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NZCFS CONFERENCE/AGM 2021, update March 27

NZCFS Secretary

27 March 2021

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This year’s National Conference and AGM will be held in Havelock North, Hawkes Bay, at

the Havelock North Community Centre, which is within walking distance of motels and

restaurants.

The theme of the Conference is “What it means to be a friend of China”，作为中国的朋

友意味着什么 (zuo wei zhong guo de peng you yi wei zhe shen me.)

Registration costs:
$135 per person (paid by 30th April)
$150 per person (paid on or after 30th April)
Student: $60 per student

Registration includes Friday afternoon welcome nibbles and drinks; morning and afternoon

teas and lunch on Saturday; morning tea on Sunday

Conference Banquet Saturday 22nd May: $45 per person.

The registration form can either be downloaded (Registration_form.pdf) or can be submitted online below.

Conference Theme: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A FRIEND OF CHINA

Friday Afternoon 21 May, open to all to attend.

1.00–2.30	NZCFS Exec Meeting
2.30-4.30	Workshop Financial reporting issues Constitution review other
4.30–6.30	Registration opens. Opening ceremony Speaker(s) to be confirmed Nibbles and drinks

1.00–2.30

NZCFS Exec Meeting

2.30-4.30

Workshop

Financial reporting issues
Constitution review
other

4.30–6.30

Registration opens.

Opening ceremony
Speaker(s) to be confirmed
Nibbles and drinks

Saturday 22 May

9.00	Opening: Powhiri Conference opening, Mayor of Hastings, Sandra Hazlehurst Open address – welcome, overview – National President Dave Bromwich
9.20	Key Note Speaker, Chinese Ambassador Wu Xi (by Zoom or speech to be read out, to be confirmed).
9.40–10.10	The Right Honourable Sir David Carter KNZM, NZCFS’ newly appointed patron.
10.10-10.30	Morning Tea
10.30–11.00	Performance from Hawkes Bay Youth Orchestra and introduction to three exchange visits to China from participants.
11.00-11.20	Naisi Chen, Labour list MP. Naisi was born in China, and came to New Zealand as a child.
11.20–11.40	Liz Remmerswaal, NZ representative of World BEYOND War, recipient Sonya Davies Peace Award 2017.
11.40-12.30	Feature on Kathleen Hall introduced by Miao Fan. It is the 125th anniversary of Kathleen Hall’s birth. Video on Kathleen Hall Miao Fan introduces some of the HMQ scholars
12.30–1.30	Lunch
1.30-1.45	Introduce a new project to promote other New Zealanders who have been active in China over the last 100 years, and have known what it means to be a friend of China. A brief introduction to some of the participants.
1.45–2.15	Zoom connection to Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (Beijing Youxie), to speak on the theme.
2.15-3.00	Panel “What it means to be a friend of China” Readings of contributions on the theme from branches. Panel discussion, introductions from the panellists Christine Ward, Nelson, Michael Wang, Hamilton, Dave Bromwich, Hawkes Bay, one other to be confirmed. Facilitated by NZCFS life member and media expert George Andrews.
3.15-3.40	Afternoon Tea
3.40-4.30	Panel discussion continues with audience participation, questions from the floor.
4.30–4.45	Summary, close.
7.00pm	Conference Banquet in the venue, theme of Chinese/local fusion, fitting with the conference theme. Entertainment and speakers (brief!) to be confirmed.