On 20 February, at a forum kindly hosted by the Rt Hon Lord McNally at the House of Lords, key stakeholders from the Chinese community and guests attended the launch of an important research on the state of Chinese community centres today, the challenges they face and their strategies for survival into the future.
A Happy New Year greeting to friends and members of the Chinese community in the UK and to all who celebrate the Lunar New Year during this time of year!
Frank Wang, a local coffee cart owner in London was asked by Transport for London (TFL) to move his business away because a new developer wanted to open a restaurant right behind his stall.
Are you interested in standing to be a candidate in the Local elections in May 2019? One of the key aims of the Chinese Liberal Democrats is to promote and bring through more candidates from a Chinese or East Asian background to stand. With the large number of local elections in May 2019 we would love to see even more candidates on the slate and increase the number of Councillors we have with a Chinese background.
"The news after coming home from a pleasant dinner with a friend last night was like a splash of cold water.
A few months ago, former Chair of CLD, Linda Chung wrote an article here about Frank Wang and the petition to get him back his coffee cart in front of Bethnal Green station. We succeeded and the Council of Tower Hamlets and his landlord TfL agreed to let him continue his business there.