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(From Hua Sheng Newspaper) Many Chinese organizations in Toronto held an evening of New Year’s celebration in Bond International College on December 31--- also welcoming the arrival of The Great Wall TV Platform to Canada . National Chinese Canadian Congress Chairman, Bingding Chen; Toronto Chinese Canadian Congress Honourary Chairman, Zhuo Sun Wu; Consul General of P. R. China in Toronto, Xiao Ling Chen; Vice-Consul Hao and many attended the celebration. Approximately 400 people of Chinese descent from all walks of life cheered for the Great Wall TV Platform’s arrival. The atmosphere was ecstatic.
World Journal reported that Xiao Ling Chen, whom will soon leave Toronto , indicated in her speech that she was extremely honoured to have this opportunity to pass the New Year’s with fellow Chinese compatriots. She also felt extremely gratified that the Great Wall TV platform finally settles down in Canada through everyone’s diligent work. She thanked again for all the helps and encouragements from the Chinese community during her working period. She wished every Chinese live happily and work smoothly on behalf of the Consulate General.
Bingding Chen, Zhuo Sun Wu worked so hard for "the Great Wall platform in Canada in the past year. They both extremely sighs with emotion. They indicated, the Great Wall platform from May, 2005, (CCTA) officially (CRTC) hands in the application by the Canadian wired telecommunication association to the Canadian telecommunication administrative bureau, to December 22, CRTC finally sends out the announcement, authorizes the Great Wall platform to broadcast in the Canadian television network, has experienced three waves to a single stroke, lasted year half time, the reality is hard-won. Time takes advantage of this greets 2,007 news year to arrive, the celebration life in Canada 's Chinese people, had more pleasure and the choice in the extra-curricular life. Canadian Chinese people youth federation executive chairman Li Jun said that, China society has the sufficient reason for this revelry, "the Great Wall platform" falls to the ground Canada, passed through the up to ten thousand people to sign, dozens of China society cooperates fully, exerted in this democratic society has struggled the result which a nearly year institute obtained, was worth proud.
This May, because Canada are partial (Chinese people) the association intensely to oppose "Great Wall platform" falls to the ground the application, refers to "the Great Wall platform" for the Chinese Communist Party media. According to the above, CRTC decided seeks information the populace opinion once more. This matter causes the giant echo in the person of Chinese descent community, ordinary day busily makes the ideology quarrel the majority person of Chinese descent also "can not but make noise". Afterwards, unites the general meeting by entire Canadian Chinese people federation and the Toronto Chinese people association jointly to initiate, more than 60 Chinese people mass organizations responds, assembles in abundance, support "Great Wall platform". They jointly send a letter CRTC to point out that, these programs in the rich Chinese people's cultural life, dispel the nostalgia at the same time, but also will promote the Canadian people to the Chinese culture understanding, the race to be harmonious, to carry forward the Canadian multicultural policy. Latter steps onto the street corner collection signature, according to the statistics, altogether has 13,000 people the way which or signs by the letter to express the support, the number goes far beyond the opposition opinion. The party plans Huang Zheng to indicate that, this party is different with the general theater type performance, also is different with the ordinary dance party celebration, but is takes the subject by the revelry, on and off stage exchanged interaction, the actor audience happily greets the new year.
New year the revelry party celebrates "the Great Wall platform to settle down Canada" to pull open the curtain, afterwards has the splendid dance performance, as well as the free relaxed dance party and new year countdown, the entire party throughout fills the happy atmosphere. Toronto real power faction singer Jiang Xiaowei the party offers moves the feeling song, the scene is warm. The party sponsors the association to include: The Canadian Chinese people youth unites the general meeting, the Toronto Chinese people association unites the general meeting, the Canadian China general chamber of commerce, the Canadian Beijing association, the standard spoken Chinese Chinese people unites the general meeting, the Canadian China professional association, the Qi and Lu fellow villager association, the Yunnan fellow villager association, in the Canadian China foreign student association, Canada the entrepreneur association, the weekend club, the Canadian China institutions of higher learning alumnus federation and so on. |