LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
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Motion by the Hon. DAVID CLARKE agreed to:
1. That this House notes that:
(a) on 21 January 2012, members of the Taiwanese Australian community of New South Wales gathered for the Lunar New Year Celebration at Bankstown, New South Wales, and
(b) the event is one of the most important annual functions for the Taiwanese community, and is particularly important in the Year of the Dragon.
2. That this House acknowledges:
(a) those that attended, particularly:
(i) the Hon. Chris Hartcher, MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, Special Minister of State, and Minister for the Central Coast,
(ii) Mr Matt Kean, MP, member for Hornsby representing the Hon. Victor Dominello, MP, Minister for Citizenship and Communities,
(iii) Ms Tanya Mihailuk, MP, member for Bankstown,
(iv) the Hon. David Clarke, MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice,
(v) Ms Frances Chung-Feng Lee, Director-General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Sydney,
(vi) Mr Ray Lu, Deputy Director, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Sydney,
(vii) Ms Sylvia Huang, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Sydney,
(viii) Mr Paul Huynh, President, Association of Overseas Taiwan Alumni in Australia and Chairman, Taiwanese Community's Lunar New Year Function Committee,
(ix) members of the Taiwanese Australian community of New South Wales, and
(b) the significant and positive contribution of the Taiwanese Australian community of New South Wales to fostering community harmony and building economic prosperity in New South Wales.