"Make no mistake, this will be a landmark case regarding the alleged illegal operations of Uber in Australia and the devastating impact that has had on the lives of hard-working and law-abiding citizens here," Maurice Blackburn's national head of class actions Andrew Watson said.

What impressed the industry veteran most is there's no shortage of smart and hard-working people striving for the best.

After getting into the financial industry, even up till today, most of the people I have worked with have proved to be very smart and hard-working.

"Just as McDonald's represents Americans' culture of fast, clean and efficient service, we want to share the spirit of Chinese young people with our brand - hard-working, positive about life, and who are ambitious enough to pursue their dreams.

Sherif said she learned punctuality, diligence and the spirit of hard-working during her work and communication with Chinese colleagues at New Hope.

As a Hanghzou native, Jack Ma attributes his success to the hard-working ethos and innovative spirits that was instilled in him at a young age.

"He added Wisconsin also offers a talented, hard-working workforce and has a long history in advanced manufacturing, presenting an extraordinary opportunity for the company.

The overwhelming majority of respondents had a positive impression of the Chinese people, and 84.42 percent of African respondents and 71.18 percent of European respondents believed the Chinese people are hard-working and self-motivated.

The Chinese people I have met are friendly and hard-working," he added.

"Dehua boasts time-honored techniques and craftsmanship, as well as hard-working people," he said.

Huang Hengjian, a member of Nanshan's Party committee, said publicizing the list was one of the 20 measures exploring ways to award hard-working officials and spur on ones who lacked enthusiasm in their work so that they can "blush and sweat" a little.

Li's life was a revolutionary, hard-working and glorious one, and one that was dedicated to wholeheartedly serving the people and the communist cause, says the obituary notice, adding that his death is a great loss to the Party and the state.