UBC Surgery faculty member, Dr. John Yee, Associate Professor in the Division of Thoracic Surgery, was appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the province¡¦s highest form of recognition. He is recognized for his life saving leadership in lung transplantation and cancer screening, delivering world-class care and hope to patients in British Columbia, Canada.

Dr. John Yee has revolutionized Thoracic Surgery in B.C. through his exceptional leadership, surgical skill, and dedication to patients. As head of BC Transplant¡¦s Lung Transplant Program, he performed 97% of the province¡¦s lung transplants over the past 20 years, including a record 77 double lung transplants in 2023.

The Order of British Columbia recognizes those persons who have served with the greatest distinction and excelled in any field of endeavor benefiting the people of British Columbia and beyond. The Order represents the highest form of recognition the Province can extend to its citizens.

Born to immigrant parents in Montreal, Dr. Yee returned to Canada from his faculty position at the University of Michigan in 2003 and committed to rebuild a program that completed only one double lung transplant the year prior. British Columbians now benefit from one of Canada¡¦s highest per capita rates of lung transplant access with a median survival of nearly double the global average. In 2022, Dr. Yee helped launch Canada¡¦s first provincially funded lung cancer screening initiative.

Generations of surgeons mentored by Dr. Yee hold academic appointments worldwide. A compassionate physician, educator, and visionary leader, Dr. Yee continues to shape the future of healthcare in B.C. through innovation, excellence and unwavering service.

On Sunday, October 26, 2025 the Detroit Yee Fung Toy Family Association celebrated the Mid-Autumn Harvest Moon and Halloween at the 5 Star Lanes in Troy, Michigan. This was the second year we held this event, and like the previous year, it was well attended with over 100 members and friends enjoying a day of bowling a delicious lunch. They were treated to a lunch of pizzas, salads, soft drinks, cookies, and Halloween candies; plus two hours of ¡§open bowling¡¨.

Later, our group met in a dining area for our raffle of door prizes, giant pumpkins, mums and the highlight of our event, ¡§Best Halloween Costume¡¨. We had 20 kids and 15 adults enter our contest and since we wanted to recognize every contestant, every participants was given a ¡§Red Envelope¡¨ and the best adult and child costume were given a ¡§Grand Prize¡¨. Overall, based on feedback from all attendees, this was a very successful and fun event.

Photos courtesy of Ron Yee, Allan Yee.

100 Members of The Hong Kong Yue Clansmen Association went on an Autumn day trip on Saturday, November 8th, 2025.

The destination of this day trip were the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and Ocean Park.

YFT of New England had its election for 2026 officers and above are the results. Congratulations to the new 2026 officers!

The Installation of the newly elected officers will be held on Sunday, December 7th. Afterward we will celebrate the First Day of Winter (Dong Gee) at 12 noon.

Happy Holidays from YFT Houston! Thank you for coming to our 2nd Annual Holiday Party event!

This year, on Saturday, December 6th, we¡¦ve decided to hold our event and to keep the brewery theme, but will support our friends at Talyard Brewing in Sugar Land.

We demonstrated our power to help our local communities this year with our Community Service Awards, we honored Vickie Ong with the Bonsai Award for her service over the years, and we heard from Frank Yu about his passion as a skier, motivating us to do hard things while we still have the health to do it!

YFT of New England Chapter installed their 2026 officers on Sunday, December 7th with a couple of VIP guests from the Community. CCBA ¤¤µØ¤½©Ò President Felix Lui ¹p°ê½÷ and Director Jeff Kao °ª®a´I¥D¥ô from OCAC ¹´±Ð¤¤¤ß attended the event as where Elder Peter ¶W¸s¤¸¦Ñ inducted President Alan ¶®­Û and Vice-President Lup ¥ß©÷ for 2026.

Along with VIP guests, many of our own members attended the event because we also celebrated Dong Gee ¥V¦Ü with home-made tong yun dumplings made by our own Women¡¦s Group.

December 21, 2025 was the happiest day for most of our young Yee in our Association. Yee Fung Toy Family Association in San Francisco gave away Christmas gifts, food, and Lai See to our youngsters (up to 12 years old).

This year there were 24 young Yees arrived to our Headquarters at 131 Waverly Place early, accompanied by their parents. After their registration, they met with our Santa Claus (Make-up by our Vice English Secretary, Ronald Yee) to take pictures.

At around noon time, the ceremony begun with our President Anthony Leong Yee gave a welcoming speech in Chinese and English. He thanked the youngsters and their parent to come to our Annual Yee Fung Toy Family Association Christmas Party. He wished all the kid to have a good time and hope they will return to our association to serve when they got older.

Afterward, Western Grand President, Sherman Yu expressed the Association¡¦s gratitude for the parents to bring their kids to our association. He wished them a merry Christmas and a happy new year. This year, thanks to our Elder Eddie, President Anthony and Man-San increased the Christmas gifts with more money so our kids will enjoy the event even more. Again, thank you for your generosities.

Also, this year¡¦s Christmas Party was conducted at our traditional Winter Solstices. This is a Chinese tradition to have our family gathered to embrace the winter. Our Association gave more than 200 servings of traditional ¡§Tong Yuen¡¨ to our senior and kid¡¦s family so they will enjoy this important heritage.

The next issue of the Yee Fung Toy Global Village Voice will be published in mid March, 2026, featuring current events and activities of the Yee Fung Toy associations across 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 February 15.