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Chinese New Year Fair

Opening of BPA Lunar New Year Fair Stall – “One Place, Two Points”

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The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) opened the New Year Fair Stall dubbed “One Place, Two Points” today (February 2), which also marked the 24th day of the final month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Dr Peter Lam Kin-ngok, BPA Council Chairman; Mr Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, BPA Vice Chairman; and Dr Priscilla … Read more

BPA Celebrates the Year of the Goat with Kylin and Lion Dances and a Two-Thousand Person Big Bowl (Poon Choi) Feast

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To celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Goat, the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) today (March 14) held a Big Bowl (Poon Choi) Feast on the playground next to the Che Kung Temple. More than 2,000 revelers were able to enjoy a delicious meal along with the BPA’s best wishes for a bountiful New Year.

Opening of the BPA Lunar New Year Fair Stall – A Taste of Creativity & Startup

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In celebration of the Year of the Goat, the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) set up stalls, dubbed “A Taste of Creativity and Startup”, at Lunar New Year Fairs at the Fa Hui Park in Sham Shui Po, the Yuen Wo Playground in Sha Tin, and the Kwai Chung Sports Ground in Kwai Tsing. Several of the BPA’s Legislative Councilors, District Councilors and District Development Officers took the opportunity to convey their best wishes for the New Year to the Hong Kong public.

BPA brings fun to Tai Po in Chinese New Year

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To enhance the festive atmosphere of the Year of the Snake, three members of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) today (February 12) showed up in Tai Po as the Chinese legendary God of Good Fortune, the God of High Rank and the God of Prosperity and distributed “lai-see” (red packets) to passers-by at the Tai Po Market MTR Station.

The men of good luck included Legislative Council member Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Tai Po District Council member Mr Lo Sou-chour and community affairs executive Mr Chow Ping-him. Their lai-see was gold coins of chocolate, signifying BPA’s bring best wishes to the public in the new Chinese year.

“May you be blessed with good fortune like the EasternSea, and longevity like     the Southern Mountain,” as the Chinese saying goes. Apart from wealth and a long life, the Chinese traditional blessings also put great emphasis on climbing up the social ladder, and so comes the common aspiration of getting a job promotion. Hence the BPA team’s decision: dressing up in the celestial costume of these gods and bringing fun, fortune and happiness to the community.

Their good intentions and good acts were well received.

Dr Lo Wai-kwok, in his new identity as the God of Good Fortune, had great success in cheering up his fans.  He even evolved into the God of Songs, repeating Sam Hui’s Canto pop classic “Here comes the Money God”. Not surprisingly, his eloquence was a result of practice rather than sheer luck, as singing is his favorite pastime.

Dr Lo said that following the success of the BPA stall in the Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair, they would like to have more fun-sharing activities with the public and so they had come to the Tai Po neighborhood.

“We will continue to reach out to residents in different districts and provide services according to actual circumstances and public needs,” he said.

Posing as the God of Prosperity and the God of Longevity, Mr Lo and Mr Chow also drew a big crowd that wanted to take pictures with them and, naturally enough, to get a fair share of their lai-see as well!

BPA opens stall in Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair

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The stall of the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) in the Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair was officially opened today (February 5) by a team of BPA leaders in the presence of senior government officials.

Officiating at the opening ceremony were BPA members in the Legislative Council Mr Andrew Leung, Mr Jeffrey Lam, Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Dr Priscilla Leung, together with guests of honour Mr Raymond Tam, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, and Ms Florence Hui, Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs.

The stall exuded a joyful festive atmosphere. Mr Tam and the BPA team joined the mentally disabled in the production of Chinese New Year handicraft, whereas Ms Hui prepared lucky messages in traditional Chinese calligraphy for free distribution to the public.

Chairman Mr Andrew Leung said the stall in Sha Tin underscored BPA’s determination to reach out for the public and share fun with the local community. “Our alliance has come into being for more than three months now. To raise our public profile, we endeavour to strengthen our community work and cover all livelihood issues. We would like to take this opportunity to wish Hong Kong people a happy and healthy Chinese New Year,” he added.

“Sha Tin is a popular neighbourhood for middle-class families. Yet it has also seen the problem of an ageing population in certain housing estates. The BPA will provide a wide range of services to the local community accordingly. We will try hard to accumulate experience and enhance our service standard,” Vice Chairman Mr Jeffrey Lam said.

Noting that the Sha Tin stall was a project of collaboration with the disabled, Mr Lam said that it was built on the success of similar community events earlier, including the sale of food with big discounts and free distribution of warm clothes to the elderly.

The project marked a close partnership between the able-bodied and the disabled. With the BPA helping with community liaison and providing business advice, the dynamic team takes up the day-to-day operation of the stall, ranging from stocking, marketing to sale.

For Dr Lo Wai-kwok, Vice Chairman of the Alliance, the Sha Tin project was particularly meaningful, as it brought back the fond memories when he was a member of the Sha Tin District Council. On behalf of the Alliance, he extended gratitude to the honourable guests, volunteers and participants for their help and support to the project.

BPA stall in Sha Tin Chinese New Year Fair

Duration：February 5 to February 9, 2013
Venue：Yuen Wo Road Fair, Stall No.19

Business Hours：
February 5 to February 8 : 12 noon to 10 pm
February 9 : 12 noon to Midnight