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Message from the Editor
What is in the Next Issue?Welcome to the 58th 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 New YFT Board installations, Christmas parties and Spring banquets. The next World Yee Family Association Convention will
be held in Thailand in 2021. The Yu Clan Association
of Thailand's delegation will be in Hong Kong to
officially accept the World Yee Host City Flag. Other
members of the World Yee Family Association will be in
Hong Kong on Saturday, April 13 to congratulate the Yu
Clan Association of Thailand. 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 Fengcai Huaqiao Zhongxue Celebrates 32nd AnniversaryFengcai Huaqiao Zhongxue
Celebrates 32nd Anniversary on December 6th,
2018.
The Hong Hong Yue
Clansmen Association
Taishan Wuxi ZhongXue Celebrates 33rd Anniversary Taishan Wuxi Zhong Xue
(MoKai Secondary School) Celebrates its 33rd
Anniversary on December 7th, 2018. Taishan vice Mayor Zhang
Huilin and the officials of the various
government departments, Baisha Town leaders,
the president of the World Yee Family
Association, the honorary chairman of Wuxi
Middle School, Mr. Johnson Yee, the chairman
of the Yue Clansmen Association of Hong
Kong, the chairman of Wuxi Middle School,
Yue Wei Ming, and invited guests, Yu's clan,
alumni, Wuxi Middle School teachers and
students and parents representatives and so
on to celebrate this festive day, and
jointly witness the "Yee Siu Kee
Multi-functional Auditorium" launched.
The Hong Hong Yue
Clansmen Association
Singapore Yee Clan 89th Anniversary Celebration & DinnerAfter months of meticulous preparations, collaborations and logistics to organize this year¡¦s anniversary celebration, the D-day had finally arrived. Credits go to Ms. Yee Chai Yian and her dedicated and passionate team. On Dec 8th 2018,
members and their families started
streaming into Ban Heng @ Harbourfront
Restaurant. Other kinship clans were
invited. A total of 48 tables were
occupied. Mr. Yee Chia Hsing (§E®a¿³) Member of
Parliament, Chua Chu Kang GRC was invited
as our VIP to grace our celebration. Scholarships were
awarded to deserving students, lucky draws
given away and a professional band to
entertain us. Members were happy and
satisfied - a completely successful
conclusion to this year¡¦s celebration. More photographs may be
viewed in Flickr.
Peter CK Yee,
Singapore
SCYFT 2019 Officers and Leadership Team Installation
Southern California Yee Family
Association 2019 Officers Installation.
Congratulations to the president John Yu
and his team..
Chao Yu,
Southern California
Inauguration of New England YFT 2019 Officers On
Sunday, December 16th, 2018, New England
YFT celebrated Winter Solstice with a
traditional tong-yun soup made by our
own members. We also installed our
new 2019 officers. YFT members arrived
early to help make the dumplings and
soup from scratch. Many members and VIP
friends from the community showed up for
the event.
Paula Yee, New
England
Sacramento YFT 2018 Christmas Party On Sunday, December
23rd, 2018, the halls of the
Sacramento Yee Fung Toy Family
Association added colorful Christmas
decorations. Our members came with
their children and grandchildren, over
200 people attended this year¡¦s
Christmas Celebration. 60 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
Installation of Sacramento YFT Presidents Guo Xi Yu and Hok Cheung Yee The
inauguration of 2019 Sacramento Yee Fung Toy
Officers was held at the Association Hall on
Sunday, December 30th, 2018. After
paying homage to our ancestor at noon, the
Inauguration Ceremony began, Guo Xi Yu and Hok
Cheung Yee were installed as our Chapter's new
President and Vice President. Congratulations!
Refreshments followed. A general meeting was
held afterwards. Later
that evening, a dinner party for retiring and
newly elected officers and their spouses was
held at the Well Season Chinese Cuisine
Restaurant. Paul Yee, Sacramento
Congratulations! Sacramento YFT Advisor Kwok Ping Yee Elected as New CCBA President The inauguration of 2019
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of
Sacramento Officers was held at the Hong Kong
Islander Chinese Cuisine on Tuesday, January
1st, 2019. Sacramento YFT Advisor Kwok
Ping Yee was installed as the new President,
Congratulations! Paul Yee, Sacramento
New Year's Concert at the Dihai Fung Toy Hall The
Kaiping City's New Year concert was held in
DiHai Fung Toy Hall on Saturday, January 19th,
2019. Kin Qiang Yu, Dihai
Singapore Yee Clan End of Singing Lessons Semester Competition
After more than 3 years of intensive
coaching by our maestro teacher, Mr. Huang
Liangqing, members of our Yee Clan
Association singing class had shown quantum
leaps in their vocal agility and performing
confidence. To
test out their newly acquired singing
prowess, a competition was organized on
Friday, January 25th. The class was divided
into a Red and a White groups. These 2
groups then face-off with each other with
their best repertoire of songs.
Irregardless of who won the competition, it
was a fun night and everyone enjoyed the
session. Cheers to all! More photographs may be viewed at Flickr.
Peter CK Yee,
Singapore
Hong Kong Yue Executive Members Visit Senior Members
Executive members of the Hong Kong Yues
Clansman visited three senior members on
Monday, January 28th.
Bing Kai Lee,
Hong Kong
Thailand Yu Clansmen Visits the Khorat Yu Clan
On Feb 28 to March 3, Thailand YU
Clansmen lead by our chairman, Mr. Seng
Ching Yu, traveled to North Thailand,
Khao Kho and Phu Tub Berk (Phu Tub Berk
is the tallest mountain within the
province of Petchabun, with a height of
almost 1,800 meters). We
visited the Wat Pha Sorn Kaew Temple, a
Buddhist Temple. We took some photos
beside the White Buddha statue. We
then travel to Khorat for the annual
gathering with the YU Clansmen of
Khorat.
Worachai
Aurprayoon, Thailand
What is in the Next Issue?The next issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice will be published in mid June, 2019, 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. |