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Source: Republic of China Taiwan

Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu and Mrs. Wu were pleased to attend the 2025 Graduation and Awards Ceremony of Ambassadors Multicultural Chinese School. The ceremony brought together around 600 parents and students to celebrate the graduates’ outstanding achievements in Chinese language studies, with certificates presented to students from both the Cantonese and Mandarin programs.
In his remarks, DG Wu expressed sincere condolences regarding the tragic fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong, and wished peace for the deceased and safety for those affected. He also commended the perseverance and dedication of students and parents in learning Chinese, noting that studying traditional Chinese characters presents additional challenges but is essential for truly appreciating the essence of Chinese culture. He further emphasized that the Taiwan government will continue to provide teaching materials and resources to support Ambassadors Multicultural Chinese School in its Mandarin language education.
The school, established in 1989, now operates three campuses with a total of 50 classes—29 Cantonese and 21 Mandarin—with approximately 570 students, a 15% increase from 2024, supported by a teaching team of 63 staff members.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu and Mrs. Wu, together with colleagues, were invited to visit Taronga Zoo, one of Australia’s most renowned zoos, known for its wide range of animal species. The zoo provided a detailed briefing on the overall operation of the facility, including the proportion of Australian government funding within its annual budget, as well as other funding and revenue-raising mechanisms.
DG Wu expressed his appreciation for the warm hospitality and for the guided tour of the Australian native animal precincts, the scientific education centre, and related facilities. He highly commended Taronga Zoo’s outstanding contributions to ecological conservation, community education, and the preservation of biodiversity. On behalf of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), DG Wu also made a small financial contribution to demonstrate Taiwan’s support for the protection of Australia’s natural environment, with the hope of encouraging broader public engagement and support for wildlife conservation in Australia.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu and Mrs. Wu were pleased to attend a Christmas gathering hosted by President Charles Lin and Mrs. Lin of the Distinguished Citizens Society International (DCS) of New South Wales, where board members and their families came together to enjoy a Korean BBQ dinner in a warm and festive atmosphere.
During the event, Director General Wu commended the DCS for being a well-organised and disciplined organisation, noting its important role as a unifying “salt” within the Taiwanese community by harmonising efforts and supporting numerous community activities. He also thanked President Lin for the thoughtful preparation of gifts, which added to the joyful spirit of the celebration.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu and colleagues were pleased to meet with the Hon. Natalie Ward, MLC, to congratulate her on being re-elected as Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal Party in the late-November reshuffle and to express appreciation for the Party’s long-term support for our shared values in democracy and human rights.
DG Wu and Mrs. Ward had a wide-ranging conversation covering democratic and political systems, opportunities for economic and technological cooperation, the challenges posed by regional authoritarian expansion, and efforts to tackle misinformation and disinformation. We look forward to staying in close contact with Mrs. Ward and her team to further deepen cooperation between Taiwan and NSW.

Source: Republic of China Taiwan

Director General David Cheng-Wei Wu was delighted to welcome Chang Hwa Bank as the newest member of Team Taiwan in Sydney during his meeting with Manager Lin and Mr. Chu, representatives of Chang Hwa Bank. He noted that the Bank’s participation demonstrates the strength and resilience of Taiwan’s financial sector, while further strengthening the close and mutually beneficial economic and financial partnership between Taiwan and Australia.
Director General Wu emphasised that economic diplomacy is one of the three key pillars of the government’s Integrated Diplomacy. He added that the official opening of Chang Hwa Bank’s Sydney branch next year will make it the tenth Taiwanese bank to establish a presence in Sydney, and expressed his hope that it will work in close collaboration with other Taiwanese financial institutions to inject further momentum into Taiwan–Australia relations.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

As of noon today, donations received by the Support Fund for Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po had reached about $3.4 billion. Combined with the $300 million in startup capital from the Government, this takes the fund to a total of around $3.7 billion.

As of this morning, 1,390 residents had been accommodated, through the co-ordination of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, in youth hostels, camps, or hotel rooms. Another 3,235 residents are living in transitional housing units provided by the Housing Bureau or the Housing Society.

There is an abundant supply of more than 1,000 units that can provide affected residents with longer term accommodation. The transitional housing and HKHS projects in different districts can provide around 400 units at the moment.

In addition, Po Tin Interim Housing in Tuen Mun and Runway 1331 at Kai Tak can provide an immediate supply of around 800 units.

On the Government’s online platform for donated supplies, about 1,800 registrations have been received, with approximately 30% submitted by organisations. About 23,000 donated items, covering various categories, have been distributed.

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

Three competition events being held in Hong Kong as part of the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG), namely boccia, wheelchair fencing and para table tennis (TT11), concluded today.

Together with the NSOG table tennis competition, which concluded on December 9, all competition events in the Hong Kong competition region have now wrapped up.

The boccia event was held at Kai Tak Arena, with a total of 14 gold medals being awarded. A total of 13 teams – from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau – took part. From Hong Kong, 11 male and eight female athletes competed, winning four gold, four silver and four bronze medals.

The wheelchair fencing competition was held at Ma On Shan Sports Centre, with a sum of 24 gold medals being presented. Ten teams from the three places participated, with Hong Kong fielding seven male and six female athletes. They claimed one silver and two bronze medals.

Meanwhile, in the TT11 competition, held at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, 13 teams from the three places competed, including seven male and five female athletes from Hong Kong. The Hong Kong team claimed one silver and five bronze medals.

The Special Olympics table tennis competition was also held at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre, with a total of 78 gold medals being awarded. A total of 29 teams from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau participated. Six male and five female athletes from Hong Kong won nine gold, six silver and four bronze medals.

Across the 12th NGD and 9th NSOG, Hong Kong fielded over 280 athletes in 14 competition events and four mass participation events in the NGD, and seven events in the NSOG. This constituted Honh Kong’s largest delegation ever.

The Hong Kong team won 51 gold, 49 silver and 40 bronze medals, totalling 140 medals, an historic achievement.