Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the assistance, support and cooperation of the following advisors, without whom this book could not have been produced: Dayi Shi, Chuanbai Shi, Amado Li, Cherry Li, Hoi Sang Yu, Wei Tan, Tsai Ping Chiang, Vera Man, Kara Chan, and Way Zen. They are all to be thanked for editing and clarifying the text, sharpening the translation and preparing the manuscript for publication. Special thanks are extended to Professor John Chen for his extraordinary scholarly contribution to and input towards the first draft. Also, special thanks are extended to Tony Aromando and Ling Wang for the formatting and graphic design of the book (and the Y.M.B.A. Web Page). Their devotion to and concentration on the completion of this project, on a voluntary basis, are highly appreciated.