A bottle holds contentment,
peace in a cup of tea.
Alcohol made me wailing and
laughing, not tea.

To learn life’s lesson from water:
It’s tender and it is forceful, it is round and
angular.
To be still, to be mobile, to be versatile, to be
embracing – water does it

Mrs. Patricia Chu, Chairperson of CIFA, Ms. Agnes Ng, Convenor of Working Group and Ms. Eliza Cheng,
Service Director of ELCHK Life Angel Education Center, Bronze Award winning team of 3A Project 2010
were invited to attend the radio programme “政好星期天” hosted by Mr. Law Fai and Ms. May Chan at
Commercial Radio Hong Kong 1 on 22nd January, 2012 to promote the work of CIFA, further publicize the
3A Project 2012 and appeal for support from interested organizations.

In response to enquiries from interested organizations, a briefing session was organized on 11th January
2012 to provide details of 3A Project 2012. Representatives of the Gold and Bronze Award winning
teams of 3A Project 2010 shared their experience with over 40 participants attending the Session,
including those from the private sector (who had participated in the Family-Friendly Employers Award
Scheme 2011 of the Family Council), SWD and NGOs.

While wishing you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2012, it is time to look back on 2011 which is a
busy, productive and exciting year for CIFA.
We have witnessed significant development in the work of CIFA, which continued to serve as the
platform for sharing and networking in the Asian region in achieving its mission of “Converging
Professional Wisdom for Family Well-being.” CIFA is gradually gaining more recognition and support
from the various sectors in the region and laying a solid foundation for further development. I would like
to take this opportunity to brief you on these achievements:

Bustle and hustle, I still have a moment for
the bamboo.
Have a bottle of fine wine to wash down a
sumptuous feast, to sqeeze in a moment of
leisure in a busy world.

A new generation of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth are coming of age in a society increasingly tolerant and yet still deeply divided about homosexuality. On one hand, there is increased openness, media attention, and an older generation of openly gay and lesbian role models.

The 2nd Regional Symposium of CIFA was held from 26th to 28th November 2010 in the beautiful campus of the University of Tokyo in Japan with over 300 participants from eight countries/regions. It was preceded by 5 pre-Symposium workshops which were all fully enrolled.

“A charity Concert for Family Harmony” “愛樂愛家共諎和諧 慈善音樂會” was successfully held, with
the wonderful performance of the SAR Philharmonic Orchestra, Ms. Lan Rao and Dr. Julie Bees.

The website on the 3rd Regional Symposium has been launched on 11th November, 2011 at 11:00a.m.,
an auspicious date and time that symbolizes a good start for the Symposium!