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Personal and Chinese News Selection Documents and images, © C. Martinic except where indicated Information about Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association Chris Martinic and Samantha Martinic at Ji Nan Uni December 2007 - January 2008 A fantastic visit to the cultural capital of souther China. Ji Nan University is famous as a Chinese language centre-of-excellence world-wide. Samantha Martinic attended as part of the scholarship group from Sydney. This generous and outstanding opportunity is provided to youngsters as part of a continuing program of Chinese cultural education.  [Ji Nan visit Sydney group January 2008]  [Ji Nan Leaders group January 2008]  [Fo Shan Guang Zhou] Chris Martinic is Elected to the CCCA (Cherrybrook Chinese Community Association) Management Committee 26th August 2007 Cherrybrook Chinese Association is highly regarded for its valuble community work and Chris Martinic is proud to be elected as a management committee member (see CCCA website).  [CCCA Management Team 2007/2008] National Chinese Eisteddfod 2007
CCCA Education Committee at the Chinese Consulate Chinese New Year's Function 2007 24th January 2007 Left to right, Dr Chris Martinic, Mr Mark Lau, Consul General Mr Qiu Shao Fang, Dr Jonathan Xie Ms Queenie Seto celebrating Chinese New Year at the Sydney Chinese Consulate. A very encouraging speech promoting the regional importance of Chinese language and culture by Consul General Mr Qiu Shao Fang and also Consul Chen Hao Qi was warmly received.    Consul Chen Hao Qi [Chinese Consulate Sydney 24 January 2007] Beijing/Hong Kong Family Holiday 2007 1st January 2007 A simply fabulous trip-of-a-lifetime. In Beijing we saw the Hutong district, Temple of Heaven, Prince Gong's Garden, Jade and Jin Tai Lan factories, Tea Houses, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Chinese Acrobats Tian An Men, Forbidden City, Beijing Opera, Lama Temple, Silk Street, Beijing Duck, Zhong Shan Park, downtown Beijing, Summer Palace and more. We took over 2200 spectacular photos and 6 hours of video.  [Samantha and Adam standing on a frozen Kun Ming Lake at the Summer Palace Beijing]  [Chris at the Forbidden City; a city-sized palace of 9,999 rooms] In Hong Kong we saw downtown Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, Art Galleries, the Peak, Lamma Island and Tea Houses, went across the border to to Shen Zhen with our dear friends the Dai family, rode the Star Ferries, and too much more to list.  [The view from the Peak Hong Kong Island]  [The Artist District in Shen Zhen with the Dai extended family; get yourself an original Mona Lisa] CCCA Education Committee Meeting with Consuls Chen and Yu Consuls Chen and Yu very generously facilitate time, resources and materials for the CCCA Language School to the benefit of our staff and students. 14th September 2006  [Sing Tao Australia September 2006] Adam, Chris and Samantha Martinic at the
Dr Chris Martinic and Susan Cheung Host the CCCA end-of-year presentation ceremony (in Mandarin) 17th December 2005  Dr Chris Martinic and Susan Cheung address the CCCA Sydney Mid-Autumn Festival celebration reciting Chinese poetry  ,
 22nd October 2005  Hornsby Advocate Story 06 October 2005 Adam Martinic and Jason Yue  28th May 2005: Chris, Samantha, Adam Martinic compete at the 2005 National Chinese Eisteddfod Chinese Language Competition Hills Shire Times Story 21 June 2005 Samantha Martinic Silver Medal Previous Medals: Gold 2003, Silver 2004 Education Minister's Award 2003 for Language Study Excellence 
2005 National Chinese Eisteddfod Chinese Language Competition Adam Martinic Receives Bronze Medal Photo with Victor Fang, Principal Cherrybrook Chinese Language School  Adam Martinic and Jason Yue have also been awarded Education Minister's Awards 2005 for Language Study Excellence  Chris competes in the Adult Open Division Article from SingTao National Chinese Daily Australia 11 June 2005  Hornsby Advocate Story 08 July 2004 Samantha Martinic  Samantha Martinic and Jasmine Yeow have also been awarded Education Minister's Awards 2003 for Language Study Excellence October 16 2003  |
