HKANC yesterday (12/15) held our 2021 Annual General Meeting at W Hotel San Francisco and announced the elected Board of Directors for the coming 2022. More than 40 members and guests attended the meeting and exchanged business opportunities and insights. New Talents. New Ideas. HKANC Chair, Kory Lam welcomed our Board of directors, executive committee members, members, and guests for their presence and announced the Board election result. With the unanimous votes for the candidates, HKANC welcomes the following elected Board of Directors for 2022—2024, and we strongly believe their talent and knowledge will bring in many new ideas and enrich our community. Read bios here THREE (3) Directors were elected to run for their 2nd three years term: Darius Chan, Partner, CCD Law Group Angela Cheung, Founder & President, Pillar Capital Group Cynthia Chow, Regional Vice President, KSSF Enterprises Ltd ONE (1) New Director were elected: Margaret Wong, President & CEO, McWong International, Inc. HKANC: Now and Future Kory continued to highlight the accomplishments of HKANC throughout the year. In 2021, the Association has hosted/co-hosted 15 programs that offered three values: Connect. Educate and Give back. Here are a few key statistics (updated on Jan 03): HKANC hosted/co-hosted 11 virtual events and 5 in-person events with over 550 attendees! We have more than 200 Corporate members & Individual members in 2021. We've fundraised more than $400,000 since the scholarship program's inception and awarded $15,000 to five deserving students. We've gained significant exposure and awareness through social media and the press with more than 750 followers, 1200+ newsletter subscribers, and 19600+ post and video views. We strive to do better & reach out to more people in 2022! Looking forward to 2022, HKANC will continue to offer programs and events that align with our mission, fostering closer economic, cultural, and academic ties between Hong Kong and Northern California and facilitating business opportunities for individuals and corporations interested in Greater China and its neighboring region. Stay connected with HKANC, please visit our website at www.hkanc.com for the latest updates. Also, join or renew your membership to support the Association. Once again, a heartfelt thank you to our Board, members, partner organizations, and friends for your continued support! See you again in 2022! Special thanks to, - W San Francisco - Attending Board of Directors: Kelvin Chan, Oliver Ko, Anne Mak - Honorary Board of Directors: Cedric Chao, FCIArb, and Jacko Tsang - Executive Committee: Wilson Lau, and Irene Riley And the rest of the HKANC Board of Directors! YOU are the reason for our success.

More than 30 members joined us at the HKANC Movie Screening, 梅艷芳 ANITA 電影 on November 16. It undoubtedly brings back the old memories of many Hongkongers and showcases the brilliant life story of Anita to audiences from different generations and backgrounds. The Shining Star Anita is an incredibly captivating movie, and it captured many spectacular moments of the legendary artiste, Anita Mui, also known as "The daughter of Hong Kong," in a 2-hour movie. Anita devoted her whole life to the stage, this movie showed various aspects of Anita, but it also walked the audiences through Hong Kong in the 80s and 90s. There were famous scenes of "Lai Yuen," "Dai Pai Dong," and signature "music concerts" shown in the movie. We look forward to seeing more Hong Kong movies shining in the global film industry and hosting more movie nights in the future.

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Napa, City of Wine, Fine Cuisine & Art On October 14, HKANC Board had a gracious day trip to Napa, the world-famous wine county with wine tasting, wine tours, and Michelin star restaurants in Northern California. Chair Kory Lam, vice-chair Angela Cheung and Jacko Tsang, Director of Hong Kong Economic Trade Office in San Francisco, along with other board members, visited multiple leading businesses in Napa and Sonoma County, including the rich cultured Donum Estate and Empress M Restaurant. We also had the pleasure to meet the successful restaurateur and entrepreneur, Margaret Wong, who is originally from Hong Kong. When Californians meets different cultures During the day, the group visited the Donum Estate for an intimate wine tasting tour, an outstanding vineyard that combines natural Californian Landscape, Scandinavian heritage, and modern art. Ivonne Zhu, the founder of Appellations Cellar, later presented various wines and briefing of Napa/Sonoma wines farming and market. The trip finished off with an exquisite Chinese fine-dining experience at Empress M. With over 30 years of experience cooking in the finest restaurants, Empress M thoroughly presented their cultivated vision through dedicated dishes and hospitality to our group. We are delighted to connect with business owners and entrepreneurs and expand our network with friends in Napa and Sonoma. Napa, the true epitome of world-class wine and dining experience, and many inspirational stories behind businesses.