Andrew Bragg (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

It was outstanding to be with the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce on Friday night, as they celebrated the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake. Vincent Lim from the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce and Simon Chan from the Chinese Australian Forum do an outstanding job of bringing together a magnificent function to celebrate the community each year. This year the event wasn't held in Haymarket; it was held Chatswood. As I've often said to the magnificent Chinese Australian community around New South Wales, they are the hardest-working and least-complaining diaspora group anywhere in New South Wales. It was such a great pleasure to be there to celebrate their culture on Friday night.

I was joined there by the opposition leader in New South Wales, Mr Mark Speakman; a range of other parliamentarians; and also Scott Yung, who is the Liberal candidate for Bennelong. Scott is an excellent person and he's working very hard to win the trust of the people of Bennelong. He is, of course, a member of the Chinese Australian diaspora, who are amongst the hardest-working and least-complaining Australians. I want to thank the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce very much for their hospitality in hosting their Lunar New Year function.