SFCCA successfully organised a seminar on "Mandarin, Chinese Dialects and Clan Associations" on 5th October 2013 at the SFCCA Auditorium. The guest speaker was Professor Eddie Kuo Chen-Yu, Academic Advisor to Singapore Institute of Management, and the seminar attracted more than 300 interested participants. Professor Kuo elaborated on Singapore's language policies in the different stages [全文]
The Straits Settlements refer to a group of British colonies comprising Singapore, Penang and Malacca. Historically, these three states were closely inter-connected. In order to strengthen interaction and ties between the Singapore and Malaysia academic communities, the SFCCA organised a forum on Baba culture on 21st September 2013 (Saturday), from 9.30am to 5pm, at the [全文]
The third Zong Xiang Challenge Trophy was held at the Singapore Island Country Club on 12th September 2013. This year, the golf tournament attracted a total of 30 participating teams. Not only did the SFCCA President Chua Thian Poh personally take part in the Challenge, he also sponsored the prizes and gifts, alongside other council [全文]
"This is home, truly, where I know I must be, where my dreams wait for me…" Whether the 80-year-old man, or the three-year-old child, has surely heard of familiar Singaporean tunes such as Stand Up for Singapore, Home, Xiao Ren Wu de Xin Sheng (小人物的心声), Peng You (朋友) and Lou Xiang Tong Yao (陋巷童谣). On [全文]
On 27th July 2013, the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) organised the "New Immigrants Seminar Series – Singapore Coffee Culture" in the SFCCA Conference Room. The guest speaker was Mr Pang Lim, Vice Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee of SFCCA, and founder and Managing Director of established local food court chain Koufu. [全文]
The Youth Sports Carnival Badminton Competition 2013, organised by the Singapore Federations of Chinese Clan Association and Chinese Scholars and Students Association in Singapore, was held at 9am on 28th July 2013 at the Singapore Badminton Hall (SBH). This competition saw an overwhelming response, with the registration of 10 teams from SFCCA and SGCSSA, as [全文]
This year's Youth Sports Carnival Soccer Tournament used a 5-on-5 game system, with each game lasting 20 minutes. The playoffs were held on 27 July 2013, when the players played in the order determined by the balloting results. The teams put up a tough fight of more than five hours, after which the top four [全文]
The Chinese Foreign Students Billiards Tournament organised by Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA) and Chinese Scholars and Students Association in Singapore (SGCSSA) was held on 21st July 2013. The champion was Yao Xiaodong from north-eastern China, who played with brilliant skills. The runner-up was Zhang Wei who was currently a referee at Singapore [全文]
On 20th July 2013, the "Republic Polytechnic Basketball 3VS Tournament" organised by the Chinese Scholars and Students Association's Singapore Republic Polytechnic branch kicked off at the polytechnic. With a total of 27 teams participating, this year's tournament was the largest in scale to date. This year's tournament was jointly presented by the Chinese Scholars and [全文]
On 13 July 2013, from 2pm to 6pm, the SFCCA Youth Committee organised the "Clans' Youth Got Talent" competition. Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Mr Lawrence Wong graced the event as the Guest-of-Honour. Other invited guests included Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture, Community and Youth Mr [全文]