LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinyi) -- Chinese Ambassador to the United Kingdom Zheng Zeguang and his wife, Counselor Hua Mei, recently held the 2024 "Warm Spring Festival and Celebrate the Year of China" New Year reception at the embassy. More than 400 people attended the ceremony, including Mr. and Mrs. Tang Chu-ting, Chairman of the London Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Daoming, Chairman of the Overseas Advisory Committee of Heung Yee Kuk in the New Territories, Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Jinlong, Chairman of the British Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Mr. and Mrs. Fang Wenjian, President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in the United Kingdom.
In his speech, Zheng Zeguang extended New Year greetings to the vast number of overseas Chinese in the UK, Chinese students, personnel of Chinese-funded institutions, and friends from all walks of life who care about and support the development of China-UK relations. He congratulated everyone on their new achievements in their respective fields in the past year, and thanked people from all walks of life for their positive efforts to promote the steady development of China-UK relations.
The picture shows the event site. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy).
Zheng Zeguang pointed out that in the past year, China-UK relations have continued to develop amid twists and turns. The two countries have maintained contacts and exchanges at all levels, and exchanges and cooperation in various fields have continued to advance. The bilateral volume has exceeded 100 billion US dollars for many years, and the personnel exchanges between the two countries have reached nearly 1 million. No matter what changes occur in the political situation in the UK, we will work together with people of insight from all walks of life in the UK, adhere to the general direction of dialogue and cooperation, and continuously enhance mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between the two peoples. He expressed the hope that the vast number of overseas Chinese, overseas students, and personnel of Chinese-funded institutions in the UK will continue to be promoters of mutually beneficial cooperation, disseminators of Chinese culture, and promoters of people-to-people friendship, and make new contributions to promoting the stable development of Sino-British relations while achieving better development for themselves.
Deng Zhuting, Chairman of the London Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, delivered a speech as a representative of the guests, saying that the overseas Chinese in the UK are extremely proud and proud of China's achievements in the past year, and will continue to build bridges, contribute to overseas Chinese, unite the vast number of overseas Chinese in the UK, and make new contributions to enhancing the friendship and cooperation between the Chinese and British people and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
The reception was full of lights and joy, filled with a festive atmosphere. The Chinese Embassy in the UK carefully prepared a "Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner" for the guests and presented "warm heart bags". The guests said that coming to the embassy was like going home, wishing China prosperity, national peace and security, and looking forward to the steady and long-term development of China-UK relations. (ENDS).