{"id":30380,"date":"2018-10-22T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T09:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=30380"},"modified":"2018-10-22T09:52:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T09:52:58","slug":"high-commissioners-response-at-the-australia-awards-south-west-asia-scholars-forum-2018-17th-october-2018-at-the-old-parliament-house-canberra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/high-commissioners-response-at-the-australia-awards-south-west-asia-scholars-forum-2018-17th-october-2018-at-the-old-parliament-house-canberra\/","title":{"rendered":"High Commissioner\u2019s Response at the Australia Awards South &#038; West Asia Scholars Forum 2018 17th October 2018 at the Old Parliament House, Canberra"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e01477;\">High Commissioner\u2019s Response at the Australia Awards South &amp; West Asia Scholars Forum 2018 17th October 2018 at the Old Parliament House, Canberra<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">High Commissioner Somasundaram Skandakumar delivered the response to the keynote address given by Mr Simon Merrifield, First Assistant Secretary, South &amp; West Asia Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs &amp;Trade, at the Australia Awards South and West Asian Scholars\u2019 Forum organised by the Department at the Old Parliament House in Canberra on 17th October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">11 Australia Awards scholars from Sri Lanka currently studying in Australia were present as well as participants from Pakistan, Nepal. Bhutan and Bangladesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-at-Australia-Awards-Scholars.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30381\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-at-Australia-Awards-Scholars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44187755_886822631524630_8038252141682360320_o-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30382 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44187755_886822631524630_8038252141682360320_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30388\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30389\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30390\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/HC-Sri-Lanka-and-Simon-Merrifield-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">High Commissioner\u2019s Response at the Australia Awards South &amp; West Asia Scholars Forum 2018 17th October 2018 at the Old Parliament House, Canberra<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a14e0; font-size: 20px;\">Mr Simon Merrifield, Honourable Excellencies, distinguished guests, I would like to thank the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for according me this singular honour, not just to respond to Simon&#8217;s inspiring speech but also to address such a distinguished array of Intellectuals. Let me also add the congratulations of my honourable colleagues and myself to each one of you on your respective awards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a14e0; font-size: 20px;\">It was in July 1951 that seven Commonwealth nations, Australia, Britain, Canada, Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then known, India, New Zealand and Pakistan launched the Colombo Plan for Cooperative Economic and Social Development in Asia and the Pacific. It was a regional initiative designed to help developing countries as a cooperative venture for economic and social advancement of the people of South and South East Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a14e0; font-size: 20px;\">Over the years the concept was expanded upon by Australia and gave rise to the Australian Awards, of which this year each of you are proud recipients. These awards are not merely about learning and linkages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">They also embrace leadership and empowerment. The selection process as we all know is competitive and what makes these awards unique is that the related fields are identified in consultation with each of our countries to ensure that local development priorities and policies are adequately addressed in the study programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">This ensures continuing interaction between the two countries well beyond the programme itself and strengthens bilateral relationships. Eventually all of this contributes to the prosperity of the South West Asian Countries and the well being of the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a14e0; font-size: 20px;\">Post the Second World War and in particular the second half of the 20th century, many Asian Countries led by China, India Japan and South Korea have mastered sophisticated technologies and are producing goods and services for the developed economies. They have also accomplished some remarkable infrastructure development within their own countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">Indeed with almost four billion of the world&#8217;s population already in Asia, the potential not just for products and services but also futuristic ideas and innovation remains significant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">In that regard The Asian Development bank has had this to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">&#8220;Asia is in the middle of a historic transformation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">If it follows its recent trajectory by 2050 its per capita income should rise six fold in purchasing power parity terms to reach Europe&#8217;s levels today. It will make 3 billion additional Asians affluent by current standards and Asia will regain the dominant Economic position it held on the world stage 300 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">&#8221; Thanks to the Australian Awards, each of you can become part of that challenge and contribute towards that exciting transition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">I am sure my honourable colleagues will join me in conveying our sincere appreciation to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for this very meaningful and continuing initiative that provides our Scholars access to a world class Australian education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">For the benefit of the Award winners I would now like to move briefly away from the revered Halls of Learning to share some time tested values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">In the mid-eighties to help Ethiopia emerge from a devastating famine, some of the finest voices in the world came together to sing to raise assistance. Each voice contributed a line and that of the blind musician Stevie Wonder was &#8221; Let\u2019s start giving, for the choice we are making is to save our own lives &#8221; . More than 3 decades later I would urge you to reflect on that line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3a14e0; font-size: 20px;\">The ability to distinguish between &#8220;Right&#8221; and &#8220;Wrong&#8221; will remain a priority in your lives. To illustrate that let me share the views of an eminent Queens Counsel of the past in my Country who said &#8220;In the field of Justice and fair play Right is Right and Wrong is Wrong. The two can never meet. To compromise the two takes an elastic conscience. Such individuals should be shunned for they indeed are the bane of society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">&#8221; Never forget that every life that comes into this world has its own potential. What separate us are the opportunities. In that respect I am sure all of us gathered here today realise how fortunate we are which brings me to my next point; \u201cEmulate the strong by all means but never forget to protect the weak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">&#8221; Each of you will move on to higher achievements in your chosen field some even excelling to become heads of Institutions, Businesses, Governance etc. Remind yourself that Every Right implies a corresponding Responsibility and that greater the Authority, greater then must be the Accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">Finally I would like to share a cricketing story. For those of you who follow that time consuming game called Cricket, the name Sir Donald Bradman will be familiar. An Icon of Australian cricket he averaged a phenomenal 99 in his Test career. When he was asked in retirement what he would like to be remembered most for, he unhesitatingly responded &#8220;My Integrity&#8221;. So do not forget the priceless value of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">Your Scholarship has given you a strong foundation. Strengthen it further by adding &#8220;Common Sense and Conscience&#8221; in all that you do. You will never go wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">May God Bless you All,<br \/>\nThank You<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">His Excellency Somasundaram Skandakumar Sri Lanka High Commissioner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #3a14e0;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High Commissioner\u2019s Response at the Australia Awards South &amp; West Asia Scholars Forum 2018 17th October 2018 at the Old Parliament House, Canberra High Commissioner Somasundaram Skandakumar delivered the response to the keynote address given by Mr Simon Merrifield, First Assistant Secretary, South &amp; 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