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Newsletter Winter 2018 Issue 新 西 籣 東 增 會 館 THE TUNG JUNG ASSOCIATION OF NZ INC PO Box 9058, Wellington, New Zealand www.tungjung.org.nz Newsletter Winter 2018 issue ______ —— The Tung Jung Association of New Zealand Committee 2017—2018 President Gordon Wu 388 3560 Membership Vice President Peter Moon 389 8819 Secretaries- English Eugenie McCabe 475 7707 Property Alex Chang 499 8032 Chinese Kevin Zeng 021 669628 Sam Kwok 0278110551 Treasurer Robert Ting 478 6253 Newsletter Gordon Wu 388 3560 Assistant treasurer Virginia Ng 232 9971 Peter Moon 389 8819 Social Peter Wong 388 5828 Website Gordon Wu 388 3560 Andrina Chang 499 8032 Peter Moon 389 8819 Valerie Ting 565 4421 Peter Moon 389 8819 Public Gordon Wu 388 3560 relations Please visit our website at http://www.tungjung.org.nz 1 President’s report…… Easter was early this year and coincided with a lot of other events which led to a poor attendance at the Tung Jung Ching Ming observance at Karori Cemetery. Unfortunately, the president and other committee members were away in Auckland and could not attend. The president and other committee members had travelled to Auckland to participate in the unveiling of the memorial to the 499 Chinese men whose bodies were lost at sea off the coast of Hokianga when the ship transporting their remains sunk at sea there. The ceremony was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and will be re-announced at a later date. The annual Easter Tournament organised by the New Zealand Chinese Association was held in Wellington this year (every four years) and the Association was asked to help in the canteen at the ASB arena in Kilbirnie where the tour- nament was held. Not being able to provide enough volunteers, we were fortunate that other volunteers turned up to help. It was a very hectic Saturday, heating dim sims, pork buns and serving hot congee to the hungry hordes who turned up! On Sunday 15 April, the committee supported the Poon Fah Association Ching Ming dinner at the Grand Century Res- taurant with a full table. On ANZAC Day, 25th April, the Association had representation at the Wellington Chinese Association delegation in the public wreath laying ceremony at the cenotaph. It was good to see more young people paying their respect to those who gave their lives for us. The president was invited by the Chinese Embassy to attend a welcome for the new Chinese ambassador M/s Wu Xi at Te Papa on 26th April. Preparations are going ahead for the forthcoming tour to go to Zengcheng for the current lychee festival at the invita- tion of the Zengcheng Chinese Overseas Affairs Office towards the end of June this year. On a personal private trip to Zengcheng with family late last year, the president met with the Zengcheng Provincial Government officials who said that they would assist and sponsor a tour of our association if we could organise one and join in with other overseas Zengcheng people who are also coming back for the occasion. To this date, the Association is taking thirteen people to Guangzhou to sample the world famous Gualu lychee! By the time you read this report, it will be too late for you to join this tour but if you want to go back to visit your ancestral villages before it s too late and can find at least ten inter- ested people to go with you, the Association can help you organise your trip. As we all know in New Zealand, our ancestral villages are in a state if disrepair and crumbling because of lack of use, maintenance and dis-interest on the descendants part and with the rate of progress in China‘s development, these ancestral villages will become a thing of the past. If you and your family want to visit your ancestral village but do not have enough numbers, feel free to discuss with the president and we could help to make up the numbers. Don‘t forget the mid-winter Yum Cha lunch at the Dragon‘s Restaurant on the 20 June. This has been quite popular for the older members who get the opportunity to meet their peers when otherwise they can‘t. All members and friends are welcome but must register as in the advertisement in this issue. With the cold weather now coming, please keep warm and well and I will be thinking of you all when eating Zengcheng lychees at the end of the month! Gordon Wu Enjoy reading this newsletter in full colour by visiting our website www.tungjung.org/newsletters 2 會長報告 由於今年復活節與很多其他活動是同一時間，導致了在 Karori 公墓舉行的東增會館清明祭拜活 動，很少人參加。 很遺憾地，會長和委員會會員們都去了奧克蘭，他們也沒有參加。 他們到奧克 蘭參加 Hokianga 海岸海難的悼念活動，這是一艘運載499具中國人的遺體的船，在 Hokianga 海岸沉 沒。 由於不明的情況，這次悼念活動被取消了，延後的時間將會稍後宣佈。 由紐西蘭中國華人組織的每 4 年一次的復活節錦標賽，今年在威靈頓舉行。 我們會館人員也 被安排到錦標賽場地的餐廳做志願者工作。 我們自願者人數不夠，但是我們很幸運地是別的專案 的志願者也來幫忙了。 那是多麼忙的週六啊！ 我們為大夥們提供了熱熱的點心，豬肉包和粥。 4 月 15 日，周日， 我們委員會會員參加了由 Poon Fah協會組織的清明聚餐，當晚 Grand Cen- tury 餐廳是全場滿座的。 4 月 25 日是 ANZAC 日，我們會館代表威靈頓中國協會，向公眾紀念碑獻上花環。 我看見很多 年輕人都對犧牲的烈士們很尊重。 4 月 26 日，會長被邀請參加在 Te Papa 舉行新的中國駐紐西蘭大使 M/s Wuxi 上任的歡迎會。 由於現在正是增城荔枝節開始而到 6 月底就結束，我們受增城海外事務辦公室邀請，我們正準 備將要去增城旅程。 上年末，我跟我家人回了增城，我也與增城海外事務辦公室領導見面了，他 說他們會援助和支援我們會館這次旅行。 如果我們能組織一個團或者參加別的海外華人團，他也 表示支援。 這次會館一共13人會回廣州嘗嘗世界聞名的掛綠荔枝。 當你讀到這個新聞簡訊時，如 果你想參加這活動的話，已經太遲了。 但如果你想回你的祖先的村子，就從來不會遲。 請你找10 個跟你相同興趣的人，我們會館會幫你安排旅程。 在紐西蘭眾所周知，我們的祖先的村都在中國，如果由於沒有使用，而失修，加上後輩們對它 們不感興趣，以中國現在發展的速度，祖先的村落就很快成為過去的。 如果你和你家人想回祖先 的村落，但又不夠人數的話，跟我們會館會員討論吧，我們會為你解決問題。 不要忘記在 6 月 20 日龍餐廳舉行冬天中旬的飲茶聚會，那是很受老會員歡迎的，那是他們見 到很多老朋友的大好機會。 所有會員和朋友們都可以參加，但必須在這次新聞簡報的廣告中登記 哦。 天氣變得越來越冷了，大家注意保暖。 當在這個月尾我在增城吃荔枝時，我會想你們的。 吳道揚 Thank you… thank you…… thank you………… 謝謝你們 The committee wishes to thank the following for their generous contributions to enable the Association to move forward for future generations……….. James Luey Helen Wong (Auckland) Karen Wong David Wong (Auckland) Ivan Wong Alison and Trevor Phua Pam Dunn E Lowe (Chch) B and D Wong Ho and M Young 3 Ching Ming Festival 清明節 ……… The Ching Ming Festival coincided with the New Zealand Chinese Association Easter Tournament held in Wellington this year. Ching Ming usually falls on the 4th or 5th April very year but Easter has a flexible date. The weather was sunny albeit a bit chilly and the usual core members turned up at Karori Cemetery to pay homage to their ancestors. It was a poor turnout but owing to the circumstances, it cannot be helped. The president and other committee were also away in Auckland so could not attend. Those attending observed the usual procedures in paying homage to their ancestors and later joined them in a light lunch in the sun. The traditional practice of Ching Ming is not observed by New Zealand born Chinese as it would normally involve a whole day and it is also a public holiday in China. In the past, the Association observed Ching Ming with a public din- ner in a local restaurant but owing to lack of interest by its members the committee decided to dis-continue the prac- tice. It is hoped that in later years when younger members are in the committee, the practice will be re-instated. In the meantime, those attending the Ching Ming Festival at Karori, are asked whether they like to join the committee in a dinner that night in a local restaurant. Liver n' Cheese …... There were these three guys at a cafe, drinking their coffee - an American guy, a black guy, and a Chinese guy. They see a really attractive waitress and comment on her good looks. Next thing you know they start making bets on who can get her to go out with them first. The waitress overhears them, and she goes up to them and says, "Hey, I heard you talking about me. Well, I like an intelligent guy, so let's see who can make the best sentence using the words 'liver' and 'cheese'." So the American guy goes, "That's easy. I love liver and I hate cheese." The waitress shakes her heard in disgust. The black guy goes, "Well, I hate liver and I love cheese." The waitress says, "That is so stupid. That's essentially the same thing!" Then the Chinese guy steps up and puts his arm around the waitress' waist. "Liv—er alone, che—ese mine!" 4 Helene Wong ONZM for services to the arts and Chinese community……. The Tung Jung Association congratulates Helene Wong, a member of the Association, in her recent award New Zea- land Order of Merit (ONZM). The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry in New Zealand's honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits", to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity. Helene Wong is an author, actor, director, film critic, screenwriter and script consultant. She was the inaugural Devel- opment Consultant for the New Zealand Film Commission. She served on the New Zealand Film Commission Board and the New Zealand Writers Foundation Board, and chaired the Moving Image Centre Board. She has written and directed a number of television documentaries. She wrote and directed the television film ‗Footprints of the Dragon‘, published the memoir ‗Being Chinese: A New Zealander‘s Story‘, and created a series of artworks for the Auckland War Memorial Museum exhibition ‗Being Chinese in Aotearoa‘. She has served as a juror for the Asia-Pacific Film Fes- tival and New Zealand Television Awards, and as a judge and convenor of the Media Peace Awards and the Interna- tional Screen and Television Writers Festival over a course of 30 years. Born in Taihape, Helene grew up in Lower Hutt.
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