29 January 2009
Chinese New Year & Austalia Day Dinner

Special Guest Malcolm Turnbull, Federal Opposition Leader. Meet the committee. Chinese banquet dinner.

15 - 30 June 2008
Help China Earthquake Victims

Chinese Australian Forum wishes to advise members the below details for helping victims of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan and surrounding provinces. Urgent needs are for tents, blankets, clothing, easily cooked food and lighting equipment. Cash donation is the most effective way of getting help to the victims and all material can be locally sourced.

Donations can be directly forwarded to:
1) The Chinese Consulate General in Sydney,Camperdown NSW 2050, cheque payable to: CG PRC (SYD Donation)
2) Bank of China A/C 356618-1224-000
3) World Vision Australia “Emergency Relief” GPO Box 399C Melbourne Vic 3001 or phone 133240 www.worldvision.com.au 

13 June 2008
Dinner: Celebrating Beijing Olympics 2008

China Grand Restaurant
Level 3, Market City
9 Hay Street, Haymarket

First Ever Olympics Hosted by China
Support Olympians and the Australian Olympics Team
A Memorable Evening and a Worthy Cause

Banquet with Lobster, Wine and soft drinks on table, free parking. Great Entertainment 

8 April 2008
Seminar: "Immigration and Multicultural policies of the new Labor Government”

Meet Laurie Ferguson MP Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs & Settlement Services.
With CAF Panel:  Justin Li, Arnold Conyer, Kate Gauthier & Ron Kessels

01 October 2007

GOOD AUSPICES AS McKEW WOOS CHINESE VOTERS

ACCORDING to the ancient practice of feng shui, the seat of Bennelong is "the golden auspicious site" for new migrants. It is also considered "eye of the dragon".

The descriptions were reported in the Sydney Korean Society Bulletin last month and seized upon yesterday by Chinese Australian Forum president Tony Pang, who warned: "If the eye falls, everything will fall."

His comments were not lost on Labor's candidate for Bennelong, Maxine McKew, who is working to unseat John Howard in the Sydney electorate he has held since 1974.

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30 September 2007

LABOR'S McKEW ADDRESSES CHINESE FORUM

Labor candidate Maxine McKew openly admits to mumbling through parts of the national anthem, but says that doesn't make her less Australian.

It was an admission that drew respect from an audience predominantly of Chinese heritage who gathered, one of whom questioned Ms McKew on the current Australian citizenship test.

"I think our model of Australian citizenship has a lot more to do with what's in here than what we are writing on a piece of paper," Ms McKew said indicating to her heart while addressing members of the Chinese Australian Forum at Eastwood.

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© 2007 AAP

2007 CAF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

When : Saturday 15 September 2007 at 4pm
Guest Speaker : Kam Fook Restaurant (Chatswood)

2007 CAF ANNUAL DINNER

CAF's Annual Dinner was held on 29 August 2007 with Mr Wayne Swan as the keynote speaker. Other distinguished guests who enjoyed the dinner with over 360 guests included Hon Laurie Brereton MP and Helen Sham Ho. Mr Swan spoke on the topic of "Labor's plans for the Future". The transcript to his speech is accessible in the link below.

Mr Wayne Swan's Speech (PDF)

In addition to Mr Swan's key note address, the night included a debate of a range of topical issues by 3 members of the young CAF committee: Justin Li, Justin Sing and Connie Tung.

CAF's President also addressed guests and spoke of the relevance and potential implications of the citizenship test to Australia's past and future. Dr Soo Keat's speech is available in the link below.

Dr Soo Keat's Speech (PDF)

Other entertainment for the night included an auction of autographed books of Mr Swan and a raffle of a range of prizes including Nudie Juice, Versace, Dior, blackberry mobile phone/PDA.