Hu Haifeng (left), the ninth president, receives the seal from the hand of the eighth president, Zhang Guoquan (right). (Italy"Xinhua United Times" WeChat public number)
According to the WeChat public account of Italy's "Xinhua United Times", on January 30, local time, the Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Rome, Italy, held a ceremony for the change of term in Rome, and Hu Haifeng was honored as the ninth president. Li Ruiyu and his wife of the Chinese Embassy in Italy were invited to attend the celebrations.
Cheng Peng, chairman of the Rome Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese, presided over the ceremony, and Zhang Guoquan, president of the eighth session, summed up the work of the eighth session to everyone, expressed his heartfelt thanks for the support and help given by everyone in the past three years, and did practical and effective work in protecting the legitimate rights and interests of overseas Chinese, creating a good entrepreneurial environment, strengthening cultural ties with the motherland, listening to the guidance and construction of all parties, better integrating into mainstream society, and responding to the "Belt and Road" initiative.
Hu Haifeng, president of the 9th Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Rome, delivered an inaugural speech. (Italy"Xinhua United Times" WeChat public number)
Witnessed by the guests, Hu Haifeng, the ninth president of the Roman Overseas Chinese Federation, took over the seal and finance from the eighth president Zhang Guoquan.
Hu Haifeng, president of the 9th Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Rome, delivered an inaugural speech, and he welcomed the arrival of the guests and expressed his gratitude for the trust of the presidency.
He said: The Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Rome is an important fresh force in the Italian overseas Chinese circles, and since its establishment in 1986, with the joint efforts of successive presidents, it has gone through the road of growth, development, and expansion. It has made a large number of fruitful contributions in many aspects, such as extensively contacting overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese, safeguarding the reunification of the motherland, promoting Sino-Italian exchanges, promoting integration into local society, and supporting the economic construction of the hometown, and has been widely praised by all sectors of society in the country of origin (origin).
The guests attended the ceremony. (Italy"Xinhua United Times" WeChat public number)
On behalf of the Chinese Embassy in Italy, Li Ruiyu congratulated the federation on its successful change of term and Hu Haifeng on his appointment as the new president; expressed gratitude to Zhang Guoquan for his contributions to promoting Sino-Italian economic exchanges and promoting friendly exchanges between the people, and believed that the Federation of Overseas Chinese and Chinese in Rome would continue to make unremitting efforts and achieve good results.
Liu Qi, director of the Cultural Exchange Department of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, highly affirmed the contributions made by the Federation in recent years, and the vast number of overseas Chinese and ethnic Chinese have played an active role in serving local economic development, safeguarding the interests of compatriots, and building an international exchange platform.
Subsequently, Zhou Lixin, executive president of the Milan Overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, delivered a speech on behalf of the overseas Chinese community, and Italian friends took the stage one after another to congratulate the celebration meeting on its complete success.
Wonderful shows. (Italy"Xinhua United Times" WeChat public number)
At the scene of the evening party, Zhou Xiuying, president of the Overseas Chinese and Chinese Women's Association in Rome, Italy and head of the Huaxing Art Troupe in Rome, led dozens of members of the Huaxing Art Troupe to perform a wonderful program.