Newsletter Autumn 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 Autumn 2018 issue ______ —— The Tung Jung Association of New Zealand Committee 2017—2018 President Gordon Wu 388 3560 Membership Vice Presidents Peter Moon 389 8819 Eugenie McCabe 475 7707 Secretaries- Property Alex Chang 499 8032 English Eugenie McCabe 475 7707 Chinese Kevin Zeng 021 669628 Newsletter Gordon Wu 388 3560 Treasurer Robert Ting 478 6253 Peter Moon 389 8819 Assistant treasurer Virginia Ng 232 9971 Website Gordon Wu 388 3560 Social Peter Wong 388 5828 Peter Moon 389 8819 Andrina Chang 499 8032 Valerie Ting 565 4421 Public Gordon Wu 388 3560 Peter Moon 389 8819 relations Please visit our website at http://www.tungjung.org.nz 1 President’s report…… With a stifling hot summer during the first two months of this year, time has gone by very quickly. I hope you all have had a well earned rest and ready to tackle the forthcoming year with renewed vigour. In December, we had the seniors yum cha lunch which was well attended as usual in that the seniors look forward to catch up with their peers whom they seldom see for various reasons. This year, some well known faces were missing and some new ones have cropped up. We also visited those seniors in rest homes or confined to their homes as they seldom see visitors and it is a real delight to see their faces when we call and give them a small Christmas present. I also attended a reception at the TSB arena organised by the Chinese Embassy to celebrate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and New Zealand. January was a quiet month when most are away on holiday or doing their own thing but come February, with the Chi- nese New Year looming up, there was a dearth of concerts to celebrate the Chinese New Year by various Chinese organisations as well as local ones. The Association celebrated the Chinese New Year with a dinner at the Grand Century Restaurant which attracted over 300 people. My thanks go to the social committee for their excellent efforts in creating the right atmosphere for the occasion. The evening ended with he authentic noise of firecrackers being let off! This year is census year. The government needs statistics to plan for the future and to know what type of people live in New Zealand. In this newsletter is a form to determine the number of Tung Jung people currently living in New Zea- land. Please fill in this form at the same time as when you are filling your census form and send it back to the Associa- tion. We thank you for your support. This year we have some projects and trips planned for the community. At this stage, they are all in the planning stag- es. We will advise you all when the planning has come to an end. Watch out for it ! If other members have ideas of what the Association can do or help the community, I would like to hear of it. Many heads are better than one! Gordon Wu Proposed Tung Jung Lychee tour …… Registrations are being accepted for a proposed tour of the Zengcheng lychee orchards partially sponsored by the Zengcheng provincial Government who will host the group for two days (to be confirmed) The proposed date is in the first week of July 2018. Negotiations are not yet completed but it is expected to cost approximately $2400 for a seven day stay with 5 star hotel accommodation. Sightseeing and visits to Jungsen villages can be accommodated in this tour. If you haven‘t been to your native village before, this is your chance now. If you are interested in this tour, please register your details in the form below and send back to: Tung Jung Associa- tion, PO Box 9058, Wellington 6011 or by return email: [email protected] I am interested in the proposed Tung Jung Association Lychee Tour 2018 Name ………………………………………………………………………………….Phone ………………………………… Address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Email ………………………………………………………………………………… Signed Enjoy reading this newsletter in full colour by visiting our website www.tungjung.org/newsletters 2 會長報告今年頭兩個月天氣真是令人窒息的悶熱。時間過得飛快，我希望大家都能得到充分的休息，然後，裝備好自己，以精力充沛來迎接新一年的到來。在 12 月，我們會館照常有個資深會員中午飲茶聚會。我們老會員都站起來看那些有各種原因沒有來聚會的同輩是否出席。今年，熟悉的面孔減少了，反而新的面孔卻突然增多了。我們去退休之家去探望我們的老會員，我們也去老會員的家去探望他們。我們給他們帶去了聖誕禮物，由於他們很少客人去探望他們，今次他們感到由衷的快樂。我參加了 TSB 表演的接待工作，這是中國大使館組織的中國與紐西蘭建交 45 周年慶典。一月份是安靜的，因為很多人都去度假或者忙自己的事情。由於中國新年，二月份就動起來了，由多個中國華人協會組織的稀有的音樂會來慶祝中國新年。東增會館在 Grand Century 餐廳舉辦慶祝中國新年的晚餐，到場參加人數高達 300 人。非常感謝會館委員會的委員們，他們給我們組織了那麼成功和氣氛那麼好的晚宴。晚宴以點燃響亮的爆竹而結束。今天是人口普查年，政府需要資料去預算將來，還有想知道那些種族的人住在紐西蘭。這個新聞簡訊裡有張表格是給住在紐西蘭的東增會館會員填寫。請你儘快填寫完你的表格，同時把它寄回給會館，感謝你們的支援。今年，我們會館有很多專案提議和旅遊計畫給你們，但是它們都是在計畫的階段。我建議大家多關注和留意我們那些專案和計畫的後階段。如果你有好的建議給我們會館並且能實施的話，我是很願意接受。畢竟人多力量大。吳道揚 3 Senior Christmas Yum Cha ……. The Senior‘s Christmas yum cha lunch was held at the Dragon‘s Restaurant on 13 December and again has proved to be one of the Association‘s highlights of the year. Attended by numerous members, friends and relatives, all enjoyed the cuisine of the Dragon‘s Restaurant, who served a wide variety of delightful dishes. It was an opportunity for members to catch up with family and friends, which they perhaps haven‘t seen for a while and making new acquaintances. To add to the Christmas atmosphere, each table was decorated with a small Christmas embellishment. A lucky number draw for each table was organized and a lucky person from each table won a Christmas prize. The great service from the restaurant staff, who did everything to make the occasion a success, was much appreciated and ensured that all attending had a very enjoyable time. Thanks go to our social committee for their hard work in making this event another successful one. Peter Moon Seniors visiting………… This year, a committee group visited elderly members in rest homes or confined to their homes in the Wellington, Low- er Hutt and Northern suburbs. Keeping in touch with the elderly is important as they often feel ―left out‖ in this world. To see their faces light up when we call and offer them a small gift is a delight and they often want us to stay and talk. The places we visited may be far and distant but I am sure it has its own rewards. 4 Chinese New Year dinner……… The Association celebrated the Chinese New Year of the Dog with a dinner at the Grand Century Restaurant Tory Street, on Sunday 18th February. The occasion was well attended with over 300 people joining in to celebrate the New Year. The social committee did a good job in laying out the tables to create a festive like atmosphere. This year, we had a young lion dance team from the Wellington Anglican Chinese Church who performed with two baby lions as well as an adult one. The baby lion performers enchanted the crowd and were cute in their actions and the adult lion performed some antics that we had not witnessed in the past. From the applause they received, the attendees were delighted by their performance. Half- way through the evening, a duet with a saxophone player and a harmonica was performed playing a well-known Chi- nese song and later on a female vocalist sang a Chinese folk song dressed in native attire. The dishes produced by the restaurant was well commented on and the evening finished off with the traditional New Year cake or nian gool 年糕 and the explosive sound of firecrackers reverberated throughout the restaurant with people looking out to see where it was coming from! Raffle tickets were sold with a wide range of prizes from a $100 note to restaurant vouch- ers. In all, the evening was a success with many people going home satisfied. Prizewinners 5 The Fruits of our Labours—a history of the Chinese fruit shops in New Zealand……… Many, if not all of us are linked to the Chinese fruit shop syndrome. Our grand-parents and parents, our uncles and aunties, all have supported their families by running a fruit and vegetable business. Who can forget all the menial chores that we, as children, had to do to help our parents. This book, written by five people, all authors in their own right, is a collection of stories from the owners of most of the fruit shops or greengrocers in New Zealand. With the advent of the supermarket, the family fruit shop had no chance to com- pete in terms of buying power and turnover and ultimately its demise from society. The book comes in two volumes and sold as a set. There is a soft cover version and a hard cover version. The soft cover version is available at a discounted price of $80 per set until the proposed book launch at your nearest town or city.. The normal retail price after that date is $90 per set. The hard cover version, again in two volumes is $120 per set. There is a limited print on this version. The Wellington launch is on Friday 9th March 2018 at the Grand Century Restaurant, 84 Tory Street at 5.30 pm. If you haven‘t pre-ordered and paid for your book, copies are available at the launch. Don‘t miss out on this book. It is history and is also enter- taining! Beautifully printed with ample photos interspersed throughout the book, it is a must for your library as well as for future generations. ***************************************************************************************************************** A Thin Slice of Heaven………. book launch A second book written by Paul Wah, recounts the adventures of Paul‘s great grandfather when he went back to China in the early 1900‘s for his son‘s― schooling‖. A beautifully written true story with mystique, adventure, history, culture and traditions.

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