March 25, 2015
The Founding Ceremony of “Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations”
The Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations celebrated its founding at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 23 March 2015. The officiating guests included Mr Chun-ying LEUNG, Chief Executive of HKSAR, Mr Wu LIN, Deputy Director of Liaison Office of the Central Government in HKSAR, Mr Ru’an SONG, deputy commissioner of Office of The Commissioner of The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The People’s Republic of China in HKSAR, Mr Gangmiao ZHENG, Minister of the Third Ministry of The United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee, Mr Xiong LIN, member of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPC, Mr Jianhua CHEN, Mayor of Guangzhou City, and Mr Zhijia SU, Chairman of Guangzhou Committee of the CPPCC. Dr TONG, together with Ir. Cammy CHAN and Dr Chi Kong LI, attended this ceremony as invited guests and observed this ritual, along with over 1,500 guests and members.
Mr Ian FOK, SBS, JP., the first president of the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations, said at the ceremony that this organization is founded to promote the connection and cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong by uniting patriots from all works of life in Hong Kong, as well as put forward proposals for the construction and development of Hong Kong and Guangdong. Mr Chun-ying LEUNG granted certificates to Mr Ian FOK and Mr Chun Hong WONG, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Guangdong Community Organizations.