CBA E - NEWSLETTER  ISSUE 19

Event Highlights
Mid-Autumn Festival 2014

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all members! Be sure to engage in all the different activities from 16th August till 8th September 2014. Get ready to bask yourself in the colorful festivities!

Lantern Making Competition
Date: 16th Aug - 8th Sept 2014
Time: All day
Venue: Chinatown Point
Festive Bazaar and Carnival
Date: 23rd Aug - 8th Sept 2014
Time: 11a.m - 10.30p.m
Venue: Pagoda Street, Trengganu Street, Sago Street, Smith Street and the entrance of People's Park Complex (Exit D of Chinatown MRT)
Nightly Stage Shows
Date: 24th Aug - 8th Sept 2014
Time: 8p.m - 10.30p.m
Venue: Kreta Ayer Square

 
Mass Lantern Walk
Date: 6th Sept 2014
Time: 7p.m - 10p.m
Venue: 
Starting point - Kreta Ayer Square
Ending Point - Along New Bridge Road (Main Stage is in front of Lucky Chinatown)
Mid-Autumn Festival Walking Trail
Date: 6th & 7th Sept 2014
Time: 2p.m - 3.30p.m 
          5p.m - 6.30p.m
Venue: Information booth (in front of the Kreta Ayer Square's stage)
Lantern Painting Display
Date: 23rd Aug - 28th Sep 2014
Time: All Day
Venue: Pagoda Street (Exit A of Chinatown MRT Station)

Past Events

CBA 7th Month Festival 2014

CBA is happy to announce that the 7th Month Festival event was a success! We started the day with a prayer ceremony represented by our Honorary Advisor
Mr. Jimmy Khoo and our Chairman Mr. Bernard Leong. This was followed by a Dinner & Auction event which was graced by our Guest of Honor, Dr. Lily Neo. Our guests were served with a scrumptious "Eight-Course" dinner, live broadcast of Getai performance at Kreta Ayer Square and an exciting auction activity throughout the evening. 

We'd like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to all our members who supported this event, and we will continue to improve in our future events!
We have the head monk starting the rituals for the prayer ceremony.
It is an honor to have our Honorary Advisor Mr. Jimmy Khoo and our Chairman Mr. Bernard Leong representing CBA in the prayer ceremony.
Exciting auction items presented on the stage for our competitive bidders to bid for good luck and prosperity.
Look at how everyone is eagerly anticipating for the Dinner & Auction to start!
Our champion bidder for the charity item - a bottle of Martell Cordon Blue for the Senior Activity Centre (SAC), which was personally signed by our Guest of Honor, Dr. Lily Neo.

Announcements
Chinatown Business Association Annual General Meeting 2014

CBA's Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on 29 September 2014, Monday. You will be receiving more information of our upcoming AGM by within this week.
Date:       29 September 2014, Monday 
Time:      2.30pm
Location: Kreta Ayer CC, Exhibition Hall 1.
               28 Kreta Ayer Road, Singapore 088995

We welcome on-board a new staff

We are delighted to announce and extend a warm welcome to our newly joined Admin & Accounts Executive, Ms. Irene Chan. She will be supporting the Admin & Accounts Department.

CBA warmly welcomes the following new members!

Bliss Hotel Singapore - Located in the heart of Chinatown, Bliss Hotel provides 4-star amenities and easy access to popular tourist destinations of the island; such as Clarke Quay; where Singapore's nightlife begins and Central Business District area. While lodging at Bliss Hotel, guests can enjoy laundry services, tours, luggage storage and free Wi-Fi in public areas. Bliss hotel is surrounded by traditional heritage and cultures of Chinatown, and was also chosen as a heritage conservation by the URA due to its traditional architecture on the facade, with its interior converted into a modern Chinese design. The hotel features 42 beautifully appointed guest rooms and has a roof garden for relaxation purposes; offering a relaxed and hassle-free stay every time, it is definitely an ideal choice for all travelers in search of value-for-money accommodation. 

Rich Lodging and Leisure - If you love to travel but do not like paying a high price for accommodation, then the place for you is Backpacker's Inn Chinatown. This Inn is only a five minute walk from Chinatown MRT station and it's strategically located whereby most of the activities, places of interest and entertainment you would like to seek out are all within the Inn's radius. Backpacker's Inn is the traveler's true budget fully air-conditioned hotel. We provide the perfect fit for all your fundamental needs ranging from free towels, blankets, sheets, bath soap and shampoo to free wireless internet and desktop computers for those who have not brought their laptops. Every bed comes with an individual locker for your personal storage - which is also free. Our Inn guests will enjoy special prices when they dine in our air-conditioned Chinatown Traditional kitchen where we serve the most traditional Singaporean home cooked dishes!

Shuang Hua Zhu Bao Hang - Established in 2000, Shuang Hua Jewellery is renowned in selling genuine Type A Jadeite and Nephrite. From the selection of raw materials to the final products, we are particular in every procedure of the craftsmanship to ensure the best quality of our products. Our Jade are carved with variety of designs with different quality, catering to all our customers. 

$2 Shop Pte Ltd aims to sell your everyday knick knacks at an affordable price. One can find a whole variety of accessories ranging from aroma essence all the way to power banks at the store. While the store is mainly focused on tourists who are situated at the heart of Chinatown, it also focuses and has garnered on the local regulars too. Prices start from $0.50 all the way to $20 but we're proud to say that majority of its items fall with the $2.90 range. Customers who come here will definitely find themselves getting a good bargain and that's the point we want to bring across - affordable. Following the success of its flagship store, $2 Shop Pte Ltd looks forward to expanding out to other locations in Singapore.
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