Goh (second left) briefing Hajiji (second right) on the preparations of the Chinese New Year gathering, meanwhile Fung (left) and Mandela listening attentively, during the courtesy call by FCAS leaderships, recently.
KOTA KINABALU: The Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (FCAS) in collaboration with the Sabah State Government will host the Chinese New Year gathering on January 23, the second day of Chinese New Year celebration.
It will be held at the Hakka Banquet Hall at Tanjung Lipat here, to start at 12 noon.
Announcing this in a statement today, FCAS President Tan Sri T C Goh said the Governor of Sabah Tun Juhar Mahiruddin who will be the guest-of-honour will officiate the event.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Mohd Noor and the Chinese Consul-General in Kota Kinabalu, Dr Huang Shifang too will be attending, as special guests, to celebrate Chinese New Year celebration together with the invited guests and the Chinese community of Sabah.
Tun Juhar Mahiruddin
Goh also hoped that as a gesture of respect, all the invited guests could arrive at the venue earlier, before the arrival of the guest-of-honour and the special guests.
Goh, who is also President of the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong), said the leaderships of FCAS recently paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister to brief him on the said event and invite him to attend it, which the Chief Minister gladly accepted on the spot.
Besides this, Hajiji also allocated a special grant of RM500,000 in support of the organising of the event. Also present during the courtesy call were, the two Vice Presidents of FCAS, Kapitan Fung Chun Fatt and Kapitan Lim Vun Chan, its Treasurer-General Chen Ee Sheng, and Mandela Malakun, Political Secretary to the Chief Minister.
Goh noted that the coming Chinese New Year gathering is also the second grand Chinese New Year programme organised by FCAS this month, following the 2023 Chinese New Year Carnival held at Gaya Street which was organised in collaboration with the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) from Jan 15-18. The said event also received a special allocation of RM150,000 from the State Government.
On behalf of FCAS, Goh expressed his utmost gratitude to the State Government led by Hajiji for its continuous care and support for the Chinese community in Sabah.
He promised that FCAS and its organising committee will do their best to present a joyous and memorable event with a host of interesting programmes, including lion dance performances, and song and dance performances by the local talents, to keep the guests and participants entertained.
