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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to honor the Chinese New Year
4 Spectacular being held at Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on
5 March 3, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Chinese New Year is the most colorful and
7 important of China's fetes and the Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese,
8 and Singaporean celebrate their ancient traditions through
9 family reunions and performing arts; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular will span 28
11 major cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America,
12 with an expected live audience of 150,000 worldwide; the
13 Chicago shows will have an estimated audience of 7,800; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular in Chicago
15 aims to be a showcase of traditional Chinese culture, a
16 platform for cross-cultural understanding between the East and
17 West, and a unifying event for all people interested in Chinese
18 culture; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The 2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular is organized
20 by the Sound of Hope Radio, an independent Chinese language
21 media; Sound of Hope Radio is a non-for-profit organization

 

 

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1 dedicated to facilitate cross-cultural communications between
2 the East and West, and to assist the public in their search for
3 valuable cultural knowledge; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 honor and express our support for the 2007 Chinese New Year
7 Spectacular; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to the Chinese New Year Spectacular Organizing
10 Committee.