first British Chinese member of Parliament.We also have the CEO of IG group June Felix and Joe Chong who brought home the gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics.
所以，我想停下来说一句，谢谢。今天在场的人很多，无法一一列举。但很高兴能看到我朋友阿兰，你在不？她是第一位华裔英国议员.同时，我们IG小组的CEO June Felix 和 Joe Chong 也在场。他们2人在东京奥运会上为英国夺得五项金牌。
So thank you all for the great work that you are doing. Now the year of the rabbit, as Jeremy and Lucia told me the other weekend, uh when we're having brunch traditionally represents peace and prosperity.Two things that the world certainly needs more of in 2023.
And to me it also symbolizes spring and renewal so despite the many challenges before us. Let us look ahead with optimism and with confidence that this will be a year full of health happiness and hope. So thank you very much everyone have a very good evening.
