陳毓禮伉儷公園揭牌 麻州長議員齊到賀

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker，前左二)和陳毓禮等人玩自拍。(周菊子攝)

                                 

  

                       (Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)在州長，州議員，市議員紛紛出席的隆重中，波士頓華埠公園在2019年7月9日正式改名為 "毓禮叔，麗蓉姨公園(Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park)”。

麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker，左)一到會場，就親切地擁著陳毓禮
寒暄問候。(周菊子攝)

             麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)在致詞時說，陳毓禮從1970年代在懷特市長時期擔任申訴委員會(grievance committee)共同主席開始參與政治，黃麗蓉從經營麗禮禮品店後，深入社區。他們倆在過去這半個世紀的50多年來，為華埠社區服務，爭取支持，創造機會，給數以萬計的人，以及波士頓市帶來正面，深遠的影響。看陳毓禮的一生，有如看翻看歷史，他們的心繫社區，教人無法不心生尊敬。沒有像他們這樣的人，華埠、波士頓不會有今日的美好，繁榮，現代化。

右起，波士頓市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)，麻州長查理貝克，麻州眾議員
麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)，麻州參議員賓加利(Joe Boncore)。
(周菊子攝)

             麻州眾議員麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)和陳毓禮交情匪淺，早從十七，八歲，進波士頓市府實習時，就認識了陳毓禮，之後進州議會當議員，議長助理，一路到2009年7月8日經由特別選舉當選麻州眾議員迄今。今年41歲的他說，陳毓禮一直都從旁輔佐，真誠忠告，讓他少走了不少彎路。他一直心存感激。華埠公園改名為"毓禮叔，麗蓉姨公園”，也是麥家威提案，在州議會上一個會期結束前通過的。

             麻州參議員賓加利(Joe Boncore)也說，當年他只不過是麻州小鎮溫卓普(Winthrop)的鎮經理，可是陳毓禮卻毫不嫌棄的幫他助選，才讓他順利的在2016年當選。今年37歲的他還做了一下現場調查，證明當天在場者，有很多人和他一樣，都接受過陳毓禮的幫助。

左起，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，波士頓經文處處長徐佑典都來向
陳毓禮道賀。(周菊子攝)

             看著州長，州市議員都來祝賀，許多過去這幾十年中的老同事都來致意，陳毓禮十分感動，也無限感慨。他說，他和黃麗蓉在Maryknoll姊妹中心認識，在聖沾士(St. James)教堂結婚。雖然黃麗蓉已辭世，但是精神與大家同在。華埠一直是他倆生命的一部分，也是他們的家庭移民來到，工作，生活的地方。

             今年87歲的陳毓禮，在波士頓出生，幼年失怙，親戚把他們六兄弟姊妹送回中國大陸，交給大媽梅顏香扶養，直到1947年時，為避戰亂，他們才陸續回到波士頓，並在宗親幫助下自力更生。

左起，賓加利，黃景佩，陳毓璇，陳毓禮，麻州長查理貝克，陳毓禮
的兒子陳孟君，麥家威等人在儀式後合影。(周菊子攝)

             這樣的人生經歷，使得他和哥哥陳毓璇等家人，一直都知道彼此扶持的重要，一直非常重視宗親會，關懷社區。在他們事業有成，政界關係厚實之際，幫助過數難以計的鄉親，無論是找工作，辦移民，覓居屋，和政府打交道，只要是他們能力所及，幾乎求無不應，於是早在三十多年前，波士頓華埠內已是人人都喊他們”法蘭克叔叔(uncle Frank)"，”比爾叔叔(uncle Bill)”。黃麗蓉也當然是”麗蓉姨(auntie Kay)”。

             陳毓禮由於在波士頓市政府做過三朝元老，從凱文懷特(kevin White)，雷夫連(Ray Flynn)到萬寧路(Tom Menino)，歷經三任市長，才從波士頓市政府採購局局長一職退休。許多他的舊同事7月9日都來出席公園揭牌儀式，讓他感動非常。 

右起，陳毓禮，陳毓禮的兒子陳孟君，陳毓璇，黃景佩，陳毓禮的姊姊，
陳鳳娥，陳金鳳。(周菊子攝)

                當天到會的除了州長，州議員外，波士頓市的市議長Annissa Essaibi，市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)，米高法拉提(Michael Flaherty)，愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)，以及駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長徐佑典，波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉，前任聯邦眾議員卡普阿諾(Mike Capuano)，前麻州眾議會議長Sal Dimasi，前市長萬寧路的夫人安琪拉等，都夾雜在道賀人群中。

陳毓禮和家人。(周菊子攝)

            

波士頓警察局局長William Gross(左五)等波士頓警察和陳毓禮合影。
(周菊子攝)

波士頓經文處處長徐佑典和陳毓禮。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)和陳毓禮。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市議員波士頓市的市議長Annissa Essaibi(左起)，米高法拉提(Michael Flaherty)，愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)，市議員吳弭(Michelle Wu)，
頒表揚狀給陳毓禮(中)。(周菊子攝)

台山同鄉聯誼會鄺元傑(右二)等人都來祝賀陳毓禮。(周菊子攝)

紐英崙至孝篤親公所宗親和陳毓禮。(周菊子攝)

左起，陳秀英，黃景佩，陳毓璇，陳孟君，陳毓禮等人坐在第一排。

左起，陳秀英，黃景佩，陳毓璇，陳孟君，陳毓禮等人為致詞股長。
(周菊子攝)

陳毓禮致詞，慨言黃麗蓉精神同在。(周菊子攝)

麻州長查理貝克(左)和州議員麥家威(右)和陳毓禮親切交流。(周菊子攝)

麻州長查理貝克(左)敬老尊賢的招呼陳毓禮。(周菊子攝)

Baker-Polito Administration Announces $86 Million Investment in Workforce Housing

 Baker-Polito Administration Announces $86 Million Investment in Workforce Housing

Funding will expand programming, enable workforce homeownership

MATTAPAN – Today, Governor Charlie Baker joined Undersecretary for Housing and Community Development Janelle Chan, MassHousing Executive Director Chrystal Kornegay, legislators and affordable housing advocates to announce $86 million in new funding to expand the Workforce Housing Initiative, including $60 million to support homeownership.

The investment announced today will allow MassHousing to expand this initiative and develop new homes to increase first-time homeownership opportunities. The $60 million commitment will create roughly 500 new workforce homes that will be affordable and accessible for moderate-income, first-time homebuyers. The remaining $26 million will support the creation of roughly 260 new workforce housing rental units.

“Since taking office, our administration has invested more than $1 billion into affordable housing, building and preserving tens of thousands of units for residents and families across the Commonwealth,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “We are proud to add an additional $86 million of funding targeted towards middle-income families, and we will keep advocating for the passage of the Housing Choice legislation to boost the production of much-needed units.”

“Access to adequate, affordable housing is critical to the growth of our communities and the families that comprise them,” said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. “Governor Baker and I will continue to draw upon every tool at our disposal to promote housing options for residents, and look forward to using today’s new funding to help more families buy their first homes and lay roots in their neighborhoods.”

Launched in 2016, the Workforce Housing Initiative supports the development of homes for middle-income households who struggle to meet high housing costs, but do not qualify for traditional affordable housing. Since then, MassHousing has committed or closed workforce housing financing totaling $73.4 million to 31 projects in 16 communities across the state, making the Workforce Housing Initiative the largest state-level middle-income housing program in the United States.

Governor Baker made the announcement at Olmsted Green, a multi-phased workforce housing development at the site of the former Boston State Hospital. Led by Lena New Boston, a partnership between Lena Park Community Development Corporation and the New Boston Fund, the transit-oriented re-development of former Boston State Hospital will feature more than 500 mixed-income units once completed, including 41 townhomes that extend homeownership to families otherwise unable to afford it. In June 2018, the Governor joined Mayor Martin Walsh to cut the ribbon on the project’s latest phase.

A 2018 MassWorks grant worth $3 million funded the road and subsurface work required to deliver the project’s final 268 additional units of housing, 109 of them affordable.

“The housing shortage facing Massachusetts continues to intensify and poses a serious threat to maintaining our recent economic success,” said Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Mike Kennealy. “From our Housing Choice legislation to our affordable housing investments, our team is working around the clock to address this crisis head-on, and this additional investment in workforce housing is a meaningful step forward.”  

“Across the Commonwealth, the need for more housing, for households at every stage of life and across all incomes is only growing,” said Housing and Community Development Undersecretary Janelle Chan. “Our team is committed to meeting this critical housing challenge with new initiatives and funding, and today’s recapitalization of the Workforce Housing Fund is another great example.”

“We are thrilled the Baker-Polito Administration is investing in MassHousing’s Workforce Housing Initiative, the largest statewide program providing middle-income households with affordable homes,” said MassHousing Executive Director Chrystal Kornegay. “This substantial new state commitment will build on that success, opening new homeownership opportunities for Massachusetts workers, while also creating hundreds of new workforce housing rentals. It will advance our efforts to close the state’s racial homeownership gap, and unlock sustainable, inclusive economic growth.”

“Homeownership is the American Dream – when we own a home, we have security and an investment in our future. For too many people, particularly households of color, that dream is out of reach. Investing in homeownership is an investment in the Commonwealth's residents, our communities, and the state's economic growth,” said CHAPA CEO Rachel Heller. “Today’s announcement is exciting, and we applaud the Baker-Polito Administration for making this significant investment.”

“Olmsted Green is a clear demonstration of what is made possible by unique programs like the one Governor Baker announced here today,” said Jerry Rappaport Jr. of New Boston Fund. “We are incredibly proud of the success of this development, which has delivered hundreds of opportunities for rental and homeownership to the workforce community here in Mattapan. We look forward to continuing this project and serving as a model for similar homeownership opportunities across the Commonwealth.”

“A healthy mix of both workforce rental and workforce ownership housing is vital to building strong and vibrant communities across the Commonwealth. This is especially true in neighborhoods of color which are last to see investments from traditional lenders,” said Representative Russell E. Holmes. “Today’s announcement ensures a commitment to solutions that help address the wealth disparity that continues to grow as home prices become more and more out of reach for modest income first time home buyers.”

“Homeownership is an important step in addressing the wealth gap in communities of color,” said Representative Carlos Gonzalez, Chair of the Black and Latino Legislative Caucus. “I commend Governor Baker for this bold initiative that will provide economic resources that will have impact today and for future generations.”

This $86 million commitment to expanding MassHousing's Workforce Housing Initiative is being made possible through the capital the state received from the sale of General Electric’s headquarters.

The Baker-Polito Administration has shown a deep commitment to increasing the production of housing across income levels. Since 2015, the administration has invested more than $1 billion in affordable housing, resulting in the production and preservation of more than 17,000 housing units, including 15,000 affordable units. In 2018, Governor Baker signed the largest housing bond bill in Massachusetts history, committing more than $1.8 billion to the future of affordable housing production and preservation. The Baker-Polito Administration has also advanced the development of more than 7,000 mixed-income housing units through the successful MassWorks Infrastructure Program, reformed the Housing Development Incentive Program, and worked with communities to implement smart-growth development and planning efforts.

2020到波士頓慶祝五月花號抵美400週年

五月花二號，翻修竣工後將於2020五月首航波士頓。
(Boston Plantation提供)

(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)麻州州長查理貝克(Charlie Baker)，波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Martin Walsh) 和”五月花號2020航行”這非牟利組織主席Stephen Brodeur，執行長Magan Munson今天(七月八日)中午，在海軍碼頭的指揮官邸前，正式啟動”五月花號抵美400年”慶祝。

左起，Mayflower Sails 2020執行長Magan Munson，麻州州長
查理貝克(Charlie Baker)，波士頓市長馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh)，
Mayflower Sails 2020主席Stephen Brodeur等人致詞。
(周菊子攝)

嘉賓扯帆，象徵開始慶祝五月花號抵美400週年。
(周菊子攝)

今天的揚帆儀式，主要是為2020年5月14到19日，一連六日免費向公眾開放的海上節慶活動，預做宣傳。”五月花號抵美400年”的為期一整年慶祝，已於今年(2019)的4月17日，藉由新英格蘭系譜歷史學會(New England Historic Genealogical Society)的五月花號複製模型船，以及萬帕諾亞格(Wampanoag)族美國土著樂隊Patuxet母女的兩座雕塑揭幕，鋪開序曲。

根據五月花號原型重造的五月花二號(Mayflower II)，目前在康州神秘海港博物館(Mystic Seaport Museum)船塢已翻修三年，預定明年作歷史性的翻修後首航，訂5月14日駛抵麻州海軍碼頭和美國憲法號並列，供民眾參觀，再於9月轉往五月花號最初抵達美國的地點，普利茅斯種植園(Plymouth Plantation)展覽。

馬丁華殊在致詞時指出，這是非常有意義的節慶，提醒著人們來到美國，為的是自由與機會，大家必須從歷史，從過去學習，這也是個教導孩子們的好機會，讓他們知道，前輩先烈曾經忍受過什麼苦難，美國才有今天，大家必須攜手促使社會更公正，實踐美國給人民的承諾。

馬丁華殊還說，慶祝完五月花號抵美400週年後，波士頓市也將籌備到2030年時的波士頓市400週年。

Mayflower Sails 2020執行長Magan Munson(左一)，麻州州長
查理貝克(Charlie Baker)(中向右)，波士頓市長馬丁華殊
(Marty Walsh)，Mayflower Sails 2020主席Stephen Brodeur
等人致詞。(周菊子攝)

查理貝克指出，五月花二號是英國在1957年建成，並特地重走當年航線駛抵美國，藉以感謝美國在第二次世界大戰時，不棄當年出走前嫌，挽救英國的義舉。查理貝克上個月才訪問倫敦，出席一系列的離岸風電會議。他抽空參觀了1604年以後五度重建的天主教堂，裏面的一個小教堂，居然存有一本名冊，詳細記載了在二次世界大戰中捐軀者的姓名，而當年跨洋來到新天地美國的100多人，不但經歷艱辛，也曾有過一段和美國土著起起伏伏的來往，這都讓人在這400週年之際，要更加自覺地問自己”我們是誰”，作為一個整體社區，又該如何使得社會更美好。

五月花號是在1620年9月6號那天，從英國普利茅斯(Plymouth)向維琴尼亞(Virginia)出發，在海上航行66天後，船在11月抵達鱈魚角(Cape Cod)，也就是今天的普羅威斯頓(Provincetown)。船上有120名乘客和大約30名船員，其中許多是為爭取宗教自由，航向遠方。

船抵新大陸後，只有53人還活著，其中的41名男人在11月11日簽署了”五月花號公約(Mayflower Compact)”，同意建立一個形同政府的民眾自治團體，也開啟了美國的民主制度。

由於搭乘五月花號的這批朝聖者(Pilgrims)，在啟航前，曾定居荷蘭11年，五月花號400週年紀念，因此將是一場橫跨海洋，在英國，荷蘭，美國三地都有活動的大規模慶祝活動。

根據擁有五月花二號的普利茅斯種植園的資料，最原始的五月花號在1621年4月回航英國，後來出售，損毀了。五月花二號是由受過麻省理工學院訓練的海事建築師William Avery Baker為普利茅斯種植原設計，根據朝聖者當年出航時搭乘的船，於1950年代中期在英國Brixham建造的。這艘五月花二號於1957年抵達美國。

在2020年5月14日至19日的一連六日慶祝中，查理士城(Charlestown)的海軍碼頭將有登船導覽，搖滾音樂會等現場音樂演奏活動，為學校及非牟利團體安排的教育性導覽，以及系列講座等等。所有活動都免費，查詢詳情可上網MayflowerSails2020.com。

U.S. Department of Commerce Issues Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Duty Investigations of Imports of Fabricated Structural Steel from China, Canada, and Mexico

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico. In the China and Mexico investigations, Commerce made affirmative determinations, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies at rates ranging from 30.30 to 177.43 percent, and 0.01 (de minimis) to 74.01 percent, respectively. In the Canada investigation, Commerce made a negative determination, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies at de minimis levels ranging from 0.12 to 0.45 percent.

Based on these preliminary determinations, the Department of Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits from importers of fabricated structural steel from China and Mexico.

In 2018, imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico were valued at an estimated $722.5 million, $897.5 million, and $622.4 million, respectively.

The petitioner for these investigations is the American Institute of Steel Construction Full Member Subgroup (Chicago, IL).

The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law is a primary focus of the Trump Administration. Since the beginning of the current Administration, Commerce has initiated 172 new antidumping and countervailing duty investigations – this is a 219 percent increase from the comparable period in the previous administration.

Antidumping and countervailing duty laws provide American businesses and workers with an internationally accepted mechanism to seek relief from the harmful effects of the unfair pricing of imports into the United States. Commerce currently maintains 488 antidumping and countervailing duty orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

Commerce is currently scheduled to announce its final CVD determinations on or about November 19, 2019.

If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will be scheduled to make its final injury determinations on or about January 2, 2020. If Commerce makes affirmative final determinations in these investigations, and the ITC makes affirmative final injury determinations, Commerce will issue CVD orders. If Commerce makes negative final determinations, or the ITC makes negative final determinations of injury, the investigations will be terminated and no orders will be issued.

Click HERE for a fact sheet on today’s decisions.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for vigorously enforcing U.S. trade law and does so through an impartial, transparent process that abides by international law and is based on factual evidence provided on the record.

Foreign companies that price their products in the U.S. market below the cost of production or below prices in their home markets are subject to antidumping duties. Companies that receive unfair subsidies from their governments, such as grants, loans, equity infusions, tax breaks, or production inputs, are subject to countervailing duties aimed at directly countering those subsidies.

AG HEALEY FUNDS SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE

AG HEALEY FUNDS SUMMER JOBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE

Program Awards $322,000 in Grant Funding to 100 Organizations to Hire Young People

BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey today announced that her office is awarding nearly $322,000 in grant funding to 100 organizations across the state to fund summer jobs for young people that are focused on health and wellness.

“Our summer jobs program provides hundreds of young people across the state with an opportunity to challenge themselves, gain new skills, and make a difference in their own community,” AG Healey said. “We are pleased to be able to continue support cities, towns and nonprofits with this funding that keeps young people active and safe in the summer months and improves public health in Massachusetts.”

            This year’s Healthy Summer Youth Jobs Grant Program is funded with health-care related settlement money from the AG’s Office. This is the fifth year that the AG’s Office is running the grant program, which allows teens to hold summer jobs in their own communities that are focused on promoting nutrition, physical fitness and healthy living.

Examples of jobs funded through this year’s grant program include:

• Coaching sports or physical fitness activities at a summer camp;
• Building and maintaining a community garden or urban farm;
• Leading classes on cooking, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles;
• Creating a recycling awareness campaign for the community; and,
• Mentoring and educating youth about healthy relationships.

Since AG Healey launched the grant program in 2015, it has funded more than 800 jobs for young people across the state through settlement money.

            In addition to funding, the AG’s Community Engagement and Fair Labor Divisions will be visiting the young workers and providing training on worker’s rights and wage and hour laws.

長木交響樂團 Hatch Shell 免費音樂會 7/24

Free LSO Concert on the Esplanade!
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 at 7 PM – 9 PM
Hatch Memorial Shell

波士頓交響樂團 Tanglewood 免費音樂會7/19

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會2019年會訂8/3-4舉行

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會(BTBA)年會籌備小組合影。(周菊子攝)

(Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導)波士頓台灣人生物科技協會(BTBA; Boston Taiwanese Biotech Association)的2019年會已經排定8月3，4兩日，在哈佛大學的西北大樓(Northwest Building)舉行，主講演講嘉賓將有輝瑞製藥首席科學家Seng Cheng博士和中研院院士暨北卡教堂山大學微生物和免疫學專家丁邦容教授(Jenny P-Y Ting)。

BTBA小組召集人徐佑湉(左)和共同會長鄭永志(右)、。(周菊子攝)

波士頓台灣人生物科技協會是2012年由陳昇宏，陳映嘉等一群來自台灣，在生物科技領域鑽研的研究所學生，博士後，年輕專業人士等所組成的協會。自從2013年首度舉辦年會，一舉邀得前中研院院長翁啟惠博士，中研院院士暨哈佛大學教授蔡立慧博士擔任主題演講人，從美加各地吸引了300多人參會後，因而打響名號。

共同會長朱治齊。(周菊子攝)

今年的會議，已排定的議程，除了兩場主題演講之外，另有生物科技論壇:藥物形態，生物科技業界概況，學術座談，生技產業的領導與管理，學術圓桌會議，生技交流早餐會，麻州生命科學中心介紹波士頓生物科技生態系統綜覽，生物科技群聚的城市介紹，生技科學趨勢話題: 合成生物學等，共有不下44名講者。他們希望藉這場會議，讓年輕一輩的生醫從業人員或在學青年都能對生物醫藥領域的學術以及生技產業的發展，有更進一步的了解，包括全球新藥研發模式已逐漸轉型，除了小分子藥物及蛋白質藥之外，目前許多公司正在投入大量的資金來研發RNA技術平台和基因操控，利用CAR-T細胞來進行癌症治療的技術，更是這幾年炙手可熱的科學發展。

兩位BTBA前任會長，Alnylam製藥資深科學家杜荷洲，Acceleron 製藥科學家II郭杏姿，都將在生物科技論壇中分享經驗。德州台灣人生物科技協會(TTBA)會長Chih-Hsu Lin，中西部台灣生物科技協會(MTBA)共同會長之一Hao-Wei Chang，以及Bay Area台灣人生物科技協會(BATBA)資深代表Eric Du也將特地來波士頓，介紹當地生物科技聚落的主體方向。

BTBA2019年會工作小組。(周菊子攝)

BTBA的現任會長，Q-State Biosciences資深科學家鄭永志和Bluebird Bio科學家朱治齊是2018年8月接任的。為了服務歷年來的所有BTBA 會員（目前FB名單上已有1884名會員），他們從10月起每月舉辦講座，邀請兩名學者專家或研究會員來分享其研究或工作心得，給會員建立人脈關係的機會，並了解學術界和生技產業界的不同面貌，以期規劃未來生涯時，能夠更有頭緒。每次講座結束，接著就是年會的籌備會議。

朱治齊和鄭永志表示，迄今他們已舉辦了9場每月講座，其中包括布洛德研究院(Broad Institute)的Ariel Yeh，麻省總醫院的王承育(Chen-Yu Wang)等，每次兩人，目前已有18名生技學者專家前來分享他們的研究專長。另外，除了協會本身主辦的活動，BTBA也協助波士頓當地的其他單位，以及從台灣前來波士頓的官方組織籌備各式活動。在今年期間，他們還協助台北市政府在麻州舉辦第一屆的”台北生技論壇”，也協助科技部來舉辦中國醫藥大學的海外招聘會座談會，另外今年BTBA也在例行活動中加入了學術界以及產業界的同儕學習專題活動 (Industry/Academia Peer-Mentoring Programs) 主要讓會員們從輕鬆角度來幫助其他會員了解各自領域的概況以期達到相互成長的目的。

BTBA 的2019年會已開始售票，目前早鳥票的價格為學生/博士後為＄20，一般專業人士為＄30，年會的會場地址為52 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138，報名可上網https://www.eventbrite.com/e/btba-annual-symposium-tickets-62120152047。年會詳情網址為http://btbatw.org/2019/website。(圖片已於7月4日發表)

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浙江網新恒天軟件首席創新官馬滿才。(周菊子攝)

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