On June 1^st 2022.Markham City Council approved the designation of June 24-30, 2022 as Hakka Culture Week. Hakka Culture Week is announced in the celebration of Markham City. The Markham City Council held a flag-raising ceremony at the City Hall Square on the afternoon of June 17. Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Mr. Joe Li , member of York Region District Councill, co-chairman of the 31st World Conference of Hakka, and Hakka representatives attended the ceremony.

Speech by York Region District Councillor Mr Joe Li , co-chair of the 31st World  Hakka Conference.

Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti delivered a speach

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Representative Yeung Lung Po-kuen, Assistant to MEMBER of Parliament Chan Seng Yuen, sent a congratulatory letter

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The date of Hakka Culture Week is the 31st World Hakka Conference held in Markham city. The World Hakka Conference is the first global Hakka event held in Canada. It will be held on June 24-26, 2022 at the Hilton Hotel Conference Center in Markham city. The sponsor is the Hakka Society of Canada.

A flag-raising ceremony was held in Markham city to celebrate the passing of Hakka Culture Week

Hakka representatives  presided over the flag-raising ceremony

Raising the Hakka Flag 

The World Hakka Conference was fully supported by the Markham City Council. In discussing the agenda proposed by the Hakka Society of Canada to establish a Hakka Culture Week, the City Council unanimously agreed that this request is in line with the declared policy of Markham City and therefore approved the request.

This is the first time a Canadian government has declared a Hakka Culture week. For the next four years, the last week of June will be designated as Hakka Culture Week in Markham City.