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Earl Bousquet
Thursday, November 4, 2004 - The launching of a book by St.
Lucian journalist Earl Bousquet will be one of the highlights of the official
launching ceremony of the St. Lucia-China Friendship Association on Friday
evening, November 5.
The book, entitled “Ten Days Behind The Great Wall” is a compilation of articles
written by Mr. Bousquet during a ten-day visit to China in September 2003. It
also includes 48 digital colour photographs taken by the author during the visit
to the three Chinese cities, Beijing, Xiamen and Shanghai.
Mr. Bousquet, who is President of the Association, says: “The book seeks to
convey in words and pictures, memories of an unforgettable visit to a country
that symbolizes the past, the present and the future.”
The author visited China last year as the leader of a group of 21 journalists
from 12 CARICOM territories.
Friday night’s launching ceremony, which takes place from 6:00 pm at the
National Insurance Corporation (NIC) Conference Centre on the 5th Floor of the
NIC Building on the Castries Waterfront, will feature addresses by officials of
the association and representatives of the Government of the People’s Republic
of China. It will also be attended by local invitees as well as representatives
of the Chinese community in St. Lucia.
Among the highlights of the programme for the evening are: exhibitions of
photos, posters, literature and products from China, as well as a special video
presentation by the GIS on the recent visit to China by Her Excellency the
Governor General, Dame Pearlette Louisy. (During that trip, Her Excellency
became the 400th Head of State to visit The Great Wall.)
Also on the programme for Friday evening’s official launching of the Association
is a performance of the Chinese arts of Wushu and Tai Chi by a local
practitioner of the art form.
The Association was launched at the same venue on September 27, 2004, when it
adopted a Constitution with Aims and Objectives of promoting people-to-people
contact between St. Lucia and China, especially through cultural and sporting
exchanges.
Members of the Executive Committee elected at the inaugural meeting are:
President -Earl Bousquet; Vice President - Velon John; Secretary – Michelle
Charles; Assistant Secretary – Lucy Alexander; Treasurer – Victor Eudoxie; and
Public Relations Officer - David Vitalis.
Membership of the Association is voluntary and open to anyone willing to accept
its Constitution, Aims and Objectives.
Mr. Bousquet says application forms for membership will be available at the
launching ceremony.
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