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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, New Tang Dynasty TV's (NTDTV) 2006 Chinese New
3 Year Global Gala has expanded to 16 major cities in Europe,
4 Asia, Australia, and North America, with an expected live
5 audience of 50,000 worldwide and 200 million viewing the galas
6 on satellite, cable television, and the Internet; and
 
7     WHEREAS, NTDTV is the world's largest Chinese-language
8 television network outside China and Taiwan; headquartered in
9 New York, New York, NTDTV currently has reporters and
10 correspondents in over 50 cities worldwide; the aim of the Gala
11 is to celebrate China's magnificent heritage and foster
12 cross-cultural understanding between the East and West; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In Illinois, NTDTV is celebrating the Chinese New
14 Year at the Arie Crown Theater McCormick Place on Saturday,
15 February 4, 2006; the evening will showcase the beauty and
16 grace of China's classical heritage as well as the West's great
17 artistic traditions; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The New Year Gala is a rich, meaningful cultural
19 event promoting cross-cultural understanding; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22 we recognize New Tang Dynasty Television's 2006 Chinese New
23 Year Global Gala, and we extend our best wishes for the new
24 year to all citizens; and be it further
 
25     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
26 presented to New Tang Dynasty Television as an expression of
27 our esteem.