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Miscellaneous

The Speech

by Dr Vichai Chokevivat, MD., MPH (Tulane, USA)
President of Senior Citizen Council of Thailand
Under the Royal Patronage of the Princess Mother Sri Nakarindra Baromrajachonnani
on International Day of Older Persons 2023
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Friday 29 September 2023
at Bangkok Station (Hua Lampong)

I am greatly honored and pleased being ingenious idea.
invited to deliver a speech on the occasion of The Thai term “ชานชาลา’’ means “plat-

the 2023 International Day of Older Persons form’’ in English which means train or bus
today. station where passengers are waiting to travel.
The United Nations, at the UN General Naturally, travelers are persons with different

Assembly Meeting on 14 December 1990, en- ages and genders. They may travel alone or
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dorsed the establishment of the International with friends; or some of them with family mem-
Day of Older Persons on the 1 of October, be- bers. They travel to different destinations.
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ginning in 1991, with the initial theme of “1998 Thus, the platform reflects the meaning of
& 2000 : Towards A Society of All Ages).’’ “different ages with one heart’’, aiming to-
This year, the United Nations has set wards personal destination. In this regard, the

the following theme: Fulfilling the Promises of key issue is the ultimate destination of which
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations sets the target of this year

Older Persons: Across Generations. Where as to achieve the Universal Declaration of Human
Thailand has defined the theme to be “Compe- Rights of the Older Persons.
tent Platform: One Heart Across Generations’’, For the Thai themes, we play the word

which is organized here at the Bangkok Train of the first syllable of the “platform’’ or “ชาน
Station – Hualumpong – today, which is a very ชาลา’’ we use the word “ชาญ’’ with different

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