國泰航空公佈新英格蘭辦公室人事

CATHAY PACIFIC APPOINTS MARIUS CARSTENSEN AS DISTRICT SALES MANAGER, NEW ENGLAND

Airline Veteran to Join Hong Kong-based carrier and Oversee Sales in New England

Boston, MA (February X, 2015) - Cathay Pacific Airways, named “World’s Best Airline” in the 2014 annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™, has appointed Marius Carstensen to District Sales Manager, New England.  Carstensen will be responsible for developing, planning and managing implementation of sales coverage and market strategies in the greater Boston area, where a direct route to Hong Kong is scheduled to launch on May 3, 2015, at 1:30am.

Carstensen is a 25-year veteran of the airline industry, where he has held several senior sales and leadership positions.  Prior to joining Cathay Pacific, Carstensen worked with Lufthansa German Airlines in the Boston office.  He first joined Lufthansa German Airlines as a Customer Service Agent in 1986, and then transferred to the sales department where he later held various management positions; most recently as District Sales Manager since 2002.

“We are delighted to have Marius leading our commercial team in Boston,” said Tom Owen, senior vice president, Americas for Cathay Pacific. “Marius adds significant strength to our well-established team on the East Coast with his deep knowledge of the local market and experiences in new business development. He will be immediately tasked with raising the awareness of the Cathay Pacific award winning products and services in this important new market for us. He will also ensure the exciting new travel opportunities that we have now opened to Hong Kong and Asia, for both Boston and New England residents, will be fully realised.”

A native of Germany, Carstensen moved to Boston in 1983, where he has acquired strong ties with a number of associations, including Boston Airlines Sales Representatives Association, New England Business Travel Association, and New England Airlines Sales Manager Association.

CATHAY PACIFIC APPOINTS FAWWAD TOOR AS AIRPORT STATION MANAGER, BOSTON

Airline Veteran to Oversee Flight and Ground Operations in Boston

Boston, MA (February X, 2015) - Cathay Pacific Airways, named “World’s Best Airline” in the 2014 annual Skytrax World Airline Awards™, has appointed Fawwad Toor to airport station manager, Boston.  Toor will be responsible for liaising with local airport authorities and overseeing the ground operations at Boston Logan International Airport, where a direct route to Hong Kong is scheduled to launch on May 3, 2015, at 1:30am.  This is a promotion for Toor, who has been with Cathay Pacific since April 2012 in the role of Manager on Duty in New York, at the JFK International Airport.

Toor is a 15-year veteran of the airline industry, where he has held several on-site positions.  Prior to joining Cathay Pacific, Toor worked at the JFK International Airport with Swissport USA, Emirates and most recently, Jet Airways.

“We are all very pleased that Fawwad has agreed to represent us at Boston Logan International Airport,” said Tom Owen, senior vice president, Americas for Cathay Pacific.  “Fawwad has previous experience in setting up a station from scratch, and has in his previous roles demonstrated effective leadership of his teams to deliver the high levels of customer service that Cathay is known for. He also brings to our Boston ground product offering a strong operational and safety background and will ensure that the award winning Cathay Pacific experience will start from the moment our guests enter the Cathay Pacific airport environment.”

Toor holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration in Aviation Management. He was previously awarded with Certificate of Appreciation by Regional Vice President – North America of Jet Airways for exemplary customer service and call beyond duty.

Cathay Pacific will be the first to link New England and Hong Kong directly, offering the non-stop service from Boston Logan International Airport four times a week, cutting down the travel time from Boston to Hong Kong by over four hours.

The Boston service will be operated by Boeing 777-300ER aircraft featuring Cathay Pacific’s renowned cabin products, including the newly-refreshed First Class; awarding-winning Business Class; the newest cabin class, Premium Economy; and the new long-haul Economy Class.

Together with the exceptional service provided by Cathay Pacific’s award-winning cabin crew and a state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system in all classes, passengers will be provided with the best possible travel experience when they fly between Boston and Hong Kong.

The flight schedule for Cathay Pacific’s Boston (BOS) service, effective May 3, 2015, will be as follows (all times local and subject to government and regulatory approval): 

Summer 2015

Flight no	From	To	Departure/Arrival	Days of operation
CX811	BOS	HKG	0145/0535 +1 day	Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun
CX812	HKG	BOS	1800/2130	Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat

Winter 2015

Flight no	From	To	Departure/Arrival	Days of operation
CX811	BOS	HKG	0130/0620 +1 day	Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun
CX812	HKG	BOS	1800/2040	Mon, Tue, Thur, Sat

十六個華人專業團體迎新春 羊羊得意

 紐英崙中華公所主席阮鴻燦（右起），邦克丘社區學院校長余慕潔，
劍橋市議員張禮能，駐紐約中國總領事館副總領事張美芳，
波士頓亞美電影節甄翠嬿，香港經濟貿易辦公室駐紐約
主任Steve Barclay等嘉賓合影。（周菊子攝）

(Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導)十六個組織合辦的2015新英格蘭華人專業人士春節聯歡晚會暨社區論壇，二月廿一日在牛頓市萬豪（Marriott）酒店以義診，講座，沙龍等六場社區活動，一場演講加文藝表演的晚會，吸引了五百多人冒雪趕來。

主持人曲藝（左），倪健（右）宣佈大會開始。（周菊子攝）

今年的晚會由倪健(ACMA)，曲藝(CABA)主持，並由她倆和楊湛萍（NECINA)，楊洪芳(OCEAN)、何敏濤（HKAMA）等人擔任活動共同主席，麻省理工學院首名華裔系主任，美國國家工程院院士陳剛，去年參選麻州副州長的現任劍橋市市議員張禮能，邦克丘社區學院校長余慕潔應邀主講。文藝演出有武術，音樂，相聲，舞蹈等十一項節目。

畢馬威會計師樓合伙人麥永芬（右起），海外華人企業家協會會長
楊洪芳接待邦克丘社區學院校長余慕潔。（周菊子攝）

會上頒社區服務獎給長年支持該會的紐約人壽公司，擔任該活動文藝導演多年，即將遠赴芝加哥就任新職的賴振華。

當天下午的社區論壇，包括醫療健康，市場創新與動態，職業發展，文化沙龍，新春有緣，以及企業展示。

會場有許多商家擺攤展示。黃小燕（右），施志敏，以及不在圖中的
李大勇等人創辦的萬家網，也在會場展示他們的網頁，
網站設計服務。（周菊子攝）

中國駐紐約總領事館副總領事張美芳在領事馬翠宏，傅克飛等人陪同中到會，代表總領事章啟月向出席者拜年。出席嘉賓還包括麻州大學波士頓分校副教務長夏宗國，波士頓生物醫學公司創辦人李嘉強。國會參議員沃倫（Elizabeth Warren)，國會眾議員約瑟夫甘迺迪三世（Joseph P. Kennedy III），麻州州長查理貝克（Charlie Baker）等人都發給賀信。

  海外華人企業家協會這一桌，群英匯聚。左起有欒甡，蔣華，鄒英寅，
陳叔奇，周雄偉，關定安，吳凱彬，高偉等人。（周菊子攝）

張美芳致詞時笑言她來北美數年，還是第一次參加這麼“專業”的聚會，並說明駐紐約總領館在美轄管十州，麻州是其中最重要州之一，去年該館已開通微信帳號，希望各專業人士都能掃描他們帶來的二維碼，以後隨時可知總領事館的最新狀況。

嗩吶演奏家郭雅志當晚吹嗩吶，銅管，表演口技，讓觀眾驚嘆。
（周菊子攝）

三名晚會主講者，陳剛闡述他學而優則仕的過程，1982年畢業時，有幸追隨當年的加州大學柏克萊分校校長田長霖，2001年進麻省理工學院執教，2013年從學者成為行政管理人員。他笑言以前人們稱他為院士，在中國等同副部級，但當上機械工程系系主任後，人們改稱他為主任，反而降級別了。他指自己此舉是接受新挑戰，回饋大社會，致力培養後進是他目前更重要的工作。

麻省理工學院首名華裔系主任陳剛講談個人經驗。（周菊子攝）

劍橋市議員張禮能經過去年參選麻州副州長的磨練後，對少數族裔在美國社會中的政治處境，認識更深。他以“領導力與政治”為主題，強調創業家會挑戰現狀，追求改善，每個人都需要找到自己內心的領導者，而政治和創業，其實很像，要能夠退後一步，看到全面局勢，要了解影響力所在，要把注意力放在結果上。他認為政治的問題在於缺乏領導力，從亞裔人口約佔美國總人口5.6%的比率，但亞裔在美國國會所佔比率卻低於0.5%，在各州議會，市鎮議會中所佔比率也非常低，亞裔要改善在美處境，幫助美國改善全球競爭力，必須更積極從政，或關心政治。

  復旦大學的國家千人計畫特聘教授邵黎明夫婦，
趁假期回波士頓探親。（周菊子攝）

邦克丘（Bunker Hill）社區學院校長余慕潔藉她自己十一歲隨家人從香港來美的故事，闡述移民對教育的重視，以及教育對個人未來發展的重要性。她父親當年因英文不佳，空有一身學識，來美後只能在餐館，工廠打工，為掙更多錢供子女上學，還一週七日無休，勤奮的直到十年前才退休。她們三名子女，這才有了一人在美國國家航空航天局（NASA），一人是大專院校校長，一人是大廣告公司高級主管的發展。余慕潔表示，時代雖然推進了，不懂英文的移民們來到美國，面對的境遇卻和她父親當年差不多，她現在工作，有一萬四千餘名學生的邦克丘社區學院，就是一個可以幫助移民順利跨越這道門檻的學校。

當天的文藝演出有陳笑儀，王健豪率領的衛斯理大學武術隊示範功夫，勞黎演奏小提琴，秦天等人表演音樂劇，何濤演奏二胡，郭雅志吹奏嗩吶“多麼美好的世界”，以及浮雲相聲社王奕斐，張友忻，張峻川，任益萱等人編排的“杰克相親”，計天穎、沈聰的“媽呀，中國”二重唱，陳重周、王奕斐的相聲“怯出門”，田貞演唱“我的歌聲裡”等，內容十分豐富。  

紐英崙中華公所迎羊年新春 頒社區服務獎、塔大獎學金

 紐英崙中華公所職員拜年，左起，雷景林，李嘉玲，阮鴻燦，
翁宇才，黃立輝。（菊子攝）

紐英崙中華公所二月廿日晚在帝苑大酒樓設宴迎接乙未羊年，在歌舞助興中頒獎表揚陳毓禮，黃官羨，頒發塔芙茨大學獎學金給四名學子，向五百多名嘉賓恭賀新禧。

            中華公所主席阮鴻燦，中英文書記雷景林，李嘉玲，財政翁宇才，核數黃立輝，與鄺坤珍等三，四名公所職員，今年安排的表演節目十分豐盛，主席阮鴻燦也以時裝秀娛賓，在頒發塔大獎學金時，換上了一套銀色長袍馬褂。

中華公所歷屆主席與本屆董事合影。（菊子攝）

            當晚應邀出席的嘉賓很多，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，波士頓華僑文教中心主任郭大文，波士頓僑務委員馬滌凡，梅錫銳，麻州眾議員黃子安，麥家威（Aaron Michlewitz），波士頓市議員吳弭，劍橋市市議員張禮能，雀喜（Chelsea）市市議員Calvin Brown，摩頓市市議員Neil Anderson等人都應邀到會。其中黃子安，麥家威，麻州財政廳廳長高柏珂的代表等人還送上表揚狀給中華公所主席阮鴻燦。

            經文處長賴銘琪以廣東話致詞。他感謝中華公所對民國政府的支持，指出上任以來，共出席了155場僑社活動，其中不下四十場和中華公所有關，全因為彼此互相支持，互動良好。

中華公所頒獎表揚黃官羨（左二），陳毓禮（右二）。（黃定國攝）

            會上中華公所還頒發了仁義可風，至仁至善兩塊獎牌，分別表揚陳毓禮，黃官羨對華埠社區的貢獻；頒發了每人兩千元的塔芙茨大學獎學金，給林恩澤，謝慧盈，余麗慈，咸碧琳等四名塔大新鮮人，鼓勵他們勤奮向學。他們的父母當晚應邀出席，個個臉上藏不住笑，開心的為子女領獎拍照。

            波士頓僑務委員馬滌凡，梅錫銳與經文處處長賴銘琪還送上保暖冬衣給中華公所巡邏隊，以示支持。中華公所巡邏隊隊長翁宇才打蛇隨棍上，邀請馬委員加入巡邏行列。

紐英崙中華公所頒發塔大獎學金給四名得獎者，左三起，

林恩澤，謝慧盈，余麗慈，咸碧琳。（菊子攝）

            會上的慶祝表演，在胡清白鶴派舞獅後，有元極舞的吉祥如意，梁小玲，劉莉，曾兆漢，陳飛等四人新組的“風鈴組合”演唱“今宵多珍重”，“天路”等歌，鄉土舞蹈團表演驚鴻舞，周麗桃率領的養生舞團表演“德潤心田”，“太極迎春扇”等等。           

左起，郭大文，陳銘俊，雲雯蓁，賴銘琪，阮鴻燦，黃子安，
麥家威，馬滌凡等嘉賓和中華公所主席。（菊子攝）

波士頓首名華裔市議員吳弭（右二）帶著滿月沒多久的兒子
出席中華公所春宴，和麥家威，陳毓禮，陳偉民敘舊。（菊子攝）

劍橋市議員張禮能出席中華公所春宴，致詞。（菊子攝）

風鈴組合演唱。（菊子攝）