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Message from the Editor
What is in the Next Issue?Welcome to the 50th issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global
Village Voice, an electronic newsletter for the World
Yee community. In this issue we are featuring some of the Winter activities from the Yee associations around the world, such as day trips, installations, Christmas parties and Spring banquets. And now, we'd like to thank all contributors, and
remind anyone who wants to become a contributor that
they can email us their reports and photos of events
and activities from their locale. And we thank all those who have made contributions to this issue, including:
Martin Yee, Vancouver Hong Kong Yues 2016 Autumn Day Tour Members of The Hong Kong Yue
Clansmen Association went on an Autumn day trip
on Saturday, November 12th, 2016. The itineraries include Po Sang
Yuen Bee Farm; Tai Shu Ha Tin Hau Temple; Tai
Tong Eco Park; at noon we feasted the famous Tai
Shu Ha walled-village dish, Poon Choi/¬Öµæalso known as Big Bowl
Feast or Basin Cuisine, a huge amount of
ingredients are layered in a large bowl and
eaten communally. "Tai Shu
Ha Tin Hau Temple" ¡]¤j¾ð¤U¤Ñ¦Z¼q¡^
got its name from being a Tin Hau Temple under a
tree. It probably built in 1786. The celebration
taking place there for the Birthday of Tin Hau is
one of the biggest in the city. Bing Kai Lee, Hong Kong
Congrats to the 2017-2020 Canada YFT Board The Inauguration Ceremony of
the newly elected
2017-2020 Yee Fung Toy
Society of Canada Board was
successfully held in the Society Hall on
December 11, 2016. Outgoing Chairman Kan Yu open his speech by thanking everyone for being attending, he thanks everyone for the honor and privilege given him to lead this organization. "We
have accomplished much together in these years
that passed too quickly. Thank you, officers,
members, and friends of the Society. Thank you
for the opportunity to serve the Yee Fung Toy
Society that deserves to grow and prosper, and
will grow and prosper with your continued
participation." Then he
gave his "passing the baton" leadership speech.
Newly
elected Chairman Bill Yee said he is looking
forward to experience this new and challenging
position. After the inauguration
ceremony, Christmas luncheon was served,
Karaoke then followed. Martin Yee, Canada
Yee Fung Toy Society of Calgary Christmas PartyCalgary YFT celebrated
Christmas with a party for its members and
friends on Sunday, December 11, 2016. Chairman
Jack Charles Yee wished everyone a very Merry
Christmas and good health. Ben Yee, Calgary
Singapore Yee Clan 87th Anniversary CelebrationAfter
months of hard work put in by the Organizing
Committee, chaired by capable Lawrence Er, our
87th Anniversary Celebration was finally a
reality. This year's celebration was held at
Ban Heng Restaurant Harbourfront on Sunday,
December 17th. Our Guest-of-Honor was Mr Yee
Chia Hsing (our advisor, MP for Choa Chu Kang
GRC). Our legal advisor Mr Leon Yee was also
present. Our homegrown singers belted out
their singing sets, conducted by Singing
Instructor Mr Vong. Lucky draws, Scholarships
were given away. Everyone had a good time and
enjoyed ourselves. For more photos of this event
please click here. Peter C.K. Yee,
Singapore
Installation of Southern California Yee Family Association 2017 Officers The
Southern California Yee Family Association
installed its 2017 Officers and Leadership
Team on December 17, 2016. 2017. Officers and Leadership
Team:
Western Grand President: Eddie Yee (San
Francisco). Kenny Yee, Southern
California
Installation of New York YFT 2017 Staff New York Yee Fong Toy
Association installation
of 2017 elected officers was held on Sunday,
December 18th. Photos taken by Susan Soo. Frank Yee, New York
Congrats to the NE YFT 2017 OfficersKen ¡]§E°·¿³¡^ and Rosemary Liying
Yu ¡]§EÄR·ë¡^ were
re-elected as our new 2017 President.
Congratulations! Thank
you all for attending the installation of our
2017 officers and our Winter Solstice
Celebration on December 18! Happy Holidays!
NE Yee Fung Toy
Association
Congrats to the Seattle YFT 2017 Officers Newly elected 2017 Seattle
Yee Family Association Officers are as
follows: Congratulations! U.S. Grand Advisor:
James Yee, Fred Yee. Fred Yee, Seattle
Sacramento YFT 2016 Christmas Party On
December 18th, the halls of the Sacramento Yee
Fung Toy Family Association added colorful
Christmas decorations. Our members came with
their children and grandchildren, totaling
210, to the Christmas Celebration. About 50
children under the age of 13 received gifts,
love and encouragement from Santa. Thank you to all the
volunteers who made this event successful! You
can see them setting up the tables, serving
food, eating in the kitchen and cleaning up
afterwards! Please say thank you, next time
you see them! Paul Yee, Sacramento
Inauguration of Sacramento YFT 2017 OfficersThe
inauguration of our elected officers for the
year 2017 was held at the Association Hall on
Sunday, December 31, 2016. After paying homage
to our ancestors at noon, the inauguration
ceremony began. Newly
elected President is Dr. Alfred Yee, and Vice
President is Guo Xi Yu.
Thereafter, refreshments were served. Dinner for retiring and newly
inducted officers and their spouses was held
at the Hong Kong Islander Restaurant at
5:30pm. Paul Yee, Sacramento
Macau YU Clansmen¡¦s Association Executive Committee Chairman Donates Ambulance To Nanxiong CityMr. Yu
Kon-shing¡]§E·F¦¨¡^,
Chairman of Executive Committee of Macau Yu
Clansmen¡¦s Association, and his wife went to
the city of Shaoguan¡]»àÃö¥«¡^
and donated one ambulance to the People¡¦s
Hospital in the city of Nanxiong¡]«n¶¯¥«¡^, the birthplace of
Guangdong people in Macao. The director of the
People¡¦s Hospital of Nanxiong city, Ye
Chuan-fu¡]¸¬KºÖ¡^, and
his team expressed their heartfelt
thankfulness, saying that the charity act
would benefit the local people. The
ceremony of transferring the ambulance took
place in the People¡¦s Hospital of the city,
which was attended by Ye Chuan-fu and several
vice-directors. They introduced details of the
Hospital¡¦s development plans and improvements
of medical equipment, etc.
Representative of the city government and
vice-chairman of the CPPCC, Chen Shang-mei¡]³¯©|©f¡^, thanked Mr. Yu
Kon-shing and his wife, saying that they have
been donating resources to Nanxiong city for
supporting educational, cultural and medical
equipment, which shows their concern for the
people¡¦s livelihood and have benefited the
public for the past years. The government is
very grateful to their donation, which fully
demonstrated the spirit of caring and mutual
assistance. Yu Kon-shing said that they
were honored to be able to contribute to the
medical development of Nanxiong city and would
continue supporting Nanxiong city in promoting
public charity affairs as much as possible,
thus carrying forward kindness and love. Iu Va San, Macau
2017 Southern California Yee Family Association Spring BanquetHappy
Chinese New Year! This year, the Southern
California Yee Family Association celebrated
the Year of the Rooster at Empress Harbor
Seafood Restaurant with more than 380 guests
in attendance. President John E. Yu and Vice
President Jing Han Yu welcomed special friends
Honorable John Chiang, Treasurer for the State
of California, as well as Thomas Wong from the
office of Betty Yee, Controller for the State
of California. Our executive leadership team,
John E. Yu, Jing Han Yu, and Sandra Quon were
presented with certificates from the State
Controller¡¦s office. Celebrating with the
Yee¡¦s were our cousins from the Mah and Tse
families, along with CCBA Co-Presidents
Stephen Fong & Edwin Mah, Chairman Hayward
Ng, Vice Chairwoman Jeannie Wong and many
others leaders and representatives from the
various family associations. The banquet began with
traditional lion performance from the Northern
Shaolin Kung Fu and Lion Dance Troupe, led by
Sifu Ken Hui. Entertainment also included folk
dancing, greetings from the fortune god,
singing, coloring contest, raffles, and
special serenade by the children to all the
grandparents. This year, guests of all ages
also enjoyed a customized photo booth. It was
a night filled with Chinese culture and family
fun. We thank all our family and friends for
making the evening special. Kenny Q. Yee, Southern
California
Singapore Yee Clan 2017 CNY CelebrationEvery
year our Chinese New Year Celebration was very
well attended. This year, there were just over
90 members packed our Hall on February 5th. ¡§Lo
hei ¼´°_ ¡¨ was the
main attraction. Everyone participated to toss
the ¡§yusheng ³½¥Í¡¨ as
high as he/she could. It is believed that the
height of the toss reflects the height of the
diner¡¦s growth in fortunes. We all tossed
enthusiastically to ¡§get¡¨ as much fortune as
we could. After
this energetic tossing exercise, our beautiful
compere, Chai Yan, upped the tempo with games,
quizzes and karaoke singing. In between the
program, our President, Whai Lin gave away
¡§ang pows¡¨ or red packets. Every member had a
good time. Thank you to all who made
this event a runaway success. More photographs may be
viewed at Flickr. Peter CK Yee, Singapore
Macau Yu Clansmens Association Ancestor Ceremony Macau Yu
Clansmens Association held their Ancestor Ceremony
on February 15th, 2017. Iu Va San, Macau
The Yee Fung Toy of Canada celebrates 113th Anniversary
The Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada
celebrated its 113th anniversary and the
Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rooster, on
February 18th, 2017. For more details,
please click here.
Martin Yee,
Vancouver
The Yee Fung Toy of Calgary celebrates 97th Anniversary
The Yee Fung Toy Society of
Calgary celebrated its 97th
anniversary, the Chinese Lunar New
Year of the Rooster and
scholarship awards on Saturday,
February 25th, 2017.
Ben Yee,
Calgary
What is in the Next Issue?The next issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice will be published in mid June, 2017, featuring reports of Ching Ming and Spring celebrations at Yee Fung Toy associations around the world. Please submit your articles to the Editor via email (world.yee @ gmail.com) or postal mail (The Editor, 226 East Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6A 1Z7) by May 15. |