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Reignite OMOIYARI, Share Happiness -‐ Happenings in BRIDGE CLUB Hong Kong
By Matthew Wong, 2016 PA, BC Hong Kong On 27th August, BRIDGE CLUB Hong Kong (BCHK) held its Annual General Meeting starting with a summary of the 28th APCC by PA Matthew Wong, and the JA. Our delegates had an awesome time in Fukuoka and we specifically shared our joy and new passion to strengthen the linkage between our new and existing members. Up next was teatime, allowing all of us to freely talk with each other. Ice-‐breaking games then followed to facilitate bonding between members. The meeting ended with members taking a video showing all of us saying a Cantonese (the local language of Hong Kong) tongue twister for a mini inter-‐BC activity. Marking the 15th year of BCHK, we also announced the first ever publication of a BCHK internal newsletter, co-‐edited by our newly elected sub-‐committee members and the Executive Committee. It will feature articles by past JA, a recollection of the 28th APCC journey, and reports on reunions of our members—be sure to catch it once it is released! We also decided to organize a cultural exchange session between Japanese young people in Hong Kong and our members to both introduce APCC and BCHK, as well as provide a valuable opportunity for local cultural sharing. "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step," Lao Tzu, a renowned Chinese philosopher once said. Participating in the APCC was the first step, sharing about it among BCHK members was the second, and continuing to spread our joy and the OMOIYARI spirit, will be the third. We are the Bridge. We will build it.