tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-147090492011-10-31T21:43:53.219+08:00Information about the Hong Kong Chapter and their activities.League of Women Voters Hong Konghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09893120670021661983noreply@blogger.comBlogger581100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14709049.post-17836273733236710202011-10-14T15:18:00.002+08:002011-10-14T15:22:32.372+08:00

The League of Women Voters Hong Kong has a new website to offer information to interested individuals and its members. This blog site will remain as an archive for the past activities relating to our organization, and be linked to the new website under 'Archives".Please go to www.lwvhongkong.weebly.com

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You're invited to a luncheon for Hadassah International 20 September 2011 12:30 pmsponsored by Kathy ChironatPure Bar and Restaurant, Hollywood Road(on the escalator)Guest speakers from Hadassah Medical CentreJerusalemDr Ilana Kadmon, breast cancer care specialistRina Turin, oncologistbreast cancer care: cultural differences andupdate on cancer researchHK$400 (minimum) donation toHadassah

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Minutes for the League of Women Voters of Hong KongTuesday, January 11, 2011In the absence of President Beth Hall, Loretta Cox, Vice President, opened the business meeting at 10:30 AM. Officers present included Sandra Collins-de Lange, Treasurer, Marti Law, Membership, Phyllis Lubbers, Recording Secretary. Sandra Collins- de Lange said there were no changes to the Treasury from January; however

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Minutes for the League of Women Voters of Hong KongTuesday, December 14, 2010The League Meeting for December was a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Disneyland Hotel on nearby Lantau Island. Members were greeted at the entrance of the hotel by the staff and warmly welcomed with a glass of punch, and carolers sang our favorite Christmas songs. Martin, our tour guide, welcomed us and

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Minutes for the League of Women Voters of Hong KongTuesday, 23 November 2010Residence of Celine BendyThe November meeting of the Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters was held at the residence of Celine Bendy, on 23 November 2010. Regine Potsatko and Celine Bendy were the co-hosts for the meeting. The documentary, Reminiscing the Handover, was edited by Joseph Bendy and he gave a brief

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Minutes for the League of Women Voters of Hong KongTuesday, October 12, 2010Residence of Marti LawThe October meeting of the Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters was held at the residence of member Marti Law on October 12, 2010. Beth Hall, President, called the meeting to order at 10:00AM. Beth welcomed all members, and then began the program. Mr. David Kosnoff, Democrat, and Mr. Chris

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League of Women Voters, Hong Kong UnitWelcome Back Coffee and MeetingResidence of the Consul General; 3 Barker Road, Hong KongSeptember 14th 2010 10AMAttendees: Amy Vonk, Fiona Ekkebus, Sandra Collins de Lange, Marti Law, Johnna Kosnoff,, Lisa Pittman, Vanessa Butterfield, Mary Conlon, Michelle Gustin, Kathleen Carlson, Keri Pennabaker, Fabienne Bertrand, Fran Ballard, Tamera Pacton, Beth Hall,

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Minutes for the Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters of the United States of America 33rd Annual General Meeting Tuesday, May 11, 2010Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition CenterThe May meeting of the Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters was held at the Hong Kong Exhibition and Convention Center on May 11, 2010. Debra Joyce, President, called the meeting to order at 11:30 AM.

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Minutes for League of Women Voters Meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2010The Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters met at the home of Jane Buck on Tuesday, April 13, 2010. President, Debra Joyce, called the meeting to order at 10:30am. Debra thanked Jane Buck and Robin Brown for co-hosting. Robin Brown was asked to introduce her guest, Amy Vonk. Debra then asked Robin Ernest to read the

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March 2010 MinutesThe March meeting of the HK LWV was held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Debra Joyce, President welcomed members and introduced guests. The business portion of the meeting commenced with Debra asking Phyllis Lubbers, Recording Secretary, to read the minutes of the February 2010 meeting. Robin Ernest made two corrections: The guest from the Consulate

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February 2010 MinutesThe February meeting of the HK LWV was held in the home of Sandra Collins-de-Lange and co-hosted by Marti Law. Debra Joyce, President welcomed members and introduced guests. She handed over the meeting to Sandra Collins- de-Lange who introduced the guest speaker, Nury Vittachi. Mr. Vittachi is currently a columnist for the Standard and has a website/Blog http://www.mrjam.org/

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January 2010 MinutesThe January meeting of the HK LWV was held on the 12th at the Branksome Crest Function room. Debra Joyce welcomed everyone and introduced guests and new members. Before turning the meeting over to Robin Ernest, who introduced our guest speaker, Debra asked that I read a letter from Rosann Kao of HKIS sending regrets that her political science students, who were

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The League Meeting for December was a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Disneyland Hotel on nearby Lantau Island. Twenty-four members and guests were greeted at the entrance of the hotel by the staff and warmly welcomed with a glass of eggnog and carolers singing our favorite Christmas songs in the Sorcerer’s Lounge. The group was then addressed by Martin, our tour guide, who told us what the

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Robin Ernest wlcomed everyone to the November meeting. She gave a brief outline of the morning's agenda, and then welcomed new members and guests before turning over the meeting to Regine Pocsatko who introduced the program and speaker. Trini Leung, PhD, the Executive Director of Carbon Care Asia, gave a presentation on our "carbon footprint." Dr. Leung explained the concept, which refers to

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Susan Wallace welcomed the members to the October meeting, and then introduced the program and speakers. Ms. Anita To and Ms. Monique Ho from the NGO "Save the Children" gave a brief history and mission of the organizationm which is a right-based organization, as opposed to an aid based organization, and then prceeded to explain the role of the newly reopened Hong Kong office. Their mission is to

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The Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters met at 10:00am on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in the Pacific Club’s Chairman’s Room.Thirteen members were present and enjoyed a delicious brunch provide by the League.Debra Joyce, League President, opened the meeting by welcoming two guests, Chris Exline, the guest speaker and Beverly Suun, guest of Robin Ernest.Robin Ernest, League Vice President,

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MINUTES FOR THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS of HONG KONG32ND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGTUESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2009HONG KONG Convention & Exhibition CenterPresident Kathy Chiron called the meeting to order at approximately 11:30 am. After reading the 2008 AGM minutes Kathy asked for corrections and, when none were submitted, called for a motion to accept them as read. Susan Wallace accepted, Anita Chopra

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April League Meeting MinutesThe April league meeting convened on the 14th at approximately 10:15 in the home of Sandra Collins-de Lange. Adrienne Urbanec co-hosted and assisted with refreshments while Robin Ernest presented our speaker. Casey Graham serves as the Manager Consular of Fraud Prevention at the US Consulate. Even before she began to speak, an enthusiastic group peppered her with

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March League Meeting MinutesThe March league meeting convened on the 20th at 10:00 in the home of Debra Joyce. Beth Hall co-hosted. Refreshments were served as members visited and met the guest speaker.At approximately 10:30, Dr. Ilana Kadmon of Hadassah Medical Center informed and entertained the group for over an hour. Although she sports the title of doctor, this passionate carer proudly hails

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January 20, 2009 – Hong Kong Inaugural Celebration – 8 p.m. to midnight at the Foreign Correspondence Club.LWV along with Republicans Abroad, The Harvard Alumni Association and Democrats Abroad all endorsed this event. It is also a launch for three new charities all involved with education in HK, China and the US. Net proceeds of well over 100,000 HKD will support the China Schools Foundation to

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The November 11th, 2008 League meeting invited Peter Johnston, a Chartered Food Scientist and Fellow (& former Director) of the Institute of Food Science & Technology (UK), to speak at the meeting. He has lived in Hong Kong for many years and is an expert on Hong Kong food quality and safety. He spoke on where our foods come from plus the impact of Hong Kong’s new labeling law.He was presented

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October 31, 2008 Touring a LandfillThe Swire SITA Waste Services location is north of Fanling. The group met with Mr. Mike Campbell, General Manager of the company given a briefing and tour of the NENT Landfill. The following is an excerpt put together by member Lynn Nill.The Hong Kong Chapter of the League of Women Voters of the United States is a unique group. Not only is it one of the very

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March 11, 2008The League of Women Voter’s meeting was held at the CNN Headquarters, 30/F, Oxford House, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay.Catherine Steven’s husband, Hugh Stevens was our host for the morning. Members were taken on a tour of the Control Room during a live broadcasting. A briefing provided by Hugh explaining Time Warner Asia policies, issues, brands, etc followed this. There was a question

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February 12, 2007The League meeting was held at the home of Eva Deffenbaugh in Mid Levels, Hong Kong.Eva Deffenbaugh, President, introduced our Speaker, Phil Warner of Crossroads International. Phil Warner is aPublic Relations officer with Crossroads, having worked with them for six years. Phil explained the philosophyof this Charitable organization as, “Where need and resource meet.” Crossroads

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The January 8, 2008 meeting of the League of Women Voters-Hong Kong Unit met at the home of Robin Ernest. President Eva Deffenbaugh welcomed all in attendance and thanked Robin Ernest for hosting the meeting in her home.President Eva Deffenbaugh introduced Jamie Donahoe from the Heritage Conservation Network. Jamie Donahoe presented information on the growth of the preservation movement. The

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The League of Women Voter’s held their annual holiday luncheon at Hong Kong’s Hospitality Industry Training and Development Center (HITDC) in Pokfulam.Members and guests were taken on a tour of the hotel training facility and the Chinese Cuisine Training Institute. Their expansive kitchen complex included four separate and distinct Chinese cuisine training kitchens. Scott Rutledge was our host.

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER’S MEETING November 6, 2007The League meeting was held at the home of Heather Goessel in Pokfulum.Eva Deffenbaugh, President, opened the meeting thanking Heather for offering her home and arranging our Speaker.Eva then introduced our Speaker, Robin Pascoe, a Canadian author of 5 books covering the topic of global living, including her

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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTER’S MEETINGOctober 9, 2007The League’s meeting was held at the home Linda Harrison, Midlevels, Hong Kong.Eva Deffenbaugh, President, opened the meeting thanking Linda for kindly offering her home. Eva then introduced our two speakers for the morning.Our first speaker, Jane Buck, is a LWV member and VP/Assoc. General Counsel for National Benefit Life Insurance. Jane spoke to us

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The Hong Kong Unit of the League of Women Voters met Thursday, September 20, 2007 at the home of Leslie Cunningham.President Eva Deffenbaugh presided over the meeting. There were 22 members present.Eva began the meeting by introducing the League Board members.Members briefly introduced themselves.The program was presented by Rehana Sheikh. Rehana has been a member of the League since 1990. She

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TUESDAY, MAY 8TH, 2007HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRESusan Wallace, the League President, called our meeting to order. Terry Silk, a prospective new member was welcomed.Michelin Tait, the League Secretary, read the Minutes from the 29th Annual General Meeting. Najda Gisler made the motion to accept the Minutes as read, Robin Ernest seconded. The motion passed.Susan outlined our meetings

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MINUTES FOR LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS MEETING HELDAPRIL 8, 2007The monthly meeting for the League was held at the home of Michelin Tait. Susan Wallace opened the meeting with an introduction of our speaker, Sze Lai Shan.Sze Lai Shan is a member of the Society for Community Organization (SoCO), founded in 1972. Sze is a graduate of the Baptist University in Hong Kong and the University of Hong Kong.

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The meeting was called to order @ 2:30pm following lunch at “Spices” Restaurant. Beth Hall, Susan Wallace, Nancy Ryback and Anita Chopra were present.Nancy Ryback, treasurer, presented the 2007-2008 Budget. It was approved.A suggestion was also made to ask Marjorie O’Brien to take the position of treasurer next year as Nancy will be returning to the United States.A proposal was made to send a

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League of Women Voter’sMonthly MeetingFebruary 13, 2007The Monthly Meeting of the League of Women Voter’s was held at Marti Law’s home on Tuesday, February 13, 2007. Susan Wallace opened the meeting and Anita Chopra introduced our guest speaker, Naomi Li. She is a Chinese American born in San Antonio, Texas in 1924 and moved to Shanghai in 1946. Her story was very interesting.Susan Wallace “

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League of Women Voter’sMonthly MeetingJanuary 9, 2007The Monthly Meeting of the League of Women Voter’s was held at Ocean Park on Tuesday, January 9, 2007.Susan Wallace opened the meeting by introducing our guest speaker, Suzanne Gendron, Director of Zoological Operations and Educational Department of Ocean Park. She is also Director of the Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and the Hong Kong

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League of Women Voter’s Meeting – December 12, 2006The League met today at the Disney Hotel on Lantau Island. Janet Mager introduced our Host, Peter Lowe, Vice President of Sports & Recreation Operations. Mr. Lowe provided us with an overview of Disney’s business philosophy, followed by a guided tour of the property.Beth Hall, Vice President thanked Janet Mager for organizing our day and an

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League of Women Voters Meeting – November 14, 2006The League met today at the Amber Bar of the Landmark Mandarin Hotel. Susan Wallace, President, introduced our speaker Executive Chef Richard Ekkebus, who presented a morning on “Well Being Cuisine”. The morning consisted of a both an informative talk on nutrition and a sampling of Chef Ekkebus’ personal recipes, followed by a tour of the

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Evangeline Baker from the United States Consulate sent a note of thanks for the help the LWV offered with Susan and Anita's volunteering support on October 13.

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The League of Women Voters in Hong Kong met Tuesday, October 11, 2006 in the home of Robin Ernest.Susan Wallace, President, introduced Kaye Chon, Chair Professor and Director of the School of Hotel & Tourism Management - Hong Kong Polytechnic University, our speaker. A question and answer period followed Professor Chon’s talk.A brief business meeting followed.The League will be losing two members

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The League of Women Voters in Hong Kong met Tuesday, Sept. 12. 2006 at the home of U.S. Consul General and Mrs. James Cunningham.Susan Wallace, President, introduced Mr.Cunningham , our speaker.A question and answer session followed Mr. Cunningham’s talk.The League Board was introduced to the group.President – Susan WallaceVice President – Beth HallSecretary – Michelle ToddTreasurer – Adrienne

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An August luncheon was planned at the Helena May Club when we were informed of two special guests that would be visiting from the US.It was a pleasure to meet Xandra Kayden, League Board Liaison to Hong Kong and Bill Schneider, CNN Senior Political Analyst. Those in attendance had the opportunity to learn more about the League of Women Voters and learn about political activity from Bill

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The 29th Annual General Meeting of the League of Women Voters, Hong Kong Unit, was held Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at the Helena May Club with President Beth Hall presiding. There were 16 members present.Beth welcomed the members. In the absence of Michelle Todd, Secretary, Susan Wallace read the minutes from the 28th Annual General Meeting. Karen Prieur made the motion to accept the minutes as read

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April 11, 2006Our meeting today was held at the Hong Kong Convention Center. Our speaker was Mr. Cliff Wallace and the topic was The Nature Conservancy and the Yunnan Province. He presented a wonderful slide presentation of his trip throughout this area of China. Special guests included Mr. David Boyd-Thomas, Director of the Nature Conservancy in Hong Kong and his colleague Ms. Doris Ma. David

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League of Women Voters- Hong Kong MeetingTuesday, the 11th of AprilTo be held atHong Kong Convention Center1 Harbour RoadWanchaiSpeaker:Cliff WallaceNature Conservancy and the Yunnan ProvinceSpecial Guests:David Boyd- ThomasDirector of the Nature Conservancy HKandDoris MaNature Conservancy HKThe Nature Conservancy website is www.nature.org if you would like more information before the

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League of Women Voters Meeting – March 14, 2006The League met today at the home of Nancy Ryback at 10:00.This is now the “official” meeting time instead of 9:30.Beth Hall, president, welcomed Linda Harrison, a returningLeague member. Linda has just moved back to Hong Kongafter living in Jakarta for 3 ½ years.Beth also announced that Cindy Carver, membership chairman,will be moving back to the

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League of Women Voters- Hong Kong MeetingTuesday, the 14 of MarchFrom 10:00 to 12:00(please note the meeting will be starting at 10:00)Special Speaker:Rehana SheikhPakistan: Culture and Traditions, Old and NewRSVP by March 10, 2006for location detailsEmail: lwv.hongkong@gmail.com

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February 14, 2006League of Women Voters MeetingToday we met at the home of member Aparna Dubey. Thank you for your gracious hospitality. Our President Beth Hall welcomed everyone to the meeting and we all introduced ourselves to members and guests. Our next meeting is March 14th-details will be forthcoming by email and also our web-site. Please mark your calendars.Our speaker today was Mr. Peter

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League of Women Voters- Hong Kong MeetingTuesday, the 14 of FebruaryFrom 9:30 to 11:30Special Guest Speaker: Peter MaizeAuthor and TV Journalist, Long-time resident of Hong KongRSVP by February 10, 2006For location detailsEmail: lwv.hongkong@gmail.com

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In November 2005, the League of Women Voters were hosted at the Luen Tai Supply Chain City garment factory in southern China. This picture of the attending group was just recently provided for posting here. You can view photos of other events and tours here .

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League of Women Voters Meeting-January 12, 2006Today we met for our first meeting of the New Year 2006 at The Helena May. You can still join League and pay your dues of $200 (HK) to our Treasurer or any League Board member. We are pleased to have guests and also new members join at any time.Today our speaker was Mr. Howard C. Dickson. His title is Government Chief Information Officer. Mr. Dickson

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League of Women Voters MeetingHong Kong UnitThursday, the 12th of Januaryfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.at theHelena May ClubGarden RoadCentralSpecial Guest Speaker:Mr. Howard DicksonHong Kong Government Chief Information OfficerTopic:e-Government Strategy and ServicesRSVP by January 9, 2005Email: lwv.hongkong@gmail.com

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November 8, 2005League of Women Voters MeetingToday we met at the home of member Penny Ning Pan. She was also our featured speaker for today on the subject entitled Growing up in China. Thank you for hosting us in your home and providing a great program. For pictures from this event (and others) please go to this link: LWV Photos.President Beth Hall welcomed all the members present and also our

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League of Women Voters MeetingHong Kong UnitTuesday, the 8th of Novemberfrom 9:30 to 11:30 Special Speaker:Penny Ning PanGrowing up in China For more details pleaseRSVP by the 6th November to lwvhk@gmail.com

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Dear friends, this might be one of the most interesting performances we’ve ever presented – you will get a rare glimpse of intricate Taiwanese Nanguan music combined with the serenity of traditional Pear Garden dance movements... presented by HKU Department of Music on 1 November, 7:30 p.m., Loke Yew Hall. For further inquiries or tickets, please contact lwvhk@gmail.com.

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The League of Women Voters, Hong Kong Chapter, met Monday, October 10, 2005 at the home of Helene Paul.There were 19 members and guests present. Pictures from this event can be viewed here: LWV Photos.Beth Hall, League president, welcomed everyone and introduced the Board members. She also welcomed new members Debra Joyce, Robyn Tucker Peck and Claire Mueller.Beth shared with the group a

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Special Event Announcement!Luen Tai Supply Chain City, a garment factory in Southern China.Wednesday, November 16, 2005 Meeting place-- 8:15 a.m. TST Star Ferry(Duration of trip-- approximately 2 hrs from TST to the factory)-- Tour from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.-- Lunch 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. -- Depart China approximately 2:30 p.m. -- arrival "approximately" 4:30 p.m. at TST Star FerryPlease

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Outgoing President, Debbie Verity (center) welcomes new President Beth Hall (left) and Vice-President Anita Chopra (right) for the upcoming 2005-2006 LWV year of activities.Please note, LWV now has many photos from previous meetings and tours available at the following link: LWV Photos. Many thanks to Heather Goessel for sharing her collection of photos!

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League of Women Voters MeetingMonday, the 10th of Octoberfrom 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.Special Guest Speaker:Richard PaulTextile Business in a Quota Free World Members and Guests are welcome.Please RSVP by October 8, 2005to lwv.hongkong@gmail.comfor further details or any inquiries.

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League of Women Voters MeetingTuesday, the 13th of September from 9:30 to 11:30Special Guest Speaker: Simon Schuchat, Chief of Economic and Political Section from the American ConsulateWelcome to another year of interesting meetings. Our first meeting of the year promises to be quite informative. Simon Schuchat will be presenting information on the WTO and relations between US and China.If you

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