2013年, 全美第十六屆懇親代表大會簡訊, The Sixteenth National Convention Briefing

2013 年懇親代表大會簡訊

全美伍胥山公所第十六屆懇親代表大會如期於八月廿四日至廿六日在美東之紐約華埠隆重舉行。來自美西之大埠、舍路、羅省、美東之紐約、美京、波城 及支城 的代表和寶眷約有一百五十多人。尚有廿多名僑領參加觀禮，包括來自波城、支城、大埠、羅省、鳳凰城及紐約之黃氏兄弟及洪門致公堂，協勝公會、安良工商會、紐約中華會館及廣東台山市之祝賀團。

 一連三天，代表寶眷們共食共敘，互相聯絡感情，共商會務，過程順利愉快。全體代表，在煥鵬、璇燦兩位總顧問、世界伍氏競群理事長和銳賢、國強兩位總長、元贊副總長及各位元老的帶領下，並保著和諧團結的精神，經數小時之會務報告、討論及提案後，卒於廿六日中午摧出下列新任正副總長：

 美東 -- 正：健生(支城) 、副：藉沛 (紐約) ；美西 --正：元贊 (大埠) 、副：尚齊 (羅省)

銳賢、國強兩位卸任總長隨即榮陞為全美元老，而卸任美東副總長毅文亦升為全美顧問，真可喜賀！最後在大會閉幕前又得到全體代表通過，下一屆 (第十七屆)  全美 懇親大會將由總公所接辦，於2017年在美西大埠舉行。

  四年一次之全美懇親代表大會到此宣告完滿結朿，遠道而來之代表寶眷們於廿七日在快樂心情下開始離開紐約，返家或參加旅行團出遊，四年後在大埠再行相見！

                                                                                                   羅省達斌報道    

                                                                                     2013年九月九日

                                       Briefing on 2013 National Convention    

The 16^th National Convention of the Eng Family Benevolent Association in U.S. was held in New York from August 24^th to August 26^th. Converging in Chinatown for this grand event were over 150 Eng delegates and family members from San Francisco, Seattle and Los Angeles in the West, New York, Washington D.C., Boston and Chicago.in the East.  Also, over 20 invited guests from Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix and New York attended the grand opening ceremony, among them were several Wong brothers and representatives of the Chinese Freemasons Association, Hip Sing Tong Association, On Leung Merchants & Labor Association, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, as well as several Eng brothers from the Taishan region of Quangdong Province, China.

For three days, the delegates and families dined together and met often to renew kinship and chart a new course for the Eng Family Associations in the U.S.  Under the guidance and leadership of Senior Advisors Eddie and Thomas, President of the World Eng Association Peter,  Grand-Presidents Eric and Kwok-Keung, Vice G-P

Yuen Don, and all the elders, and armed with the spirit of brotherhood and unity, the meetings went on smoothly without a hitch. By noontime of August 26^th and after several hours of reporting, discussions and proposals, the delegates elected the following national leadership team:

 Eastern Region – Grand-President: Kenney Ng (Chicago), Vice Grand-President: Johnny Ng (N.Y.)

      Western Region – Grand-President Yuen Don Ng, (S.F.), Vice Grand-President: Wayne S. Ng (L.A.)

 Following the election, the two outgoing Grand-Presidents, Eric and Kwok-Keung,, were immediately elevated to be National Elders, while the outgoing Vice Grand-President (East), Victor, became a National Advisor.  Congratulations to all are in order!  Prior to the closing ceremony that followed, the delegates reached a unanimous decision to designate San Francisco in the West as the host city for the 17^th National Convention in 2017.

 Finally, this once every four years national event came to a successful and happy conclusion.  On the 27^th, all the delegates and their families who traveled from out-of-town began to depart New York for home or for post-convention tours.  We will meet again in four years in San Francisco!

Benjamin Ng (Los Angeles)

Sept 9, 2013