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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, New Tang Dynasty TV's (NTDTV) 2006 Chinese New |
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| Year Global Gala has expanded to 16 major cities in Europe, |
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| Asia, Australia, and North America, with an expected live |
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| audience of 50,000 worldwide and 200 million viewing the galas |
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| on satellite, cable television, and the Internet; and
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| WHEREAS, NTDTV is the world's largest Chinese-language |
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| television network outside China and Taiwan; headquartered in |
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| New York, New York, NTDTV currently has reporters and |
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| correspondents in over 50 cities worldwide; the aim of the Gala |
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| is to celebrate China's magnificent heritage and foster |
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| cross-cultural understanding between the East and West; and
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| WHEREAS, In Illinois, NTDTV is celebrating the Chinese New |
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| Year at the Arie Crown Theater McCormick Place on Saturday, |
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| February 4, 2006; the evening will showcase the beauty and |
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| grace of China's classical heritage as well as the West's great |
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| artistic traditions; and
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| WHEREAS, The New Year Gala is a rich, meaningful cultural |
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| event promoting cross-cultural understanding; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we recognize New Tang Dynasty Television's 2006 Chinese New |
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| Year Global Gala, and we extend our best wishes for the new |
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| year to all citizens; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to New Tang Dynasty Television as an expression of |
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| our esteem.
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