WHEREAS British Columbia is a culturally diverse province comprising many peoples and communities, and
WHEREAS over the last 200 years, Chinese immigrants have brought a rich cultural heritage representing many languages, ethnicities and religious traditions to British Columbian society, and despite facing discriminatory laws, Chinese Canadians have helped to enrich British Columbia’s communities and economy, with their achievements firmly woven into the province’s history, and
WHEREAS the Chinese Canadian Museum Society of BC was founded in 2020 and has launched temporary, permanent and travelling exhibits, with a grand opening of Canada’s first public Chinese Canadian Museum on July 1, 2023, in honour of the past and present contributions of people of Chinese descent in British Columbia, and
WHEREAS the Canadian Community Service Association (CCSA) hosts the week-long Chinese Cultural Heritage Festival to celebrate the significant contributions made to arts, cuisine, music and heritage in British Columbia by generations of Chinese Canadians, with themes celebrated during this week that include traditional Chinese medicine, economics and trade, marital arts, poetry and antiques, and
WHEREAS Chinese Cultural Heritage Week is an opportunity for everyone to learn more about the many stories of Chinese Canadians who, throughout history, have done so much to make British Columbia the culturally diverse and prosperous province it is today, and
WHEREAS the proclamation respecting Chinese Cultural Heritage Week, issued on the tenth day of June, two thousand twenty-four, is rescinded;
NOW KNOW YE THAT We do by these presents proclaim and declare that July 22 to 28, 2024, shall be known as
“Chinese Cultural Heritage Week”
in the Province of British Columbia.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent and the Great Seal of Our Province
of British Columbia to be hereunto affixed.
WITNESS, The Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of British Columbia, in Our City
of Victoria, in Our Province, this twenty-first day of June, two thousand twenty-four and in the second year of Our
Reign.
BY COMMAND.
加拿大 不列颠哥伦比亚省
公告 查尔斯三世，以上帝之恩，加拿大国王及其他领域和领土的君主，英联邦元首
向所有接到这些公告的人们致意——问候
鉴于不列颠哥伦比亚省是一个文化、种族、族裔和宗教多元的省份，由众多民族和社群组成，并且
鉴于在过去200年中，华人移民为本省带来了丰富的文化遗产，涵盖多种语言、族裔和宗教传统，尽管曾面临歧视性法律，加拿大华人仍对不列颠哥伦比亚省的发展作出了重要贡献，他们的成就已深深融入本省的历史之中，并且
鉴于不列颠哥伦比亚省华人博物馆协会于2020年成立，已推出多个临时、常设和巡回展览，包括加拿大首座对公众开放的华人博物馆，以表彰华裔人士在本省过去与现在所作出的贡献，并且
鉴于加拿大华人联合总会（CCSA）每年主办为期一周的“中华文化遗产节”，庆祝几代华裔加拿大人在艺术、饮食、音乐和文化等方面对不列颠哥伦比亚省的重大贡献，活动主题涵盖中医、经济与贸易、武术、诗词与古董等内容，并且
鉴于“中华文化遗产周”是一个深入了解华裔加拿大人历史与故事的契机，他们在各个时期为不列颠哥伦比亚省成为一个文化多元、充满活力的省份作出了重要贡献；
现知悉：
我们特此宣布并宣告，2025年7月21日至27日为不列颠哥伦比亚省的
“中华文化遗产周”。
为此，我们发布此公开文告，并加盖不列颠哥伦比亚省大印，以昭信守。
此文件由不列颠哥伦比亚省副省督温迪·科基娅阁下于2025年6月12日，在我省首府维多利亚市签署，时值我等在位第三年。
奉命颁布。
司法部长兼副省长 省督
省督代表卑诗省宣布2024年7月22日至28日为不列颠哥伦比亚省“中华传统文化周 ”。
省督代表卑诗省宣布2023年6月19日至25日为不列颠哥伦比亚省“中华传统文化周 ”。
省督代表卑诗省宣布2022年7月25日至31日为不列颠哥伦比亚省“中华传统文化周 ”。
省督代表卑诗省宣布2021年7月19日至25日为不列颠哥伦比亚省“中华传统文化周 ”。
省督代表卑诗省宣布2020年7月20日至26日为卑诗省的“中华传统文化周”。
省督代表卑诗省宣布2019年7月22日至28日为卑诗省的“中华传统文化周”。
