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I am
extremely happy to see my friend and colleague Dasho Kunzang Wangdi
wearing the red scarf of Honour and sword of authority given by His
Majesty the King. I think it is fair to say that he could have got it
earlier but at the same time he could have also received it later. The
fact that he received it now in this position as the Auditor General is
very significant, it is certainly clear that the Honour has been
bestowed upon him when he has assumed a position that is increasingly
becoming important to this country and the society. May I take this
opportunity to congratulate him.
Venerable
Lam Neten,
Venerable Monk,
Justices and Judges of Royal Court of Justice,
Faculty member of the Royal Institute of Management,
Resource speakers from various organisations,
My highly
respected friends from Royal Audit Authority with whom I had the
opportunity to meet this morning and Distinguished guests who are here
today.
It is indeed
a great privilege and honour for me to be here at this very important
occasion. I think it is fair to say that the task and responsibility of
the auditors are certainly daunting anywhere in the world and in any
society but more so in the developing countries and least developing
countries like ours.
It
is in these countries that cultures are changing, I think in
particularly in a country like ours where we were used to subsistence
economy and the fairly contended way of life governed by a spirituality
that prevail among all of us.
There is a
change from spirituality and subsistence economy to more materialistic
way of life. In the process
of change what is missing and what is lacking are the norms, standards
and the culture that should govern the way in which individual, group of
people and community should aspire to cleanse the government and private
sector.
It has to be
part of that, when you find that you are cleansing the government, it
does have the pervasive effect not only on the government but also on
the entire society and that responsibility lies with you all.
The
importance of auditing I think became clear not only recently but soon
after development process begin it was therefore, in the days of late
King, the Royal Audit Department was established and it served many
useful purposes.
I wish you
all good luck and Tashi Delek.
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