Zhu Taoying, Consul General of P.R. China in Toronto, and the board of directors of CCC 

Celebration of 21^st Anniversary of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto                   Imperial Ball – Youth in Motion 

The Imperial Ball 2009 fundraising gala, organized by the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCC), took place on Saturday May 2 at Royal Ontario Museum. About 600 guests attended, including representatives from all three levels of government, executives from major corperations and leaders of the Chinese community. 

Guests 

Harpist Andrew Chan 

Harpist Andrew Chan, and his Harp Orchestra – an ensemble of 10 harps 

Mr. Cui Minghua, Director of the Shanghai overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Kim Zhang and Pamela Ye, President and General Manager of the only authorized ticketing agency in Canada, Tianbao Travel. 

Mr. Cui Minghua, Director of the Shanghai overseas Chinese Affairs Office, President James Li, and the representatives of the Canada Shanghai Business Association (CSBA) 

Participation in the fundraising live auction 

Dr. Ming-Tat Cheung, Chairman and President of CCC.

Honorary Co-chair, Helen Ching-Kircher, President and COO of Downtown Fine Cars Group 

Lily King, Co-chair 

Alan Lam, Honorary Co-Chair 

Representative of ROM 

Representative of the Federal Government of Canada 

Zhu Taoying, Consul General of P.R. China in Toronto 

George Gao, a world known “Erhu” performer 

The crossover of “Erhu” and western musical instruments. 

Live Auction, fundraising for CCC Auction

Winner for 2 Executive class round trip air tickets to China sponsored jointly by Air Canada and Tianbao Travel Auction

Winner for a pearl and diamond necklace sponsored by Rolex Boutique at Royal de Versailles Auction

Winner for an Audi A4 provided by Downtown Fine Cars Group 

Performance by Mr. Chan Shaolun, Vice-Chairman and Secretary of the Shanghai Percussion Association 

Singer, Yan Wen, from Shanghai. 

Performance by pianists, Lu Wang and Langning Liu 

Guests and the Board of Directors of celebrate the 21^st anniversary of the CCC. 

Representatives of Scotia Bank (Platinum Sponsor) 

Consul General of P.R. China in Toronto, Zhu Taoying, Deputy Consul General, Zhang Meifang, and the delegation led by Mr. Cui Minghua, Director of the Shanghai overseas Chinese Affairs Office. 

Performance by the newly formed CCC Youth Orchestra, conducted by Matthew Jaskiewicz 

4 CCC Youth Ambassadors: Patrick Chan, the 2009 World Figure Skating Silver medalist, pianists, Lu Wang and Langning Liu, and violinist, Adrian Anantawan.