A special celebration to mark the Chinese New Year of the Money was hosted by Chinese for Labour, a group which promotes the interests of Chinese people in the Labour Party.
Held at Southside, the new headquarters of the Labour Party in London, the prestigious reception featured food, drink, networking and a traditional dragon dance. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who was guest of honour, praised the Chinese community for their contribution to the UK adding, “I am committed to building an effective working multicultural society in Britain.” He added: “Our Party has to reach out to all communities not just running around in the three weeks before an election campaign assuming everybody is going to vote for us because we are brilliant, we are wonderful.”
VIPs included MPs Keith Vaz, Tom Watson, Liam Byrne, Seema Malhotra and Kate Green. Guests were welcomed by Ashton McGregor and Sonny Leong CBE, Chinese for Labour’s Vice Chair and Chair, respectively. Speakers included His Excellency Ambassador Liu Xiaoming from the Chinese Embassy and Iain McNicol, Labour’s General Secretary. To find out more about Chinese for Labour visit www.chineseforlabour.org
