30/10/2025
We extend sincere gratitude to all who contributed to the success of the event held on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at Mong Kok Community Hall, L2, 557 Shantung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. Our Chief Guest, His Excellency Dr. Shah Mohammad Tanvir Monsur, Consul General of Bangladesh, was initially scheduled to attend but could not join us in person due to an urgent scheduling issue; we appreciate his continued support and the warm wishes he sent for the occasion, and we look forward to future collaboration with the Consulate of Bangladesh in Hong Kong.
Acknowledgement is due to the honored guests and speakers, present or represented: His Excellency Mr. George Mariano A. Soriano, Vice Consul General of the Philippines; Ms. Wong Si Tsai Ingrid, Assistant District Officer, Yau Tsim Mong District; Mr. Raymond Ho, Senior Equal Opportunities Officer, Equal Opportunities Commission; Mr. Benny Yeung Tsz-hei, BBS, MH, District Councilor, Yau Tsim Mong District; Mr. P**n King Wo Alex, MH, District Councilor, Yau Tsim Mong District; Ms. Aruna Gurung, District Councilor, Yau Tsim Mong District; Dr. Rizwan Ullah, MH, JP, District Councilor, Kowloon City District; Mr. Nanu Lachman, President, India Club, Hong Kong; Mr. Mohan Chugani, MH, President, The India Association Hong Kong; Mr. Ilyas Mohammad Alex, Community Leader, Director, COFA; Mr. Ratnani Bhagwan Daulatram, Life Member and Advisor, Asian Club Limited; Mr. Chan Yee Fai, Program Head, New Home Association; Ms. Celine Chan, Senior Social Work Supervisor, Caritas; Mr. Albert Lee, Deputy Head of Training Services Division, Christian Action; Dr. Rinzin Chodor, Project Coordinator, United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service; Mr. Ashfaqur Rahman Palash, President, Bangladesh Association of Hong Kong; Ms. Rita Gurung, Community Leader, Immediate Past Chairperson, Hong Kong Nepalese Federation; Mr. S. Jawad Ashraf, Hon. Secretary, Pakistan Association of Hong Kong; Dr. Halima Ismail, Founder, Hope Federation Union Ltd; Mr. Kul Prasad Gurung, EM Community Leader; Mr. Tanka Rana, Community Leader, Past Chairperson, Hong Kong Nepalese Federation; Mr. Abul Kalam Azad Liton, General Secretary, Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hong Kong; Mr. Gokarna Dhakal, Community Leader, Immediate Past President, NRNA, Hong Kong; Ms. Marina Rai, Registered Social Worker, Project Manager, Caritas Youth and Community Service; Ms. Flora So, Senior Officer, Christian Action, Hong Kong; Mr. Lenny Fung, Vice President, China Bangladesh Friendship Center-CBFC; Mr. Mohammad Hasan Vena, EM Community Leader; Mr. Adeel Ahmed Sufi, Vice President, Asian Club Limited; Mr. Ali Mohamad Zaiq, Registered Social Worker, Founding Member, Hong Kong Association of Naturalized Chinese Limited; Ms. Maryam Gul, Assistant Officer, Christian Action, Hong Kong; Mr. Al Momin Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Youth Leader in Hong Kong (particla logistics sponsor); Ms. Clara, CEO, Asian Club Limited; and Dr. Fakhrul Islam Babu, President, Asian Club Limited and CBFC; Founder, Hong Kong Association of Naturalized Chinese Limited.
Special thanks are due to the two organizations that staffed awareness and health-check booths: Caritas (Hong Kong) and the United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service (UCNCHS). Gratitude is also extended to The Asian Club Limited, the China-Bangladesh Friendship Center (CBFC), and the Association of Naturalized Chinese in Hong Kong for their ongoing support. The performers who brightened the evening—Master Adrita Roy Akkhor, RAI Myra Dumie, SANGGAR SRIKANDI HONG KONG—were warmly appreciated, along with all other contributors to the program. Our thanks go to the speakers and volunteers, including Mr. Lenny Fung, Ms. Aruna Gurung, Mr. Benny Yueng, Ms. Wong Si Tsai Ingrid, Mr. Raymond Ho, and Dr. Fakhrul Islam Babu, whose leadership and dedication helped shape a vibrant program. Thanks are also due to all organizing committee members and volunteers who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, and to the approximately 200 attendees from the Hong Kong community whose presence fostered a spirit of cross-cultural friendship. Participation made the event possible, and we look forward to the next gathering.
