Governor Baker Nominates Linda Sable to Massachusetts Juvenile Court

Governor Baker Nominates Linda Sable to Massachusetts Juvenile Court

 BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker has nominated attorney Linda Sable to the Massachusetts Juvenile Court, whose jurisdiction includes civil and criminal matters including delinquencies, youthful offender cases, care and protections, and children requiring assistance.

“Linda has had an exceptional career as an attorney in the Commonwealth, specifically with regard to her commitment to the juvenile justice system,” said Governor Baker. “We are certain her experience and understanding of the privilege of this service will make her a valuable addition to the Massachusetts Juvenile Court and the decisions that affect children and their families.”

The mission of the Juvenile Court is to protect children from abuse and neglect, promote opportunities for children to reside in a safe, stable, permanent family, strengthen families, rehabilitate juveniles, and protect the public from delinquent and criminal behavior. The Juvenile Court has a commitment to deciding all cases fairly and impartially with dedication, integrity and professionalism. Forty-one judges serve the Juvenile Court in over 40 locations throughout the Commonwealth. 

“We are confident that Attorney Sable’s strong management skills will allow her to balance the large caseloads of this court while being mindful that swift access to justice and the opportunity to impact children’s lives in a positive way are of the utmost importance,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito.

Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission and recommended to the Governor. All judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council.

About Linda Sable:

Linda G. Sable of Cohasset, MA, was raised in Livingston, NJ, and graduated cum laude from UMass Amherst before obtaining her JD from Vermont Law School in 1987.  Sable began her legal career in 1988 as a Plymouth County Assistant District Attorney trying cases in District, Superior and Juvenile Courts.  In 1990, she began serving as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Bureau, before becoming a partner at her own firm, Sable & Wright, in Plymouth, specializing in criminal and civil litigation in the District, Superior and Probate Courts and represented juvenile clientele in delinquency hearings through the Juvenile Justice Program for the Plymouth County Bar Advocates.  Following a five year hiatus from private practice to work for one year as in-house counsel and then four years as a Senior Manager for IBM in Cambridge, Sable returned to her own practice in 2002 in Hull, where she maintains a caseload of civil and criminal litigation with a focus on family law, school law, and care and protection cases in the Juvenile Court. She also serves as the Plymouth County Resource Attorney for CPCS, providing trainings and trial practice advice to counsel who accept Children and Family Law cases.

   

For more information about the Massachusetts Juvenile Court, visithttp://www.mass.gov/courts/court-info/trial-court/juv/.

Governor Baker, Federal Delegation Urge President Obama to Fund Protections for Northeast Fishing Industry

Governor Baker, Federal Delegation Urge President Obama to Fund Protections for Northeast Fishing Industry

Letter to President Outlines Necessary Steps to Reduce On-the-Job Fatalities

BOSTON – In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, Governor Charlie Baker and the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation petition funding for the Fishing Safety Training Grants Program and Fishing Safety Research Grant Program as part of the president’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget.  In the letter, Governor Baker and the delegation make the case for $6 million in matching federal funds to support the safety and survival of commercial fisherman, who perform the deadliest job in the country based on the rate of on-the-job fatalities.

“Every day in Massachusetts, our fishermen perform the harrowing tasks at sea that have made their industry a vital part of our heritage as well as our economy,” said Governor Baker. “These modest investments by the federal government would not only equip them with new life-saving technologies, but also make good fiscal sense through the reduction of costly search-and-rescue missions.”

“Fishing families greatly appreciate that Governor Baker and the entire Massachusetts delegation are making the safety of fishermen a priority,” said J.J. Bartlett, President of Fishing Partnership Support Services. “For too long, fishermen have been forced to work without access to the information and training necessary to do their jobs safely. Access to these essential grant funds will save lives and reduce the number of risky and costly search-and-rescue missions.”

In 2015, new rules under the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (CGGA) took effect and require commercial fishing vessels operating beyond three nautical miles to be outfitted with an updated safety and survival training program. Prior to this change, similar regulations only applied to vessels operating outside of 13 nautical miles. To date, Congress has not funded the two grant programs set aside to help absorb ancillary costs to fishing families associated with this change.

Authorization of $3 million for both the training and research grant programs has been extended through Fiscal Year 2017, but funds have yet to be appropriated. If approved, non-federal grant applicants such as the Fishing Partnerships Support Services are prepared to provide matching funds for New England with the goal of training one hundred percent of Massachusetts fishermen within 10 years.

The letter points to conclusive evidence that these trainings save lives, including the nation’s largest decrease in on-the-job fatalities among Alaskan fisherman between 1986 and 2012. Additionally, the letter states that preventing just one search and rescue operation – often $200,000 per day or more than $1.5 million in multiday searches by the U.S. Coast Guard – would more than pay for the cost of running the training program in New England for an entire year.

View the letter here: www.mass.gov/governor/docs/news/request-to-the-president-for-fishing-safety-funds.pdf

RANDOLPH MAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING DREAMWORKS BY FALSELY CLAIMING HE CREATED KUNG FU PANDA

RANDOLPH MAN CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING DREAMWORKS BY

FALSELY CLAIMING HE CREATED KUNG FU PANDA

 

BOSTON – A Randolph man was indicted on wire fraud and perjury charges in connection with his scheme to defraud DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., by falsely claiming that the company stole the characters and story for its animated movie, Kung Fu Panda.

 

Jayme Gordon, 51, was charged in an indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Boston with four counts of wire fraud and three counts of perjury.  He is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Judith D. Dein at 1:30 p.m. today. 

 

“Our intellectual property laws are designed to protect creative artists, not defraud them,” said U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz.  “The misuse of civil litigation as part of a fraud scheme, and lying under oath, as alleged in this case, warp our federal judicial system and must be addressed with appropriate criminal sanctions.”

 

“As alleged, Mr. Gordon went to great lengths to orchestrate and maintain this fraudulent scheme, trying to take credit for ideas he did not come up with nor work he simply did not do,” said Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division.  “This case demonstrates the FBI’s commitment to root out individuals who try to steal ideas and information from hard-working American companies.”

 

According to the indictment, Gordon filed the lawsuit as part of a fraud scheme designed to obtain a multi-million-dollar settlement from DreamWorks.  To further his fraud and persuade DreamWorks to agree to a settlement, Gordon fabricated and backdated drawings of characters similar to those in Kung Fu Panda, lied repeatedly during his deposition, and destroyed computer evidence that he was required to produce in civil discovery.

 

        The indictment alleges that beyond the superficial similarities, the panda characters (pictured below) and story that Gordon created during the 1990s has very little in common with DreamWorks’ movie, Kung Fu Panda. 

Gordon’s Characters                             DreamWorks’ Po and Master Shifu

                                 

 

        The indictment alleges that, in early 2008, several months before the movie’s June 2008 release, Gordon saw a trailer for Kung Fu Panda.  After seeing that trailer, Gordon revised his “Panda Power” drawings and story, which he renamed “Kung Fu Panda Power.”  He made these revisions as part of his scheme, so that his work would appear to be more similar to the DreamWorks pandas he had seen in the trailer.  In February 2011, Gordon filed a copyright infringement suit against DreamWorks in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, and later that year, he proposed that DreamWorks agree to settle the suit by paying him $12 million.  DreamWorks rejected that proposal, and the litigation continued for another two years.

 

        During the course of the litigation, it is alleged that Gordon intentionally deleted relevant evidence on his computer that he was required to produce in discovery and lied during his civil deposition.  Furthermore, Gordon fabricated and backdated sketches that served as support for his suit.  The full nature of Gordon’s scheme came to light when DreamWorks discovered that Gordon had traced some of his panda drawings from a Disney Lion King coloring book (shown below). 

 

 

1996 Disney Coloring Book	Gordon’s 2000 Registration

 

        The indictment also alleges that Gordon’s other sketches, which were dated 1993 or 1994, were copied from this coloring book, which was not published until 1996, therefore demonstrating that Gordon drew these sketches after 1996 and backdated them.  After DreamWorks discovered the tracing from the coloring book, Gordon agreed to dismiss his suit.  By this point, however, DreamWorks had spent more than two years defending the fraudulent suit, at a cost of approximately $3 million.

 

The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000 and restitution.  The charge of perjury provides for a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

 

U.S. Attorney Ortiz and FBI SAC Shaw made the announcement today.  The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Adam Bookbinder and Amy Harman Burkart of Ortiz’s Cybercrime Unit.  The U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI would like to thank DreamWorks for its assistance during the investigation of this case.

 

The details contained in the indictment are allegations.  The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. 

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces Next Round of Life Sciences Accelerator Loan Program

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announces Next Round of Life Sciences Accelerator Loan Program

The MLSC’s flagship investment program provides working capital to early-stage companies

WALTHAM, MA – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), announced today the launch of the twelfth round of its Accelerator Loan Program, the MLSC’s flagship investment program that provides working capital to early-stage life sciences companies.  The MLSC is now accepting applications for this program, due by 12:00 p.m. EDT February 5, 2016, on the MLSC’s web site at www.masslifesciences.com.

Through the MLSC, Massachusetts is investing $1 billion in state funding to strengthen and expand the state’s life sciences ecosystem.  These investments are being made under the Massachusetts Life Sciences Initiative, approved by the State Legislature in 2008.

In the new round, the Accelerator program will offer loans of up to $750,000 per company.  The program seeks to provide support to companies at a critical stage of their development cycle, enabling them to conduct vital research and proof of concept studies, and attract subsequent investment while improving the odds of bringing cutting-edge innovation to the marketplace.

To date, the Accelerator Loan Program has funded or committed to fund $21.7 in loans to 31 companies that have generated more than $200 million in additional equity or acquisition proceeds.  Eight of these companies -- Good Start Genetics, InVivo Therapeutics, 4s3 Bioscience, Pluromed, MoMelan, Avaxia Biologics, Sample6 and AesRx -- have paid back their Accelerator loans early with interest.  The program has supported the commercialization of new products from additional companies such as Cristcot, Myomo, and Allurion.

“It is critical that we maintain a vibrant and dynamic community of early stage companies in order for the Massachusetts life sciences ecosystem to remain strong and competitive,” said Travis McCready, President & CEO of the MLSC.  “Filling the gap in early-stage financing will be an ongoing priority for the MLSC.  The Accelerator Loan Program is one way we will help promising young companies grow and commercialize their technologies, and create jobs here in Massachusetts while helping to bring new medical technologies to patients around the world.”

“For any early stage medical device company, securing financing is always a challenge.  Our Accelerator Loan from the MLSC provided the supplemental capital which, from a business standpoint, enabled the company to move closer to commercialization,” said Bill Johnson, CFO of Wellesley-based Lumicell. “The loan did much more than that however since we were able to enter clinical trials and obtain both surgeon and patient feedback on our cancer imaging technology."

As in all past rounds of the Accelerator Loan Program, applications will be subjected to a rigorous evaluation process, including peer review, evaluation by the MLSC’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and further screening by the MLSC’s Investment Sub-committee of the Board of Directors, which includes an in-person live presentation by finalists.  Final awards are scheduled to be announced by the MLSC’s Board of Directors in May of 2016.  Information sessions for potential applicants will be held throughout January in various locations and online.  Dates and locations are listed on the MLSC’s web site.

AACYF 美国南加州 华人社团2015年度十大新闻揭晓

美华裔非政府组织(NGO)研究会、北美华文新媒体民调中心、全美华裔青年新闻工作者联谊会等机构于12月21日联合公布“美国南加州华人社团2015年度10大新闻”评选结果。

据介绍，评选结果是根据专业民调、新闻影响度，并结合网上搜索率排名等综合方式产生。这是相关机构连续第七年公布的南加州地区华人社团年度10大新闻评选结果。

本次评选范围延续历年传统，着重于由华人社团自发主办的非营利社区活动、特别是在引领华人社团发展方向等方面具有先导性和正面积极意义的社团新闻。并密切关注有关华人社团实质服务功能、服务对象转型的新趋势。

从评选结果可以看出，南加州华人社团在2015年度的社区服务、华裔新生代形象建设、中华文化传播以及公民外交等华人社区活动新领域中，都有较为突出的创新表现，留学生社团的活动影响力和活动组织能力受到了社区的广泛关注。

　　按事件发生时间顺序，2015年度南加州华人社团10大新闻依次为：

1, 2015年2月7日晚，中国音乐学院附中中国少年民族管弦乐团在东洛杉矶学院为2000名当地观众带来了一场精彩绝伦的民族音乐盛宴，淋漓尽致地展现了中华文化的精美和绮丽。是南加州地区首个以中国民族音乐为主的“春晚”。 中国民族音乐春晚，由中国音乐学院附中、全美中华青年联合会、美国缪斯国际青少年艺术节组委会等机构主办。

2，南加州大学(USC)中国学生学者联合会（CSSA）主办的第三届南加州中国论坛，4月12日在洛杉矶举办。论坛新颖的创意、以及成功的组织安排，获得了留学生们与应邀到会的嘉宾们的一致好评。新一代的留学生们所表现出的组织能力、号召力、团队合作精神令人感佩。论坛的策划、规模、质量，展现出了新一代留学生的精英风貌。并对南加州地区留学生创业风潮起到了推动的作用。

3, 对于小留学生在海外的生活现状和发生的个别事件，全美中华青年联合会、美国华人公共外交促进会、北美深圳青年联合总会、美华国际青年商会、纽约中华青年联合会、美洲中华青年促统会、美国华裔优秀青年联谊会、南加州华人华侨联合会等社团4月16日向媒体和华人社区发出公开倡议书，希望高度关注小留学生的学习、生活状态。在对他们严格要求的同时，请给予更多正面的关心和鼓励。

4，缪斯国际青少年艺术节7月23日上午在洛杉矶康奈尔音乐学院演奏大厅隆重开幕，展开四天的各类型的专业音乐项目。来自中国的民族乐器演奏大师、好莱坞知名音乐制作人和音乐家、以及来自美国当地和中国多个省市、以及香港等地的青少年民族音乐专业学生参加了艺术节。缪斯国际青少年艺术节是目前在全美唯一的一个专注向主流社会传播中国民族传统音乐；提供中国民族音乐专业研讨平台；为中国民族管弦乐器青年演奏家提供与大师们交流机会、培养和吸引更多中国民族音乐爱好者的专业性较强的艺术节。

5, 来自中国云南的探险家金飞豹、费宣、金飞彪、李鹏飞、杨海东等5人，8月8日上午骑车抵达美国西海岸城市洛杉矶的圣塔莫尼卡海边的66号公路终点路牌，宣告历时66天的骑自行车穿越美国行程成功。66岁的费宣同时创造了华人年龄最大的骑自行车穿越美国的纪录。在南加州云南同乡会、南加州云南青年联合会、全美中华青年联合会等参与了项目的策划和协办工作。

6，全美华人华侨纪念抗日战争胜利70周年委员会3月22日，在洛杉矶中国城举办纪念“台儿庄战役”专题研讨会；4月在洛杉矶举办专题研讨会，纪念湘西会战大捷70周年，重点研讨美国在湘西会战中发挥的作用，一致认为湘西会战是中美合作的最成功战例之一。5月在洛杉矶举办“美洲华侨航校与抗日战争”专题研讨会，回顾当年美洲各地华人社团兴办华侨航空学校，为抗日战争空中作战培养空军人才的历史。

8月11日百年历史的传统侨社罗省合胜堂、美洲秉公总堂罗省支堂等美洲洪门组织，以及全美华人华侨纪念抗日战争胜利70周年委员会、南加州华人华侨联合会等机构联合主办的“美洲洪门组织与抗日战争”论坛。

上述系列的专题研讨会为南加州地区最具影响力和学术价值的纪念抗日战争胜利70周年的活动。

7, 栖息地守望者基金会、肯尼亚马拉野生动物保护基金会、美国华人公共外交促进会等社团10月在洛杉矶联合向全美华人社区呼吁，提升华人社区积极参与公益形象、拓展华人社团的公益事业参与范围，共同培养华裔青少年野生动物保护意识，推动跨国合作，在造福人类和地球生态的全球各国的共同事业中，展现华人在国际社会中的世界公民责任感。

栖息地守望者基金会已连续两年组织了美国华裔青少年赴肯尼亚马拉野生动物保护区的义工团队。这些学生在当地的小学开办绘画、音乐、摄影和野生动物保护的兴趣班，与当地青少年互交流人与自然和谐共处的梦想和现实。

8，在深受美国青少年喜爱的万圣节到来之际，由南加州留学生社团ICON UNION携手南加州大学香港学生会（USC HKSA）举办的万圣节超大型免费主题舞会The Dismaland，10月23日晚在洛杉矶市中心成功举办，盛况空前，超过3000名留学生和各族裔青年踊跃参与，开创南加州华人社区历史上最大型的免费舞会记录。

9，全美中华青年联合会11月29日宣告，将在南加州大洛杉矶地区几个小留学生较为聚集的区域，成立南加州中国小留学生服务中心，面向在南加州地区人数众多的中国小留学生们提供提供住实质服务项目。进一步强化侨团应有的服务功能。并首次提出，早期成立华人社团的目的和相应的功能正在逐渐消退。社团的转型和设定新的服务对象和功能，是在创新社会中对华人社团提出的新课题。

10，美国亚裔保险理财协会12月3日在南加州园林市举行第八届年会，来自全美各地近500位保险理财专业人士，与众多国际知名保险业公司的高层人士出席了当天大会。该会2007年由南加州保险业界华裔知名人士创立，美国亚裔保险理财协会的专业行业协会特色明确，目前在全美各地设有八个分会，逐步形成了实质的全美行业协会框架，成为名副其实的全美少数族裔社团。（AACYF洛杉矶讯）

國際領袖基金會2016暑期公共事務實習即起接受報名

國際領袖基金會宣布 2016 年暑期公共事務實習計劃

國際領袖基金會(International Leadership Foundation) 2016 年度「暑期公共事務實習計劃」報名開 始。國際領袖基金會每年暑期都會選拔約 30 名傑出的亞太裔大學生,前往華盛頓首都的聯邦政府 機構，白宮、及國會實習參加十個星期的公共事務實習計劃。2016 年暑期公共事務實習計劃， 現在開始接受報名，報名截止日期為 2016 年 2 月 1 日止。被選入此計劃的學生，還將在週末期 間，參加國會山莊的領袖才能研討會，學習發展人際關係的技巧，從中學習對美國政府系統最有 價值和第一手的知識。暑期公共事務實習計劃費用由基金會承擔，學生們需自付旅行及食宿費 用，但可獲得基金會$2000 元的資助。公共事務實習計劃申請者資格，需為亞太裔大學本科生學 生，具美國公民身份，擁有 3.0 及以上的 GPA 成績。需要了解更多信息或提交申請，請查詢 www.ILFNATIONAL.org。國際領袖基金會在提升亞太裔社區參與公共服務方面有傑出的記錄。亞太裔社區需要在政府中有更大的代表性，因此，希望訓練新一代在他們各自領域中成為成功的領袖，從而提升亞太裔社區的聲音和能見度。

 爲達成這一目標，國際領袖基金會舉辦的公共事務實習計劃，將會把參與該計劃的學生，安置到 十數個聯邦政府機構，甚至有機會到位置極為有限的白宮，為希望體驗及了解政府內部運作的年 輕亞太裔年輕學生提供強化的訓練，以有效提升他們的領袖才能。2015 年的公共事務實習學生 進入 10 個聯邦政府部門、16 個辦公室（其中包括國務院、國防部、商務部等）進行 8 個星期的實習，公共事務實習學生達 30 位之多，白宮連續第 5 年從國際領袖基金會中挑選實習生。本會 還為過千名美國亞太裔，特別是華裔大學生提供獎學金和領袖訓練。2015 有超過 200 名傑出大 學生參加基金會各項計劃，還有超過 150 名傑出美國亞太裔學生參加由國際領袖基金會和「美國 亞裔領袖訓練會(CAPAL)」合辦的培訓項目「美國華府領導人才研討會」，依日程分別舉辦不同 性質及內容的「領袖人才培訓及講習」活動。

 本會執行長董繼玲說“國際領袖基金會以教導亞裔未來的領袖如何進入美國主流社會, 促進美國亞 裔參與公共服務為宗旨，了解如何為我們社區爭取最大權益”。 本會安排每個公共事務青年學者 到美國聯邦政府各行政部門正式實習，了解美國國會、白宮的運作及政策發展；並表揚亞裔傑出 楷模獎，組團拜訪國會及政府各部會，以提升美國亞裔權益；推展國際交流計劃，企業與領袖高 峰論壇，提供國際青年領袖人才培訓，讓來自亞太地區國家與美國的優秀企業及社區領袖、青年 學員，彼此互相研討國際事務，共創未來，形成全球青年領袖社群。

 著名亞太裔領袖，前聯邦勞工部部長趙小蘭女士為國際領袖基金會名譽理事長，前交通部長豐田 先生則為基金會名譽主席。全美分會會長包括林美蓮 (舊金山),  黄亚村 (紐約),  劉馨儀 (洛杉磯), 孔慶超 (底特律),傅惠芬 (芝加哥),黄國清 (華盛頓 DC),伯尼莊麗香(休斯頓),嚴培達 (奧蘭多),鄭漢城 (邁阿密）,葉超,吳子平(新英格蘭),吳小燕(西雅圖),安妮拉安利(橙縣),簡衛 (亞特蘭大)等,其他榮譽會長和委員會主委包括孫陳小鳴,吳來蘇,許文忠,陳鈞亞,趙惠普,沈郭逸媛,韓麗莉等。

國際領袖基金會再度被選入

2015 - 2016 聯邦政府慈善活動 (CFC) 最佳慈善事業組織名錄

際領袖基金會(International Leadership Foundation) 被再次選入 2015 - 2016 聯邦政 府慈善活動（Combined Federal Campaign, CFC）最佳慈善事業組織名錄。 CFC 是 由白宮人事局 (Office of Personnel Management) 主辦, 是世界上最大和最成功的年度 職場慈善活動, 通過嚴格的挑選，選出全美最佳的慈善事業組織，並建議鼓勵 聯邦 政府僱員支持慈善事業，以提高社會的生活質量。

 國際領袖基金會在全美各地有 15 個分會，為全美著名的青年領袖人才訓練機構， 以提升美國亞裔地位、培育國際青年未來領袖、結合美國政經資源、促進美國與亞 太地區的國際交流活動為宗旨的非營利組織。國際領袖基金會以其傑出的 使命和 健全的財務及審計報告 ， 得以再度入選。國際領袖基金會（ CFC 編號 24372 ）的 捐款，將直接用於支持學生暑期公共事務實習計劃及獎學金，推薦並資助優秀的亞 裔青年進入國會及聯邦政府各部門實習。培養青年領袖人才，發展青年領導力，幫 助亞太裔第二代公共政策訓練。有關資料網站(http://www.opm.gov/combined- federal-campaign)。

國際領袖基金會在全美各地有 15 個分會，系全美著名的青年領袖人才訓練機構， 以提升美國亞裔地位，培育國際青年未來領袖，並結合美國政經資源，及促進美國 及亞太地區，國際交流活動為宗旨的非營利性組織。由在美國政界的亞裔傑出代 表、美國聯邦前商務部暨交通運輸部峰田部長，接任名譽理事長(Hon.Chairman)。 美國聯邦前勞工部趙小蘭部長，同任名譽理事長職務(Hon.Chairwoman)。本會每 年舉辦全球性層級的表揚亞裔傑出楷模獎，每年獲獎者都是全美亞裔社區最優秀的 佼佼者。民主黨全國副主席日裔國會議員本田，路易斯安那州印度裔州長金杜爾， 國會議員趙美心，皆在歷年來的年會頒獎典禮上，獲贈代表「最佳公職服務獎」的 殊榮。