Faye Leung Subject: FW: Reply & B.C. & Canada unknown our B.C. lnt'l Trades & Business Chinese pioneers 12, 14, 13 to et al John Yap's Holiday Open House invitation From: Faye Leung Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 2:46AM To: '[email protected]' Cc: ' Subject: Reply & B.C. & Canada unknown our B.C. Int'l Trades & Business Chinese pioneers 12, 14, 13 to et al John Yap's Holiday Open House invitation Dear Hon. John Yap, MLA, Thanks zillions your kind invitation on the 1 gh our As:;ociation Executive Directors Colleagues & I will attend. And delighted to see you again updated on our trades and businesses continued underway which is unknown. I've briefly mentioned to you on September 19, 2013 banquet functions together on the same table.. .And November 2, 2013 of my then returned fr01n Chengdu, Sichuan, Guangzhou, follows with meetings with Kumtning, Nanking and Beijing flew to meet me ofaforesaid trades and business '2-ways" I've created between B.C and China are delightful fruition... That on top ofas aforesaid, I'm proud of our 5 generations born and raised British Columbians, especially to-day 12/14/2013 our parents Kate & Chap Kwong Leong's 8dh wedding anniversary mernorial that my Industrialist nephew Kerry Leong, is the 4" generation through long hours hard work is the Founder & Developed the new B. C Coal Mine. Were proud ofhitn with ''pride & joy" that his pt shipment are already shipped to Japan. And Kerry's Arthron Construction biiilt B. C Roads & Infrastructures etc. His son, is our gh generation British Columbian, my Grand-Nephew, Rockland Leong is the B. C Coal Mine Manager. Theyre son and grandson of my brother Wally Leong's Kelowna B. C Engineer, Developer, Famed horses farm and businessman, and I are the 5 d generation born and raised here "we all did made a different too'~ As mother Kate the Z'd generation born and raised in Victoria never set foot outside of Canada with father Leong Chap Kwong were Prominent Community Leader, Founder & Tea~hers of the Kwong Gee Chinese Public Schooi. .. ... Patriotically Bntish Columbia Canadian Chinese pioneers proudly now 5 generations do and have done for B. C and Canada .... Yet; as I've previously told you of my upcoming storytelling books: "1881-2013 History Alive: "Chinese People Power Endured Sacrifices, Hardships, Sadness Won Freedom, Privilege, Prestige Forever:" VtVe've struggled and ~-uffered without the 'Chinese Human Rights' in British Columbia and Canada since Grandfather Nipp Ng from 1881... Aithough Grandfather was the pt Chinese Manufacturer & Merchant, Yick Fung Company since 1881 at 544 Fisgard Street (original building still exist is in its businessJ Victoria, B.~ and was also in Cumberland B. C manufactured linens & beddings etc. for the Hudson~" BaYt Spencer's/Eatons/Sears/ Department Stores, and Canadian Pacific Steamships/ Chefs uniform~ and the Mines and Sawmills work­ clothes... Real Chinese pioneers grassroots contributions made Canada To-days Prosper Status!! We, there's much much more done by each and everyone of us in our family of5 generations proudly have given hugely to Socie[Yt to the Communitie~ Cities/ Province & Canada as a whole and is continued: ''ALL IN THE FAMILY MADE A DIFFERENCE LEGENDARY LEG4CY~~ .. To-daYt Premier Christy Clark speaks of B.C Government apologize of the wrongs to rights after us Chinese several generations have had severely suffered and gone through hardships in British Columbia, Canada & in China of the Head Tax Payers/ families isolated in China caused by the lawful discriminations, restrictions, taboos, against us Chinese here were without 'our Chinese human rights~ .. That we endured and challenged with integntYt toiled harct 'blood sweats tears/ to joyful achievements for B. C and Canada... We/ve had ''Enhanced and Enriched British Columbia Economic Developrnent~ International Trades, EnergYt Investors, Businesses Investments, Tourism~ among many others~~ . .Im especially proud through extremely long hours of hard·work successfully report to you all (before nobody listened of done for B.C & Canada) of me and associates has develop~d real trades in energy & other commoditie~ investments and investors, and /umber-valued added wood products. (presently order over 10 of 40 foot container which some containers already shipped my associate are anxious to enhance additional wood products containers to Canada. Which we/ve worked over 10 years to this fruition) Photo~ files and records proven... I was invited in 1980 by then China President Deng & Shanghai then Mayor Wang Doe Ha as I was one of the 1st Canadian British Columbia businesswoman to China October 1st I980 just opened to foreigners by the "4 Modernization Programs// I/ve brought Canada, U.K. Ita!Yt Switzerlanct USA businessmen to China established the trade, businesse~ cultural exchanges, arts relationships "two-ways// between Canada and China.... Aiso I assisted (then after the Cultural Revolution) Shanghai and Beijing Ballet Academy ballerinas needed re-work theirs & foreigners techniques by my European Ballet Academy Diva travelled with me. And to Guan5:1-zhou ofits Art & Cultures as priority to established good trade~ businesse~ among others that from then successfully to British Columbia and Canada now enjoys my sacrifices and pioneered work with more to come... Then it was political incorrect and was early business relationship with China before became fashionable... Senator Ray Perrault and I with 6 other couples welcomed the 1st China Trade Mission Delegates in Victoria Government House with His Excellency Lt. Gov." & Mrs. Henry Bell-Irving instead in Vancouver... Because of the hostile rallies in 2 Vancouver then a/Communist Regime... B. C Tel and A TTA in USA did not dare touch the contracts I have had for China communications... Although we were thoroughly of businesses not political at all.. .1ts was difficult and safety uncertainty. .. But I/ve planted the seeds in China/ Hong Kong/ Taiwan and Southeast Asia since 1964. .. The pt Hong Kong and the p t Taiwan Trade Mission between Canada/ Hong Kong/ Taiwan besides the Banks hosted a welcome reception My dear beloved husband Dean Chun Kwong Leung and I hosted the delegations in our home "cocktail Buffett receptions// in established the trades/ tourisms/ businesses/ banking/ investor~ investments among others are fully recorded to present prosper status in B.C and throughout Canada .... Of Course/ Im proud in 1960 I initiated and instrumental to then Han. Minster of Immigration Ellen Fairclough to legislated the Chinese Chefs immigrants programs. .. to replaced the Chinese elders chefs for the Chinese res~aurants in Canada. When Dean & I redeveloped and expanded Chinatown in 1968 & built the pt large commercial comple~ we introduced Hong Kong style push-carts Dim Sum and Hong Kong style banquets to B.C and Canada in 1973. .. After dear husband Dean & I founder~ opened & operated Canada 1st of any trust companies branches was Canada Trust Branch the 1st in Canada in our office in Chinatown on September 22/ 1962 with 1st by Deans handwritten Chinese with English brochures educated the public Canada Trust banking. .. We brought pt in 1964 of any Canada Trust Company business to Hong Kong Hang Seng Bank and Wing Lung Bank in banking... Then in 1964 the immigrations policy were very restricted to the Chinese and Asians. .. only the below age blood children and wives allowed to immigrant to Canada to join their husbands and fathers after May 12/ 1949 enfranchisement .. Upon we returned from Hong Kong as aforesaid I approached then Han. Jack Nicholson/ Minister ofImmigration and I drew up a "white papers// to Ottawa allows non-related businessmen professionals and skilled immigrants/ programs. I worked hard initiated and instrumental legislated successfully allowed the new flows ofaforesaid immigrants to Canada. It was perfect timing when just approved & legislated then Hong Kong in 1966 was a turmoil of the Red Army marched into Hong Kong. I/ve brought huge deposits to the big 5 Canada banks. Our home was 'grand central station / Dean & I constantly at airport & every hotel doormen knew us well in brought the new immigrants businesses! Former Lt. Gov. David & wife Dorothy Lam never ceased in 25 years till their death continued thanked Dean & I met them at airpor~ gotten their daughters in school and established David as a realtor and developments.. .And we brought in billions of dollars fiom Hong Kong/ then Taiwan now China etc. 3 Following I fought with then immigration departments Bill Snell and Brian Harrington to legislate the immigration programs allowed the "nann~ domestic helper~ caregivers workers to Canada .. Then 1979s -1980s Senator Ray Perrault & I done another "white paper// of the Investors Immigrant~ Entrepreneurs Immigrants Programs for Han. Lloyd Axworthy then Minister ofImmigration, took my "white papers// across Canada sell to all the provinces approved the programs as needed before able legislated Thu~ influx the masses of immigrants includes Asians immigrants also benefitted by these aforesaid program~ that I have the files and are on records with photos etc ..I've done for free, generously qiven my husband Dean and mv time, energy, monies helped many generations ofpeople, given our free services for B.C. and Canada included decades ofassisted countless immigrants & families settled and established in Canada to as wealthy taxpayers. Premier Christy Clark speak o/ the Head Tax and you also was interested to apologize to the Chinese ofour hardships, but B. C and Federal Government also has not, particularly NONE at all mention or know of the hardships and difficulties caused by the CDN$1,000.00 bond/head tax of each Academic Head Tax ...AII the Chinese School Teachers as my father in 1927 must pay $1,000.00 as bond/head tax as he was a Classical Chinese Scholar taught the ;?Jd generation Chinese students that were not allowed (restricted by the law of discrimination against the Chinese) to enter the Canadian Schools.