It’s a winter moon in Tazhou, and night is beginning to fall. On June 28, 2023, the banquet hall of the Tazhou Hotel was brightly lit and full of friends. Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, the dancing of lions, and a warm atmosphere of joy, the Tasmanian branch of the Melbourne World Fuqing Fellow Association was officially established.
Attending today’s conference were the president, Vice-president and some members of the Melbourne Fuqing Fellowships Association, members of the preparatory group of the Tazhou Branch, and some Fuqing townspeople in Tazhou, with a total of more than 100 people. The meeting was chaired by He Fei. Chen Yunguo, President of the Melbourne Fuqing Association of Fellow Countrymen, and Master Wang Xinde, Permanent Honorary Chairman of the Tazhou Federation of Overseas Chinese and Tazhou Buddhist Institute, delivered speeches at the meeting one after another.
President Chen Yun first warmly congratulated the establishment of the Tazhou Branch, and put forward ardent hopes to the colleagues of the branch. It is said that the establishment of the Tazhou Branch of the Melbourne Fuqing Fellow Association has been eagerly awaited and strongly supported by many Fuqing people in the Tasmanian region. As the saying goes: the moon is the hometown Ming, and people are relatives of the hometown. The branch will uphold the purpose and philosophy of the Melbourne Fuqing Fellowships Association, aiming to provide an exchange platform for the folks of Fuqing, strengthen mutual ties, promote mutual cooperation, and make it an important bridge and link for the people of Fuzhou Fuqing to discuss their future development. The establishment of the Tazhou Branch marks that the cohesion and influence of the Fuqing people in the Tazhou area have been further enhanced.
Speech by President Chen Yun Congress
At the same time, President Chen hopes that the Melbourne and Tazhou Sessions will strengthen ties and cooperate closely to explore resources and provide opportunities for the people of Fuqing City in the two places, and jointly contribute to the development of the humanities in Fuqing, his hometown.
At the founding meeting, representatives of the two sessions held friendly discussions to discuss future cooperation plans in depth.
The meeting elected He Fei as the first president of the Tazhou Branch of the Fuqing Fellowships Association in Melbourne.
Speech by President He Fei
The meeting received congratulatory letters from the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Melbourne, Australia, the Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese, the Fujian Federation of Overseas Chinese, the Fuqing Federation of Overseas Chinese, the Fuqing Federation of Overseas Chinese and other units.
With the joint efforts of the colleagues attending the celebration conference, it was a complete success.
