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Sixty-one years of friendship

Published:Sunday | October 17, 2010 | 12:00 AM
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Dr Rudolph Stevens (left) and Irena Cousins are outstanding in their Chinese-inspired outfits.
Lisa Cousins (left) and Olive Lyn are theme-appropriate as well.
Fay Pickersgill, president of the Jamaica China Friendship Association, looks regal!
Dr Rudolph Stevens (left) and the Rev Fr Easton Lee are resplendent in their Chinese-influenced outfits.
Back view. - Dr Rudolph Stevens (left) and Rev Fr Easton Lee.
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Members of the political, business and diplomatic communities braved the stormy weather on Sunday, October 10 to attend a banquet at Talk of the Town, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, hosted by the Jamaica China Friendship Association.


Occasion was the celebration of the 61st anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. Among the special guests were patron of the association, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, and Lady Allen; ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Chen Jingua, and guest speaker Delroy Chuck, speaker of the House of Representatives, and wife Pat.


The walls of the room were awash with red and gold, in keeping with the Chinese theme. And a number of the members of the Jamaica China Friendship Association, headed by its president Fay Pickersgill, wore Chinese-inspired outfits.

The menu comprised a wide range of Chinese dishes prepared by Golden Gate Restaurant. Red and white wine flowed freely.

Among guests were: Justice Hugh Small; Robert Pickersgill; Claudette Crooks; Hubie and Jean Lowrie-Chin; Ambassador Derrick Heaven and wife Thyra; Leslie Chong; Claude Robinson; Ambassador Anthony Hill; Justice Henderson Downer; Roderick Rainford; Michelle Orane; Professor Trevor Munroe; Professor Anthony Chen; Vincent Chang; Dr Rudolph Stevens; Lois Sherwood; Dr Kai Men Lui; Eaton Chung, Albert Lym; Anthony Pickersgill; Radley Reid; Norma Harrack; Victor Rhone; the Reverend Father Easton Lee; Huiping Song; Zhang Liyoung; Lu Yuhui and Olive Lyn.