Post by NZBC on Apr 15, 2009 20:22:23 GMT 12
Meng Foon has lived all of his life in Gisborne and is currently seeking his third term as Mayor of the city. He is known to be a direct, friendly and charismatic man with a great passion for his home town.
Meng speaks four languages: Si-Yip, his father's South China dialect, Cantonese, English and Maori. He also reads Japanese. His fluency in te reo Maori often comes as a surprise to people who see the Chinese face. As a child Meng became fluent in te reo and Maori culture while working with Ngati Porou and Turanganui a Kiwa workers on his parents' market garden.
He is an executive member of the NZ Chinese Association, President of the Gisborne branch of the NZ Chinese Association, member of the Gisborne Host Lions Club and Patron of the Riding Club for the Disabled.
Meng is a strong supporter of law and order locally and nationally, believing it to be paramount to a community's success. He participated in the Commissioner's Police Act Review Symposium late last year at Victoria University of Wellington.
In his submission, Meng said, "The most important part of local government and Police is to be relevant to our communities. The Police are an integral part of our communities; we need each other to be successful. It is all about people - all people, from all walks of life. We have a job to make our nation a great place to live safely in."
www.police.govt.nz/district/central/release/3419.html
Meng speaks four languages: Si-Yip, his father's South China dialect, Cantonese, English and Maori. He also reads Japanese. His fluency in te reo Maori often comes as a surprise to people who see the Chinese face. As a child Meng became fluent in te reo and Maori culture while working with Ngati Porou and Turanganui a Kiwa workers on his parents' market garden.
He is an executive member of the NZ Chinese Association, President of the Gisborne branch of the NZ Chinese Association, member of the Gisborne Host Lions Club and Patron of the Riding Club for the Disabled.
Meng is a strong supporter of law and order locally and nationally, believing it to be paramount to a community's success. He participated in the Commissioner's Police Act Review Symposium late last year at Victoria University of Wellington.
In his submission, Meng said, "The most important part of local government and Police is to be relevant to our communities. The Police are an integral part of our communities; we need each other to be successful. It is all about people - all people, from all walks of life. We have a job to make our nation a great place to live safely in."
www.police.govt.nz/district/central/release/3419.html