2025 AGM

The recently elected Board and I would like to thank you for your ongoing support of Goon Yee Tong (GYT). 185 members attended the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 23 November 2025 to elect the new Board of Directors. Items confirmed & approved during the meeting are as follow: -

·        The minutes of Annual General Meeting & Special General Meeting held on 19/1/2025 were confirmed. Helen Chau (1069) moved; Kon Yuen Chow (2066) seconded. All present approved.

·        The audited 2025 financial report was adopted. Winnie Chan (2046) moved; Tania Lee (1677) seconded. All present approved.

·        President Justin Chan welcomed all members and directors who attended this meeting. He reported that our financial position is getting better following the lease out of all our rental properties. During the past year we have organized more activities for members such as Moon Festival Luncheon, Australian Museum Tour, Farm Cruise and Pearl Grading Tour, Chung Yeung & Ching Ming Tributes, CNY Dinner, The Riverboat Postman Cruise, BRIGADOON - Annual Highland Gathering, Port Hacking River Cruise, Bowral Tulip Festival & Yunnan (Kunming) 15 days Tour. However, we are still facing the challenge of the Council proposed heritage listings of our Dixon St properties. Also, we need the support of all members for the maintenance & renovation of the GYT office. Justin proposed a motion to approve the maintenance & renovation of the GYT office. Lisa Chan (1795) moved; Irene Lee (2220) seconded. All present approved.

·        Appointed James Gock & Co as Accountant and Oliver Lai & Co as Auditors. Appointed Edwin Kwan of Pancific Legal as Company Solicitor. Yim Foon Chung (1156) moved; Irene Lee (2220) seconded. All present approved.

·        Total ballot paper issued is 314 (311 valid & 3 void).Twenty-two candidates were nominated for twenty-one positions on the Board of Directors. Voting results for the 5th Term of Directors are as below:

Justin Y K Chan               279      Gary Chan                  275     Yi Ming Mo                   288

Colin Chau                       266      Rong Hui Liu               252      De Ping Peng              262

Kung Cheong Soo          264      Yin Fong Chow          270      Peter Chi Yung Li        267

Tony Wong                       267      Ramon Chau             258      Raymond Ip                284

Geoffrey Lee                    273       Minnie Liang              268       Wan Er Li                      257

Sophia Su                         271       George Chow             261       Bing Yui Fong               256

Wing Keung Pok             273      Qing Qiu Hu                286       Simon Chen                  262

                                                                                                            Man Yee Leanfore         67          

The office bearers and sub-committees were subsequently confirmed at a monthly meeting on 16 December 2025: 

Honorary Life President: Colin Chau

                                President: Justin Y K Chan                                 Public Officer: Geoffrey Lee

             1st Vice President: Ramon Chau                           2nd Vice President: Wing Keung Pok

                         Treasurer: Kung Cheong Soo                          Vice Treasurer: Gary Chan

           English Secretary: Tony Wong                        Vice English Secretary: George Chow

         Chinese Secretary: De Ping Peng                   Vice Chinese Secretary: Bing Yui Fong

              Property Officer: Raymond Ip                          Vice Property Officer: Qing Qiu Hu

  General Affairs Officer: Ron Hui Liu                 Vice General Affairs Officer: Yi Ming Mo

               Welfare Officer: Minnie Liang                            Vice Welfare Officer:  Simon Chen

  Entertainment Officer:  Sophia Su                         Vice Entertainment Officer: Peter Chi Yung Li

 Committee Member: Yin Fong Chow                          Committee Member: Wan Er Li

 Lunar New Year Dinner

The celebration of the 2026 Lunar New Year, Tribute to Elders & HSC Scholarship Award dinner will be held on Sunday 22 February 2026, at Sunny Seafood Restaurant (Central Park Mall, LG, RB06A/1 Central Park Ave, Chippendale NSW 2008) at 6:30pm （5:30pm registration）. Members are all cordially invited. All attendees will receive a gift pack on the day and senior members will receive a red packet as well. There will be lucky draw for all attendees. Attendees will also enjoy plenty of fabulous entertainment including the lion dancing.

The delicious menu includes Suckling Pig, Scallop with Snow Peas and Pine Nuts, Braised Oysters Fatchoy, Chicken and Herb Soup, Lobster with Ginger & Shallots, Mushrooms with Abalone, Steamed Groper, Free Range Chicken, Sticky Rice, Stewed E-Fu Noodle, Red Bean Soup, Seasonal Fruits and Cake.

Tickets will be available for public sale starting on 5 January 2026.Tickets are $68 per person for members and $138 for non-members. Members are allowed to purchase up to one more ticket. Eligible senior members over the age of 70 are entitled to collect one free ticket by presenting their senior membership card at the office during the ticket sale. Senior members are also entitled to buy one more ticket at full price of $138 for non-member to accompany them if they wish. Due to the clubhouse renovation, please call Ben Wong (0402 799 277) or email to benzcp@hotmail.com  to leave a message for reservations. We appreciate the support from all members, and to avoid disappointment, please purchase early. Please pick up your tickets and make payment at GYT between 10 AM and 4 PM on February 9 and 10, 2026. Alternatively, you can make online transfer to GYT bank account (details are at the end of the newsletter). To protect the rights of members, dinner tickets are for personal use only and are non-transferable. On the day of the dinner, attendees must bring their membership card and  tickets for entry. Senior members holding free tickets who cannot attend must return them by February 10 to facilitate the staff's cancellation. Otherwise, a fee of $68 will be required, or they may risk temporary suspension of senior member benefits. Those who have purchased tickets but cannot attend should also complete the ticket refund procedure by February 10, as refunds will not be processed after this date. Due to limited seating, we apologize for any inconvenience caused by these measures; they are put in place to allow more members to participate. To protect members’ benefits, tickets are for members own use (except non-members or those accompany seniors), which are non-transferable. All members must present their membership cards to be admitted to the dinner.

2025 HSC Scholarship Award

There was only one qualified application for the 2025 HSC Scholarship Award. The winner is Ms Christiana Soo, granddaughter of Kung Cheong Soo (GYT Treasurer). Congratulation to Christiana for her outstanding achievement (ATAR 98.90) and she will be presented with the $3,000 scholarship award at the Lunar New Year dinner.

You can pay your annual membership fee and activities tickets directly into the Goon Yee Tong bank account in future. Here are the bank details:

Bank: ANZ Bank

Account Name: Goon Yee Tong Limited

BSB: 012 071

Account No.: 4566 80809

Reference: Member Name, Member Number & Description of Activities

                                                                 Christmas and New Year Closure

GYT office will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026

GYT office will be reopened from 5 January 2026 (Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm)

The year 2025 is just around the corner. We would like to wish all our members and friends all the best in health, happiness and a prosperous New Year.

Goon Yee Tong Limited

President, Justin Chan

24 December 2025