By:  Gallegos                                          S.R. No. 154

 1-1     By:  Gallegos                                          S.R. No. 154

 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to

 1-4     recognize His Excellency Dr. Chih-Kung Wang, who is the Minister

 1-5     of the Economic Affairs Council of the Republic of China on Taiwan;

 1-6     and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Appointed by the President of the Republic of China

 1-8     on June 10, 1996, this distinguished gentleman earned his bachelor's

 1-9     degree from the Department of Agricultural Economics of National

1-10     Taiwan University; he earned his master's and doctoral degrees in

1-11     marketing from Texas A&M University; and

1-12           WHEREAS, After returning to Taiwan in 1978, he became a

1-13     professor renowned in the fields of marketing and business

1-14     management at the National University of Taiwan and in the

1-15     Graduate School of Business of National Chengchi University; and

1-16           WHEREAS, After serving as Executive Secretary of the

1-17     Investment Commission of MOEA, reviewing foreign and outbound

1-18     investments, Dr. Wang accepted the post of Director General of

1-19     the Department of Commerce of MOEA, supervising the administration

1-20     of company law and other domestic regulations and commerce laws;

1-21     and

1-22           WHEREAS, In 1992, he was promoted to Chairman of the Fair

1-23     Trade Commission, Executive Yuan, a new independent commission made

 2-1     up of nine commissioners in charge of enforcing the Fair Trade Law,

 2-2     which came into force on February 4, 1992; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, This respected gentleman was actively involved in

 2-4     the Third APEC Ministerial Meeting held in Seoul, South Korea, in

 2-5     1991; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, It is indeed an honor and a genuine delight to

 2-7     welcome a notable individual such as Dr. Chih-Kung Wang to the

 2-8     City of Houston and the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it

 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-10     75th Legislature, hereby extend a warm welcome to His Excellency

2-11     Dr. Chih-Kung Wang with sincere wishes that he have an enjoyable

2-12     and successful visit; and, be it further

2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-14     Dr. Wang as an expression of the admiration and respect of the

2-15     Texas Senate.

2-16                                  ______________________________________

2-17                                          President of the Senate

2-18                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-19                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-20                                  on February 12, 1997.

2-21                                  ______________________________________

2-22                                          Secretary of the Senate

2-23                                  ______________________________________

2-24                                           Member, Texas Senate