25 January,
2012. Tonga's Center for the Disabled, the Along Centre received food items worth TOP $4000 and cash donations of TOP $2000 from the Tonga Chinese Federation on January 24. The donation was presented to Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho,
President of the Alonga Centre by the Acting President of the Federation, Mr.
Qian Xiyun.
Also joining Her Majesty at the presentation ceremony was the Tongan Prime
Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano, who greeted Mr. Xiyun and some members of the
Chinese Federation.
While the Chinese community has just celebrated the Chinese New Year (Year of
the Dragon) on Monday, January 23, this donation was one of the symbols of
their goodwill and love for the people of Tonga.
The following is a list of the donated items:
Cash: TOP2000.00
Food
items:
40 box Instant Noodles
10 box Biscuit
10 bag Washing Powder
10 box Juice
5 box UBM Breakfast Cracker
2 box Weet-Bix
5 box Fruit Juice
5 box Tin Fish
Total valued around $4000 Pa`anga.
A spokesman from the Chinese Federation said that, "The Chinese community
in Tonga wishes to extend their best wishes of long life to Her Majesty the
Queen, wishing all the Tongan friends a happy, lucky and success in the year of
the dragon."
The Federation would also like to wish all the members of the Along Center a
Happy Chinese New Year.
ENDS
Issued by the: Ministry of Information and Communications, Nuku'alofa,
2012.
