英国当地时间2021年2⽉18⽇英中律师协会春节庆祝活动线上举办，庆祝活动得到了英国各界的鼎⼒⽀持并有包括会员在内的百余⼈参加。

英中律师协会会⻓朱⼩久博⼠MBE致辞说，虽然疫情影响了我们所有⼈，但终会否极泰来。会⻓感谢参加活动的贵宾包括：英国律师协会主席David Greene, 英国律师协会副主席Stephine Boyce, 中国⼤使馆童学军公使兼总领事，威斯敏斯特市⻓及威斯敏斯特市议员议员Nickie Aiken MP，中国太平保险英国总监于晓东，中国太平保险英国副总监董军，中国银⾏英国分⾏副⾏⻓及零售银⾏总监肖亮，中国银⾏中国城分⾏⾏⻓吴彦，伦敦华埠商会主席邓柱廷，英国华⼈企业家俱乐部主席任⼴峰，全英学联主席张峰，英中经济⽂化促进会会⻓李⾂。参加活动的还有其它专业机构包括英国华⼈⾦融家协会，英华会计协会等。与会来宾包括英中律师协会会员，在英华⼈社团，商会，在英中国企业负责⼈，及本次线上活动的技术承办单位KEducation。

英国律师协会主席David Greene发表了热情⻛趣的演讲。他提到⽜年意为诚实，勤劳，勤恳正是法律职业⼈⼠的特质，在英的中国律师特别起到了关键的作⽤并对华⼈社区和团体做了杰出的贡献。David Greene提到了过去⼀年对律师的挑战并赞扬了所有律师的付出，尤其对英中律师协会的法律咨询服务给与了充分的肯定和⿎励。

童学军公使兼总领事感谢并⾼度赞赏英中律师协会和会员在过去⼀年的抗疫⽃争中的贡献，尤其在宣传反种族歧视⽅⾯起到的积极作⽤。童学军公使⿎励协会继续发挥正能量和其它团体⼀起推进中英两国关系的持续发展。

中国太平保险英国总监于晓东代表在英中国企业致辞。他提出，在英中国企业⽇趋成熟并呈多元化，中英双⽅投资继续上升趋势，英国为中国在欧洲的最⼤投资地。于晓东强调太平保险在英已有35年历史，并为众多中国在英企业提供服务。中国在英企业在疫情之下，仍然保持积极的态度和⻓远的⽬标。展望未来，于晓东提到太平保险和英中律师协会⼀样将会继续为中国企业提供可靠专业的服务。

威斯敏斯特市⻓及威斯敏斯特市议员Nickie Aiken MP ，特别为活动录制了拜年视频，祝福⼤家新年快乐。

英中律师协会的副会⻓王瑞华⼥⼠做了协会过去两年的⼯作总结。她提到协会秉承为更多华⼈提供服务的宗旨⾃2017年2⽉起提供每周⼀次的免费法律咨询服务从未间断，咨询服务在2020年新冠肺炎期间以线上咨询的⽅式持续为在英华⼈提供法律援助服务，起到了不可或缺的作⽤。协会会员在2019年为来英访问的北京师范⼤学的同学们提供了“我的法律从业历程”的讲座，激励更多的华⼈涉及法律⾏业。同年10⽉，协会组织了关于⾹港基本法的讨论和讲座。王瑞华副会⻓特别提到了，疫情期间由朱⼩久会⻓去年⼆⽉号召倡议反英华侨华⼈⾃我隔离两周，并在五⽉推出的反种族歧视讲座收到了华⼈议员的⼤⼒⽀持并在英国各界引起了很⼤的反响。展望2021年，英中律师协会将与英国律师协会更多的合作并继续为在英华⼈提供更深⼊的服务。

庆祝活动还穿插了抽奖环节，奖品是由Aviair UK提供的点解消毒仪。奖品颁发给10名幸运的志愿者作为对志愿者⼯作的⽀持与奖励。
最后庆祝活动播放了精彩的⽂艺节⽬，包括英中表演艺术舞蹈学院的舞蹈《好运来》和《Uptown Funk》；英国华⼈⻘年合唱团的合唱《⼤⻥》；德印太极学院李晖表演的《雪地太极扇》，以及伦敦华⼈爱乐合唱团演唱的《可可⻄⾥的⽉光》。

晚会由英中律师协会管委张佩智和会员刘凯南主持，并在朱⼩久会⻓的结束词中落下帷幕。

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（刘凯南供稿）

On February 18^th 2021, the UK Society of Chinese Lawyers (UKSCL) held its annual Chinese New Year Reception online to celebrate the year of the Ox. The event was well supported by the UK community and was attended by over 100 people including its members.

Dr Xiaojiu Zhu MBE, President of the UKSCL, first addressed the guests with a welcome note. The Ox in Chinese culture represents strength, hard-work, and determination, and whilst the pandemic has affected us all, Dr Zhu believes this means we will only come back stronger as we embrace the characteristics of the Ox. 

Dr Zhu in her welcome note gave thanks to the distinguished guests of the night, including Mr David Greene, President of the Law Society; Ms Stephanie Boyce, Vice-President of the Law Society, Mr Xuejun Tong, Minister Counsellor and Consul General from the Chinese Embassy; Ms Nickie Aiken, Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster; Mr Xiaodong Yu, Director and General Manager of China Taipin Insurance UK Co Ltd; Jun Tong, Deputy Assistant General Manager of China Insurance UK Co Ltd; Madam Liang Xiao, Deputy General Manager and Chief Retail Banking Officer of Bank of China (UK) Limited; Ms Yan Wu, Manager of Chinatown Branch of Bank of China (UK) Limited; Mr Chuting Tang,  Chairman of London Chinatown Chinese Association; Guangfeng Ren, CEO of UK Chinese Entrepreneurs; Feng Zhang, Chinese students and Scholars Association UK; Chen Li, Head of UK China Economic and Culture Promotion Association, along with other professional organisations, including the Chinese Association of Financial Executives in the UK and the UK Society of Chinese Accountants. Special thanks to K Education, technical support provider of the event. 

David Greene, President of the Law Society, gave an enthusiastic speech as the first speaker of the night. Mr Greene drew comparisons between the legal profession and the characteristics of the Ox, such as honesty, hard work, and diligence, and expressed that Chinese lawyers in the UK have played a key role and have made outstanding contributions to the Chinese community in the UK. Mr Greene especially praised UKSCL’s weekly pro bono clinic at the Chinese Community Centre, and thanked all the Chinese lawyers who took part and made the weekly sessions possible.

Minister Counsellor and Consul General Mr Xuejun Tong thanked and applauded UKSCL’s contributions in the fight against the pandemic in the past year, and the positive effects in promoting anti-racism campaigns. Mr Tong further encouraged UKSCL to play a positive role and work with other organisations to foster the continued relationship between China and UK development. 

Mr Xiaodong Yu, Director of China Taipin Insurance UK, delivered a speech on behalf of the Chinese enterprises in the UK. Mr Yu commented that Chinese companies in the UK are becoming more mature and diversified, and with investments between China and UK continuing to rise, UK is becoming the largest spot for Chinese investment in Europe. Mr Yu emphasised that Chinese companies in the UK maintain optimism in its long-term goals despite the pandemic. Looking ahead, Taiping Insurance will continue to provide reliable and professional services to Chinese companies, as it has done so in the past 35 years in the UK. 

Ms Nickie Aiken, Member of Parliament for Cities of London and Westminster, though unable to attend the celebrations due to her parliamentary duties, recorded a special video for the event and wished everyone a happy New Year. 

Lastly, Ms Ruihua Wang, Vice-President of the UKSCL, gave a summary of UKSCL’s achievements over the last two years. One of UKSCL’s aims is to promote legal education in the local Chinese community, and since February 2017, UKSCL runs a weekly pro-bono legal clinic at the Chinese Community Centre. This clinic plays an indispensable role in providing legal aid services for the Chinese community, and since the pandemic, this service has moved online to continue the weekly consultations without interruption. In 2019, UKSCL members held a lecture on ‘My Legal Practice Journey’ to visiting students from Beijing Normal University, in an effort to inspire more Chinese students to get involved in the legal profession. In October of the same year, UKSCL organised a panel discussion on the Hong Kong Basic Law. Ms Wang also highlighted that Dr Zhu was calling the returning Chinese from China to self-isolate for two weeks since February 2020 via YouTube and Chinese media, and organised an online anti-racism seminar in May 2020 with nearly nine thousand people attending, then the launch of the iCAAR (International Chinese Alliance Against Racism). In 2021, UKSCL will continue to cooperate with the Law Society of England & Wales to provide further service to the Chinese community in UK.  

The evening celebration also included a raffle draw for UKSCL members who have previously volunteered at the pro-bono clinic as a token of appreciation and reward for their hard work. 10 lucky members were selected for an electrolysis sanitiser, provided by Aviair UK.  

The evening of celebrations concluded with an array of musical performances, including ‘Good Luck Comes’ and ‘Uptown Funk’ by UK China Performing Arts, ‘Big Fish’ by the Divine Melody Choir, ‘Gongfu Fan’ by Deyin Tiajiquan Institute, and ‘Moonlight from Kekexili’ by London Chinese Philharmonic Choir. 

This event was hosted by UKSCL committee member Lily Cheung and UKSCL member Kainan Liu, and came to an end with Dr Zhu’s closing remarks. 

21 March 2021

Lily Cheung