<%=$font_start%>December 31, 2000
Millennium New Years Eve Celebration<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the Mississauga Millennium New Year’s Eve celebration at the Civic Square together with Mayor Hazel McCallion, Councillor George Carlson and Millennium Chair Diane Kalenchuk. Patricia Mak of CPB was invited by the Millennium Committee to sing on stage O Canada, Let’s Celebrate (Mississauga Millennium song) and Auld Lang Syne to the audience. Mayor McCallion outlined her vision of what she planned to achieve in the coming year. This family oriented evening was full of fun with entertainers including a Back Street Boys tribute and Colin James, just to name a few.
<%=$font_start%>December 14, 2000
Yee Hong Hearings<%=$font_end%>
Willium Lui attended a public hearing regarding the zoning of the Yee Hong building site in Peel Region.
<%=$font_start%>December 13, 2000
City Council Recognition<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong and Andre Mak attended a Mississauga City Council meeting and were recognized for their (CPB’s) contribution to the Mississauga Millennium Committee.
<%=$font_start%>December 10, 2000
CPB Office Grand Opening<%=$font_end%>
CPB officially opened its new offices at Golden Square Mall in a ceremony attended by many dignitaries and guests including Mayor McCallion and Carolyn Parrish, M.P. for the area.
<%=$font_start%>December 6, 2000
CPB Networking Dinner<%=$font_end%>
As a combination Networking and Christmas Dinner, CPB hosted 158 guests and members including Mayor McCallion at Summit Garden Chinese Cuisine where Boris Jackman of Petro-Canada delivered the keynote speech.
<%=$font_start%>December 4, 2000
Mississauga City Council Inaugural<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and William Lui attended the Inaugural meeting of the Mississauga City Council.
<%=$font_start%>November 28, 2000
Civic Award of Recognition<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong and Andre Mak were presented the Civic Award of Recognition by Mayor Hazel McCallion of the City of Mississauga.
<%=$font_start%>November 22, 2000
Chinese Seniors Support Services Association Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong, Dr. Wilson Loo, Audrey Chiang, Matthew Lam, William Lui and Andre Mak had a lunch meeting with representatives from Chinese Seniors Support Services Association to discuss the possible co-operation between the two associations in the area of rendering services for seniors.
<%=$font_start%>November 20, 2000
CPB Annual General Meeting<%=$font_end%>
CPB held its Annual General Meeting at Good Luck Chinese Restaurant where it welcomed the re-election to the Board of Directors of Faye Chan, Audrey Chiang, Doreen Fong, Matthew Lam, Wilson Loo, Andre Mak and George Wong. CPB also welcomed the election of three new directors being Donald Lau of the Torotno-Dominion Bank, Gary Lee of BMO Nesbitt Burns, and Lawrence Lo of Summit Garden Chinese Cuisine. At the meeting, the Board also elected the Officers of CPB for the upcoming year.
<%=$font_start%>November 15, 2000
Global Traders’ Award Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended a committee meeting of the Global Traders’ Award, central region, to plan for the upcoming awards event in March, 2001.
<%=$font_start%>November 11, 2000
Mayor’s Gala<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of Boris Jackman, Executive Vice-President of Petro-Canada, Dr. Joseph Wong and William Lui attended the Mayor’s Gala at the Living Arts Centre. Dr. Wilson Loo and Andre Mak also joined the Mississauga Board of Trade at the same event. Paul Anka was the feature performer.
<%=$font_start%>November 2, 2000
Phoenix Ball Volunteers’ Appreciation Night<%=$font_end%>
In recognition of all their hard work and dedication, CPB hosted an appreciation dinner for all volunteers and directors at Summit Garden Chinese Cuisine.
<%=$font_start%>October 30, 2000
Interview for Mayor’s Birthday<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak was invited to a video interview which will be shown at the Mayor’s Birthday celebration on February 14, 2001.
<%=$font_start%>October 16, 2000
Mississauga Millennium Committee<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the monthly Mississauga Millennium Committee meeting at City Centre.
<%=$font_start%>October 10, 2000
Christine Sampson Appreciation Dinner<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong, Andre Mak, William Lui and Joanne Choi hosted an appreciation/
farewell dinner for Christine Sampson, the outstanding performer of Phoenix Ball 2000.
<%=$font_start%>October 10, 2000
Fall Roundtable<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the Fall Roundtable meeting hosted by Steve Mahoney, M.P., Mississauga West. Items of discussion included the Budget 2001 the allocation of the surplus, update of Citizenship and Immigration, the Olympic Committee, Employment Insurance and the Federal Election.
<%=$font_start%>June 17, 2000
Gymnastic Challenge 2000<%=$font_end%>
Similar to the day before, over 60 CPB directors and members attended the Gymnastic Challenge 2000 Gala Showcase, compliments of the Organizing Committee of Gymnastic Challenge 2000. After the Gala, Andre Mak and Philip Ho were invited to join Team China at the celebration reception held at the Hershey Centre for all teams.
<%=$font_start%>June 16, 2000
Gymnastic Challenge 2000<%=$font_end%>
Over 60 CPB Directors and members attended the Gymnastic Challenge 2000 held at the Hershey Centre. At the competition, Team China won the Gold medal for the team as well as first place in the men's competition. In appreciation to CPB for its hosting Team China, the organizing committee provided CPB with a private box plus complimentary tickets for members to enjoy the competition.
<%=$font_start%>June 16, 2000
HKETO Reception for Director Designated<%=$font_end%>
On behalf of CPB, Andre Mak attended a reception held by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at the King Edward Hotel to introduce Mrs. Rosanna Ure, Director designated, who will replace Mr. Donald Tong upon completion of his term in Toronto this September.
<%=$font_start%>June 15, 2000
Pre-Father's day Celebration<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and a number of CPB directors and members attended a pre-Father's Day celebration organized by the Peel Region Yee Hong Capital Campaign Community Division.
<%=$font_start%>June 15, 2000
Team China Niagara Falls Trip<%=$font_end%>
On behalf of CPB, Andre Mak and Philip Ho hosted Team China by taking them for a tour of Niagara Falls and experiencing the excitement of the Maiden of the Mist. A lunch was sponsored by the Mandarin Restaurant at its Matheson Blvd location after the tour.
<%=$font_start%>June 14, 2000
Gymnastic Challenge 2000 Reception<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and Philip Ho attended a reception held by the City of Mississauga to welcome all the team members from various countries including Team China who participated at Gymnastic Challenge 2000 held at the Hershey Centre on June 16.
<%=$font_start%>June 14, 2000
Phoenix Ball Site Visit<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Joanne Choi, William Lui, Irene Cheng and Adelina Wong conducted a site visit of the Mississauga Convention Centre for the preparation of the upcoming Phoenix Ball.
<%=$font_start%>June 14, 2000
Mississauga Millennium Committee Report<%=$font_end%>
The Mississauga Millennium Committee presented a report to City Council and Andre Mak of CPB was presented as one of the committee members.
<%=$font_start%>June 13, 2000
Team China Press Conference & Reception<%=$font_end%>
CPB held a press conference and welcome reception for Team China at the Mandarin Restaurant. Mayor Hazel McCallion, Consul General Zhou Xingbao, Consul Zhu Liu, Consul Xiang Xiaowei, and Susan Harris, Chair of Gymnastic Challenge 2000 were among the honoured guests. On behalf of CPB, Andre Mak extended a warm welcome to Team China. He also thanked Mr. James Chui, Chairman of the Mandarin Restaurants, for sponsoring the dinner reception. Both Mayor McCallion and Consul General Zhou extended their welcome to the Team.
<%=$font_start%>June 13, 2000
CPB Phoenix Ball Sponsorship Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, William Lui and Joanne Choi had a lunch meeting with Mr. King Lee, Vice President, Asian Banking to discuss the sponsorship of CPB Phoenix Ball.
<%=$font_start%>June 12, 2000
Arrival of Team China – Gymnastic Challenge 2000<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and Philip Ho, together with a number of CPB members welcomed the Team China Gymnastic Team at Pearson International Airport.
<%=$font_start%>June 12, 2000
Mississauga Millennium Committee<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the Mississauga Millennium Committee held at the City Hall.
<%=$font_start%>June 12, 2000
Meeting with Ford Canada<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and William Lui had a lunch meeting with Ford Canada to discuss sponsorship for the CPB Phoenix Ball.
<%=$font_start%>June 11, 2000
Yee Hong Millennium Walk and Roll<%=$font_end%>
A team of CPB members attended this year's Air Canada Yee Hong Millennium Walk and Roll held at the U of T Erindale Campus.
<%=$font_start%>June 8, 2000
North American Chinese Conference<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong and Andre Mak had a dinner meeting with the Topic Selection Subcommittee of the North American Chinese Conference.
<%=$font_start%>June 8, 2000
Millennium Sponsorship Committee<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the last of the Millennium Sponsorship Committee meeting. This subcommittee completed its mandate and planned to report to the City Council on June 14.
<%=$font_start%>June 6, 2000
Peel Senior Link Annual General Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Wilson Loo attended the annual general meeting held by the Peel Senior Link at the Business Development Bank.
<%=$font_start%>June 3-4, 2000
CPB MGM Grand Casino – Detroit Trip<%=$font_end%>
On June 3rd, a group of CPB members went to Detroit for a weekend bus tour. The group stopped off at Flint, Michigan to peruse the great deals offered by the outlet malls, and also visited Little Germany and the Largest Christmas Store in the World. That night, the group went to Detroit to try their luck at the MGM Grand Casino. On Sunday, the group stopped off at the Ford Museum to learn about American history. Their last stop was on the north side of the border, where they viewed Detroit across Lake Michigan. Overall, everyone had fun and given the success of this trip, another bus tour is planned in the near future.
<%=$font_start%>June 1, 2000
Yee Hong Tour<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Joanne Choi and William Lui conducted a tour of Yee Hong Geriatric Centre for Mr. Michael Lo, President of Legend Restaurant. We are very pleased to have received a special sponsorship commitment by Michael towards the CPB Phoenix Ball.
<%=$font_start%>May 27, 2000
Gala for the Chinese Advisory Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Wilson Loo, Chak Louie and Gaye Quan attended the annual gala held by the Chinese Advisory Committee of the Heart and Stroke Foundation at the International Plaza Hotel.
<%=$font_start%>May 26, 2000
Oakville Chinese Association Dinner<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and William Lui attended a fundraising dinner held at the Good Luck Restaurant organized by the Oakville Chinese Association.
<%=$font_start%>May 26, 2000
Carassauga 2000<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak attended the opening ceremony of Carassauga 2000 organized by the Chinese Association of Mississauga. Carasauga 2000 was held at the Living Arts Centre this year.
<%=$font_start%>May 25, 2000
MBOT Awards Dinner<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, William Lui, Derwin Wong and Vivian Feng, together with a number of CPB members, attended the Awards Dinner held by the Mississauga Board of Trade. Ron Lenyk, Publisher of the Mississauga News and Mississauga Business Times, was the recipient of Business Person of the Year Award.
<%=$font_start%>May 20, 2000
CPB Woodbine Day<%=$font_end%>
On a beautiful sunny afternoon on Saturday, May 26, 2000, CPB organized its Race Day at the Woodbine Race Track. A total of 80 plus members and guests attended this event and everyone enjoyed the fun and excitement of spectacular thoroughbred racing, as well as a delicious lunch buffet at the Club House.
<%=$font_start%>May 19, 2000
Celebration for Newly Elected President of Taiwan<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Andre Mak and William Lui attended on behalf of CPB the celebration ceremony of the election the new President of Taiwan.
<%=$font_start%>May 19, 2000
Gymnastic Challenge 2000 Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Philip Ho and Yiu Ming Wong had a meeting with Susan Harris, Chair of Gymnastic Challenge 2000, to discuss CPB's role in hosting Team China at the upcoming international gymnastic competition.
<%=$font_start%>May 13, 2000
Chinese Cultural Centre Gala<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong, Derwin Wong, William Lui and Philip Ho and their respective spouses and families attended the annual Chinese Cultural Centre Gala held at the Metro Convention Centre.
<%=$font_start%>May 12, 2000
North American Chinese Conference<%=$font_end%>
As the Co-Chair of the organizing committee of the North American Conference for the Associations rooted from Hong Kong, Dr. Joseph Wong had a meeting with the topic selection subcommittee at the Emerald Restaurant in Mississauga. Those in attendance were Hughe Eng, Bammy Wong, Wilbert Lai, Andre Mak and Deputy Consul General Xu Jinzhong.
<%=$font_start%>May 11, 2000
Li Zui Wen Reception<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, Andre Mak attended a reception for the Minister Li Zui Wen at the King Edward Hotel.
<%=$font_start%>May 10, 2000
Li Zui Wen Reception<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, Andre Mak attended the reception ceremony held at the airport for the Mr. Li Zui Wen, Minister of Internal Affairs of China. At the invitation of David Collenette, Minister of GTA, Dr. Joseph Wong attended a dinner held at the Casa Roma in the evening.
<%=$font_start%>May 9, 2000
Proposed Acrobat Show at LAC<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of Lynda Clark from the Living Arts Centre, Andre Mak and William Lui had a lunch meeting with Lynda to talk about the possibility of organizing a Shanghai Acrobat Show next Easter Holiday to fund raise for the Yee Hong Foundation.
<%=$font_start%>May 5, 2000
Chinese Association of Mississauga Gala<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Chak Louie, Philip Ho, and Irene and Peter Cheng attended the annual gala of the Chinese Association of Mississauga held at Summit Garden restaurant. Philip Ho was requested by Mayor Hazel McCallion to sing a Karaoke song with her. Andre Mak also sang a song with Carl deFaria, MPP, Mississauga East.
<%=$font_start%>April 30, 2000
All-Star Charity Show<%=$font_end%>
On behalf of CPB, William Lui received a memorabilia plaque, as co-organizer, at the All Star Charity Show at the Hershey Centre. The show was a tremendous success and raised over $600,000.00. At the celebration dinner following the show, Yee Hong also presented a framed picture to William Lui to recognize the continued contributions of CPB.
<%=$font_start%>April 28, 2000
Carassauga Press Conference<%=$font_end%>
At the invitation of the Chinese Association of Mississauga, Andre Mak attended a press conference in Toronto about the upcoming Carassuga.
<%=$font_start%>April 27, 2000
MCBA Meeting<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak and William Lui had a meeting with Joe Poon, the newly elected President of MCBA, and Angela Wong, MCBA's General Manager, to discuss future cooperation between CPB and MCBA for the betterment of the community. It was a very constructive and meaningful meeting and it was concluded that the two associations would co-organize some future events/functions for the benefit of organizations such as the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation.
<%=$font_start%>April 26, 2000
All-Star Charity Show Press Conference<%=$font_end%>
Dr. Joseph Wong and Andre Mak attended a press conference of the All Star Charity Show held by the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation at the Crown Plaza Hotel. CPB was acknowledged as one of the co-organizers of this event.
<%=$font_start%>January 13, 2000
Reception for Elinor Caplan, Minister of Citizenship and Immigation<%=$font_end%>
Andre Mak, Judy Young, and Lawrence Mak attended an evening reception with the Honourable Elinor Caplan, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Steve Mahoney, M.P., Mississauga West. Steve Mahoney opened the evening with remarks and comments about his work at the federal government, and he was followed by Minister Caplan who addressed the audience about the latest development of illegal landings and claimants of refugee status.
She indicated that the government would tighten the back door of illegal immigrants. However, she also emphasized the importance and needs of more legitimate and qualified immigrants to Canada now and in the future due to the aging of the baby boomers.
<%=$font_start%>January 12, 2000
Snake Dinner<%=$font_end%>
CPB in conjunction with the Yee Hong Capital Campaign for Peel Region hosted a very successful Snake Dinner at Emerald Restaurant. What started out as a dinner for about 200 people grew to a sold out event with over 500 members and guests and 52 tables. The Dinner helped raise approximately $15,000 for the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation. At the dinner, it was announced that Ron Starr has been named chair of the advisory committee to the campaign cabinet.
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