| Milestones and Major Events before Phase I
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1988
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Steering Committee formed
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1989
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Phase I Feasibility Study by Laventhal & Horwath (now Price Waterhouse) completed
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1990
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Initial approval of CCC Constitution and By-laws
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1991
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First Board of Directors formed
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Phase II Feasibility Study by Price Waterhouse completed
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Participated in the Metro Toronto International Caravan – first to establish the Cathay Pavilion
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1992
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Registration as a charitable organization approved
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“Request for expression of interest” sent to developers for partnership
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Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Scarborough and CMS Development Inc.
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Hosted Hong Kong Carnival as part of “Festival Hong Kong”
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Inception of Chinese Canadian Day at Woodbine
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1993
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Signing of Tri-partite Agreement with the City of Scarborough and CMS Development Inc.
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“Request for expression of interest” sent to architects for architectural design
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Appointment of Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg in joint venture with Patrick Chan Architects as CCC design team
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Co-organized Metro Toronto Week in Hong Kong
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1994
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Major corporate donations from Bell Canada, Canadian Airlines
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Major individual donations from Mrs Lucina Ho and Dr Hin-Shiu Hung
| (Milestone) |
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A Magical Evening (gala variety show, dinner and telethon), first major fund-raising event
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1995
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Award of Jobs Ontario grant of $1 million by provincial government
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Major corporate donations from Hongkong Bank of Canada, Royal Bank, Four L Graphics
| (Milestone) |
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A Tale of Two Kingdoms, a Chinese opera in English,
produced in conjunction with the Wah Yan Drama Society as the year's major fund-raising event
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Partnership with Centennial College, Scarborough
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1996
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Ground-breaking Day set for November 18
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Major corporate donations from
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
Toronto Hong Kong Lions Club,
Bank of Montreal,
Toronto-Dominion Bank,
Bank of Nova Scotia
| (Milestone) |
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Appointment of Honourary Patrons
| (Milestone) |
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Major individual donations received from
Mrs Vivienne Poy,
Mr and Mrs Dexter Man,
Dr Hin-Shiu Hung,
and Dr K K Leung
| (Milestone) |
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Award of grant of $1 million by the Federal Government of Canada
| (Milestone) |
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Mid-Autumn Harvest Moon Festival
jointly organized with the Art Gallery of Ontario
under the distinguished patronage of the Hon. Henry N R Jackman, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
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Superstar Fund-raising Gala Dinner and Variety Show, the year“s major fund-raising event
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1997
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Signed agreement with IBM Canada as technological partner
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Concert en Cirque, the year's major fundraising event
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CCC Sedan Chair Race
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CCC co-presented the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre with the Hummingbird Centre as part of Toronto“s contribution to Canada“s Year of the Asia Pacific
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Chinese New Year Celebration with ROM
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1998
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Foundation-stone Laying Ceremony
by the Hon. Anson Chan, Chief Secretary for Administration, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government
on January 18
| (Milestone) |
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Official Opening of the Centre, Phase I, on May 2
| (Milestone) |
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The Year of the Tiger First Day Cover commemorating the Official Opening of the CCC
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| Milestones and Special Program Highlights Between the Official Openings of Phase I and Phase II
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1998
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Regular classes started in the summer
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Inception of annual Health Awareness Day
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Inception of annual Chinese Cultural Summer Camp
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Inception of annual China Study Tour for university and high school students
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Inception of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Business Conference
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1999
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Inception of March Break Camp
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Celebration of Confucius' 2550th Birthday
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2000
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“Tiger & Dragon Exhibition: Chinese Children's Festival Hats” (jointly with the Textile Museum of Canada)
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“The Silk Road” exhibition
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Inception of Chinese Canadian Youth Conference and Youth Achievement Award
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2001
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Application for Phase II construction began
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Inception of annual “Searching for our Roots&dquo; youth tour for high school and university students
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Inception of annual CCC Golf Day
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Hosting of Hong Kong Ballet's The Last Emperor
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“The Jews of Shanghai: A Story of Survival” (Jointly organized with JVS of Greater Toronto and the Canadian China Society)
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2002
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Contribution of $0.5M from Ministry of Canadian Heritage
| (Milestone) |
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Major donation received from Mr. Kwok-Yuen Ho
| (Milestone) |
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Initiation of discussion on Phase II fundraising activities
| (Milestone) |
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Inception of annual FCC Chinese New Year celebrations (Jointly organized with Families with Children from China)
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“By Leaps and Bounds: Images of Chinese women since footbinding” (in association with the Bata Shoe Museum)
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Inception of annual Orchid Show (Jointly organized with the Toronto Artistic Orchid Association)
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Inception of Asian Heritage Month celebration at CCC (in association with &CMC-AO)
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Hosting of “The China Film Philharmonic Folk Orchestra”
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2003
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CCC Phase II ground-breaking on March 27
| (Milestone) |
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Major individual donation received from Mr. Michael Lo
| (Milestone) |
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Retained Vanbots as Construction Manager for Phase II
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Retained Louis Cheung Architect as Phase II Architect
| (Milestone) |
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Formation of Community Coalition Concerned About SARS at the peak of the SARS outbreak
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Inception of annual Children's Bridge Chinese New Year Festival
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Arts of China: Glimpse of an Ancient Civilization (a mobile exhibition jointly organized with the Royal Ontario Museum)
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First year ICHHN “World Heart Day” drawing contest for children
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“Sharing Our Traditions: Cultural Holidays in Toronto” (Co-organized with the Spadina Museum Historic House & Gardens, Culture Division, City of Toronto)
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2004
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Foundation Stone Laying and Official Commencement of Construction for Phase II ceremony, November 20
| (Milestone) |
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Major donations from Buddha's Light International Association, Mr. Lee Lau and MD Trust
| (Milestone) |
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Corporate donation announced by CIBC and Bank of Montreal
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Launching of the Theatre Seat Sale donation drive
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Hong Kong Film Festival 2004 (co-organized with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office)
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“Eternal Echoes” Dr Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Week
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2005
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Topping-out ceremony for Phase II on December 10
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Additional grant of $0.5M from the federal government
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Announcement of major donation by RBC Financial Group
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Media luncheon to announce progress of Phase II construction
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Cantonese opera performances by the renowned Zhanjiang Cantonese Opera Troupe from China
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“Sound of China” symphony concert in Niagara Falls,
celebrating the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relationship between Canada and China
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“From War to the Pursuit of Peace—The role of overseas Chinese in World War II” exposition,
an exhibition to bring reflection on World War II
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Fundraising Appeal on TV for Asian Tsunamis Relief
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Fundraising Dinner for Pakistan Earthquake Relief (with CMC-AO)
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2006
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Premier Dalton McGuinty announced a $1M grant to the Phase II construction project
| (Milestone) |
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Major donation received from Mrs. Lucina Ho
| (Milestone) |
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Announcement of major donation from HSBC Bank of Canada
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The first Chinese New Year Celebration at the Toronto City Hall
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Fundraising Dinner for Indonesia Earthquake (in conjunction with CMC-AO)
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Fundraising Dinner for Filipino Mudslide disaster (in conjunction with CMC-AO)
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Cultural partner of the “Watched by Heaven, Tied to Earth” children's shoe exhibition with the Bata Shoe Museum
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Cultural partner of the Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival at the Ontario Place
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Cultural partner of the Club Crew World Dragon Boat Race Championships
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Co-organizer of “CCTV in Canada—Chinese New Year Spectacular” at the Rogers Centre
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Official Phase II Opening on September 9
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