Full Text of HR0738 95th General Assembly
HR0738 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives of the 95th Illinois General Assembly are | 4 |
| pleased to recognize significant organizations within this | 5 |
| State that work to foster cultural awareness and provide | 6 |
| valuable services in their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago | 8 |
| is hosting a celebration on Friday, October 5, 2007, in | 9 |
| observance of the 96th National Day of the Republic of China | 10 |
| (Taiwan) on October 10, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Republic of China, the official name of | 12 |
| Taiwan, was founded nearly 96 years ago as Asia's first | 13 |
| republic; the nation has established a democratic, multiple | 14 |
| party political system and is an economic presence that | 15 |
| continues to play an important role in the international arena; | 16 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago | 18 |
| was formed as a result of the passage by the United States | 19 |
| Congress of the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 to serve the | 20 |
| Taiwan citizens in the Midwestern United States and the | 21 |
| interests of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and
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| WHEREAS, We have seen that Taiwan, as a sister-state of | 2 |
| Illinois since such relations were established in 1992, | 3 |
| continues to strengthen relations with the State of Illinois by | 4 |
| increasing opportunities for cooperation and exchange in | 5 |
| education, culture, trade, commerce, science, and technology | 6 |
| between Taiwan and Illinois, as demonstrated by the signing of | 7 |
| a Letter of Intent between Illinois growers and Taiwan | 8 |
| importers for the purchase of Illinois-grown agricultural | 9 |
| products; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| commend the nation of Taiwan on its many achievements and that | 13 |
| we congratulate the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in | 14 |
| Chicago on the occasion of the 96th National Day of the | 15 |
| Republic of China (Taiwan); and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to Director General Thomas Cheng of the Taipei | 18 |
| Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago with our sincerest | 19 |
| wishes for continued success in the future.
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