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Consul General Bernardita L. Catalla hosted the monthly ASEAN Dinner at the Philippine Consulate General as part of the Consulate’s commemorative activities for the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN.

The dinner meeting discussed the proposed activities of the ASEAN Group in Hong Kong, namely, the ASEAN-Hong Kong Business Conference and the ASEAN Teambuilding Activity/Family Day.   The ASEAN-Hong Kong Business Conference will be co-organized by the Philippine Consulate General, HK Expat Networking and Nanyang Entrepreneur Foundation with the full support of the rest of the consulates general of ASEAN countries in Hong Kong.  

Consul General Catalla briefed her ASEAN colleagues on PH chairship of ASEAN, and the 30th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings held in Manila on 26-29 April.  

The ASEAN consuls general sang the “ASEAN Way”, the Association’s anthem, and PH’s chairship of ASEAN theme song “ASEAN Spirit” was played. 

The dinner meeting also served as appreciation and farewell reception in honor of outgoing Myanmar Consul General Zaw Zaw Soe.

ASEAN Group doing the traditional ASEAN handshake at the Dinner Meeting hosted by Consul General Bernardita L. Catalla: (from left to right): Vice Consul Fu Tsz Ho of Singapore, Consul General Hoang Chi Trung of Vietnam, Consul General Phan Peuv of Cambodia, Consul General Zaw Zaw Soe of Myanmar, Consul General Catalla, Consul General Noralizan Abdul Momin of Brunei Darussalam, Consul General Tardkham Phongpila of Lao PDR and Consul General Tengku Sirajuzzaman bin Tengku Mohamed Arrifin of Malaysia.
ASEAN Consuls General brainstorm on the ASEAN 50 commemorative activities in Hong Kong.
Consul General Bernardita L. Catalla, on behalf of ASEAN Consuls General, giving a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Myanmar Consul General Zaw Zaw Soe who was accompanied by his spouse, Mrs. Khin Moe Moe Khine. The ASEAN Dinner also served as farewell to Consul General Soe.