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2025 Event Logs
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Wishing you a joyful, peaceful, and prosperous 2025!
January 1st marks a fresh start for 2025, filled
with new beginnings, traditions, and
resolutions. People celebrate with fireworks,
gatherings, and symbolic foods, emphasizing
love, family, and optimism.
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2025 New Year Get Together Party
A New Year get together dinner party was held at
the Grand Crystal Seafood Restaurant on Friday,
January 24, 2025.
Vancouver YFT board directors, spouses and
guests were attending this event.
Chairman Phillip Yu wishing everyone a
prosperous and happy lunar new year of the
snake!
Martin Yee
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Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver Scholarship Presentation Ceremony![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver Scholarship
Presentation Ceremony 2023-2024 was successfully
held on 8 March 2025 at the Floata Seafood
Restaurant, members of the YFT Board of
Directors, donors, guests, parents, and student
awardees, gathered to celebrate the students'
achievements in the past year and share in their
joy.
A special award of Recognition was given to Mrs.
Joseph Yee, for her continue yearly support and
sponsoring the annual YFT Essay contest.
Martin Yee
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The Mah Benevolent Society of Vancouver 75th Anniversary Evening Gala
The Mahs celebrated their 75th anniversary
evening Spring Banquet Gala at the Pink Pearl
Seafood Restaurant on Saturday, March 15.
Four members of the YFT Society of Vancouver
also attended the Mah's noon ceremony.
Phillip Yu
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Vancouver YFT members attended the Seattle YFT Spring Banquet
The Seattle YFT Spring Banquet was held at the
Ding Feng Seafood Restaurant on Saturday, March
29, 2025.
Vancouver YFT members, Michelle Yee, Crystal Yee
and Canada YFT Chairman, Mr. Bill Yee and
spouse, Carol attended this event.
Crystal Addison
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Qingming Festival - Vancouver YFT Annual Ching Ming Memorial Service
On Sunday, March 30th, around 11:00am, twelve
members of the YFT Society of Vancouver and
Canada gathered at the Mountainview Cemetery to
attend the annual Ching Ming memorial service.
Members had lunch together at the Yee Fung Toy
Hall after the ancestor ceremony.
Phillip Yu
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Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship between Guangzhou and Vancouver
Vancouver twinned with Guangzhou, the capital of
China¡¦s most-populous province Guangdong in
1985. Guangdong is the ancestral home to many
British Columbians of Chinese descent and known
as the manufacturing and high-tech heartland of
China.
On Friday, April 18, 2025, the Consulate General
of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver
hosted a reception celebrating the 40th
anniversary of the Sister City relationship
between Guangzhou and Vancouver.
Bill Yee, Chairman of the Yee Fung Toy Society
of Canada, a retired B.C. Provincial Court
judge, he was the first Chinese Canadian elected
to Vancouver city council in 1982 and he
remained at 12th and Cambie until 1986. The
honorary citizen of Guangzhou, Vancouver¡¦s
Chinese sister city, also served on the
Vancouver Police Board (1992 to 1997) and BC
Hydro board (1997 to 1999). Bill was invited to
attend the 40th anniversary celebration.
During the event, Chairman Bill Yee was asked to
make a speech, in his speech, he recalled that
during his tenure as a city Councillor, he
actively traveled between Guangzhou and
Vancouver, and after two years of hard work, he
finally facilitated the signing of a sister city
agreement on March 27, 1985, between the then
mayor of Guangzhou, Yip Xuanping, and the mayor
of Vancouver, Mike Harcourt. Since then,
Vancouver has become Guangzhou's second
international sister city in North America.
William Ma, President of the Vancouver-Guangzhou
Friendship Association, said that the
association is actively planning to organize a
delegation of overseas Chinese, business and
municipal government in Greater Vancouver to
visit Guangzhou this autumn to conduct cultural
and commercial exchanges and deepen the friendly
relations between the two sister cities.
Martin Yee
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Vancouver YFT Mother's Day Luncheon And Senior Birthday Party![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
The Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver senior
group celebrated Mothers Day and senior member¡¦s
birthday party on Saturday, May 3rd at the Royal
Palace Seafood Restaurant.
Special thanks to the Senior Committee co-chairs
Mrs. Shui Chi Yu and Crystal Addison for
arranging this annual luncheon! Also thanks to
luncheon helpers Michelle Yee, Kai Yi Ye and
Xiao Mei!
Martin Yee
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Chinese Glutinous Rice Dumpling (Zongzi) Workshop
Thanks to Crystal and her group of volunteers,
we hosted our first Chinese Glutinous Rice
Dumpling (Zongzi) Workshop! On Saturday, May 24,
2025, our enthusiastic registrants arrived early
and gathered at the Society kitchen area. Guests
were first treated to a brief history background
of the origins of the rice dumpling followed by
a dumpling making demo.
Participants were asked to wash their hands
first, then gathered around the ingredients
table that allowed each participant to try their
hand at dumpling making.
The event ended with everyone sampling homemade
zongzi and some tea, grapes, mandarins,
watermelon and sweet pastries. Participants also
took home a few zongzi that they made. Workshop
teachers were thrilled to be able to share their
skills to the participants!
We also received positive feedback from
participants, many who indicated that they hoped
there would be more cultural food workshops
hosted in future. It was a great Yee building
activity that brought longstanding members and
newcomers together. Thanks to all who helped
make this workshop a success!
Martin Yee
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Dragon Boat Festival Celebration
The Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver held a
successful rice dumpling (zongzi) making
workshop last Saturday for the Dragon Boat
Festival. The atmosphere of the event was
lively, attracting over twenty members and
relatives who enthusiastically participated.
Everyone worked together that day to complete
about 180 rice dumplings. Some of the dumplings
are specially reserved to be presented during
our monthly meeting on June 8, to the directors
who could not attend due to other commitments,
to show our respect and gratitude for their
sponsorship.
After the successful completion of the workshop,
The Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver members
held a simple and warm Dragon Boat Festival
celebration on May 27th (Tuesday) at 12 noon at
the hall.
On that day, the event specially welcomed a
guest who came from afar¡XMr. Eric Yu, the Vice
Chairman of The Yee Fung Toy Society of
Edmonton. Mr. Eric Yu returned to Vancouver
primarily to visit his mother, Mrs. Shui Chi Yu,
and to join the many clansmen in celebrating the
festival.
Crystal Addison
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British Columbia celebrates 30th Anniversary with Sister Guangdong Province
On Saturday, May 31, Mr. Bill Yee, the current
Chairman of the Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada,
he¡¦s also a founding representative of the BC
Guangdong Friendship Association, a retired BC
Provincial Judge and former Vancouver City
Councillor, attended the 30th Anniversary
Celebration of the Sister Province Relationship
Between British Columbia and Guangdong.
The event was hosted by the BC Guangdong
Business Council and the Canada International
Trade Promotion Society. Member of Parliament
Parm Bains, BC Minister of Citizens¡¦ Services
George Chow, Parliamentary Secretary for
Asia-Pacific Trade Paul Choi, BC MLAs Teresa
Wat, Hon Chan, and Steve Kooner, former BC
Premier Mike Harcourt who signed the
sister-province agreement, and around 200
representatives from various sectors attended
the celebration.
The event was held at the Radisson Hotel
Conference Hall in Richmond, B.C.
Photos courtesy of Dawa Business Press.
Martin Yee
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Tse Clansman Association of Vancouver 50th Anniversary Celebration
Our Vancouver Tse cousins celebrated their 50th
Anniversary and their Women¡¦s Department 32nd
Anniversary on Saturday, May 31st, the
Anniversary banquet was held at the Floata
Seafood Restaurant.
The evening celebration event started with the
Tse Clansman roast pork cutting ceremony,
followed by honoring the seniors over 85 years
old, honoring seniors who are 80 years of age,
then honoring the seniors who are 79 years.
Tse Clansmen president Madam Lily Der giving her
welcome speech, followed by speeches from Member
of Parliament Ms. Jenny Kwan and other guests.
Laughter and joy filled the venue, writing
another glorious chapter for the Tse Clansman
Association of Vancouver. Photos courtesy of Chia Su-Ping, Esther Yue, Crystal Addison, Tang Keung Hing and Martin Yee.
Martin Yee
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Ancestor Chung-Sheung's 1025th Anniversary Event![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
Members of The Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada
and the Vancouver YFT Chapter commemorate the
anniversary of ancestor Yee Chung-Sheung's
1025th birthday¡]Ä_½Ï¡^on
Sunday, June 8, 2025.
Vancouver chairman Phillip Yu emceed the
ancestor ceremony, more than 50 members and
friends joined in this event. After the
ceremony, we all enjoyed a delicious buffet
lunch.
Thank to Crystal for snapping these memorable
photos for us!
Martin Yee
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Vancouver YFT 2025 Summer Picnic
The annual Vancouver YFT Society Summer Picnic
was held at the John Henry (Trout Lake) Park on
August 17th (Sunday) from 11am to 3pm. Trout
Lake Park, The weather was ideal for our picnic,
sunny and bright, not too hot.
We were honored to have our Mah cousins and Tse
cousins joining us. Thanks for coming!
Crystal's husband, Mr. Fred Leung, emceed the
picnic event.
Games and Prize draws was followed by a
delicious Church's Texas chicken meal and apple
pies.
Everyone enjoyed this annual picnic event.
Special thanks to Crystal, Michelle, and the
woman's committee for organizing this successful
event! See you again next year!
Photos courtesy of Crystal and Fred, thanks!
Martin Yee
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Peter Yu of the Hong Kong Yue Clansmen Association Visit
Peter Yu, Vice President of the Hong Kong Yue
Clansmen Association and Committee Member of the
Hong Kong Five Tong Association Company Limited,
recently stopped over in Vancouver for several
days on his way to Hong Kong from Toronto. On
Friday, September 26. He had lunch with the
grand president of the Yee Fung Toy Society of
Canada, Kan Yu, Chairman Bill Yee, Yee Fung Toy
Society of Vancouver Chairman Phillip Yu, and
several YFT directors. The atmosphere during the
meal was harmonious and full of lively
conversation.
At the luncheon gathering, Peter shared his
experiences while studying in the United States,
his teaching moments at the University of Hong
Kong, and his many years of dedication to
serving the Yue Clansmen Association of Hong
Kong, the Hong Kong Five Tong Association
Company Limited, and Fengcai Secondary School,
which greatly inspired the attendees.
During the luncheon event, opinions were also
exchanged regarding the operation of the Yee
Fung Toy Society of Canada, and Peter offered
several valuable suggestions that will greatly
benefit the development of the Society's
affairs.
At the same time, Peter sincerely invited
everyone to visit the Yue Clansmen Association
in Hong Kong for a tour and exchange when they
visit Hong Kong in the future. This gathering
lasted for two hours and concluded successfully,
with everyone feeling greatly benefited.
Martin Yee
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Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver - PRC 76th Anniversary Gala
On Sunday, September 28, the Chinese Benevolent
Association of Vancouver held an event together
with other representatives from Chinese
community to celebrate the 76th anniversary of
the founding of the People's Republic of China
and commemorate the 55th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and Canada.
Representatives from the Yee Fung Toy Society of
Canada and the Yee Fung Toy Society of Vancouver
attended this Gala event.
Martin Yee
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2025 Moon Cake Workshop
As the Mid-Autumn Festival approached, The Yee
Fung Toy Society of Vancouver specially held a
unique 'Moon Cake Making Workshop' on Friday,
October 3rd, allowing clan members and friends
to gather and personally experience the rich
atmosphere of this traditional festival.
This workshop was carefully organized and
personally guided by Director Crystal Addison,
with fourteen clan members and friends
enthusiastically participating. The atmosphere
on-site was relaxed and cheerful, with everyone
learning while sharing the joy of the festival.
Crystal specially prepared a 'beautiful and
easy-to-make' mini moon cake recipe, including
the dough, fillings, and all the materials
needed for preparation.
Crystal demonstrated the making process in a
delicate and lively manner¡Xexplaining each step
by step clearly, from kneading the dough, then
take one dough section, roll into a ball, then
flatten with one¡¦s hand until the dough is very
thin. Take filling, make into a ball and put in
the center of the dough. Wrap dough around the
filling until it is a thin layer covering the
entire filling, and seal dough around filling,
to pressing the product on the mold.
Before getting started, she first asked everyone
to wash their hands and put on gloves, then
focus intently on observing her demonstration.
Afterwards, the participants eagerly tried it
themselves, starting cautiously at first and
gradually becoming more skilled. Each person
immersed themselves in the activity, feeling a
great sense of accomplishment. The mini moon
cakes molded into shape looked like delicate
little pieces of art, so charming that one
couldn't help but admire them.
It is worth mentioning that besides the
enthusiastic ladies, there were also several
gentlemen participating on-site, including a
retired civil engineer named Larry. He applied
the professional spirit and meticulous attitude
of an engineer, calculating and controlling the
mold angles and pressure, earnestly "designing"
a batch of mini moon cakes with perfect shapes
and precise proportions, astonishing everyone
present and adding a lot of fun and highlights
to the event.
Finally, when the moon cakes are baked, the
aroma fills the air, and everyone happily
admires and tastes their own creations. This is
not just a baking activity, but a warm gathering
that strengthens family bonds and passes on
Chinese culture.
We sincerely thank Crystal for her meticulous
guidance and thoughtful arrangements, which made
this workshop an unforgettable and wonderful
memory on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Martin Yee
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Mid Autumn Festival and Seniors Birthday Celebration
On October 5th (Sunday) at noon, The Yee Fung
Toy Society of Vancouver held the 'Mid-Autumn
Festival Celebration and Seniors' Birthday
Party' at the Pink Pearl Seafood Restaurant.
Four tables were set up, emceed by Crystal
Addison and Fred Leung.
At 11:42, Fred announced the official start of
the gathering. First, Kan Yu was invited to
deliver a speech, offering sincere blessings for
the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration and the
senior members' birthdays; then chairman Phillip
Yu gave a welcome speech, wishing all the
seniors present a happy birthday, a joyful
Mid-Autumn Festival, and good health!.
After the opening ceremony, everyone enjoyed a
delicious lunch and longevity buns prepared by
Pink Pearl Restaurant, with laughter filling the
air. During the event, Crystal and Michelle Yee
hosted a raffle and lantern riddle guessing
games, creating a lively atmosphere,
congratulations to all the lucky winners!
Finally, all the elderly birthday celebrants
gathered at the front to take commemorative
photos with the birthday cake, leaving behind
unforgettable and warm memories.
The gathering concluded successfully amidst an
atmosphere of joy and harmony. The Yee Fung Toy
Society of Vancouver staff would like to express
special thanks to Crystal, Fred, Mrs. Shui Chi,
Michelle for their strong support, as well as
the dedicated efforts and support of directors
such as Xiao-Mei Yee.
Martin Yee
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