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'''Hughes Eng''', [[Order of Ontario|O. Ont]], is a community activist in the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] community in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada.<ref name = "CCCGT">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html |title=Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: Board of Directors 2010–2011 |access-date=2011-04-09 |archive-date=2011-07-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215442/http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name = "alumni" >{{Cite web |url=http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/alumniawardsnight/archive/2009/index.html#HEng |title=2009 Ryerson University Alumni Award Recipient |access-date=2011-04-09 |archive-date=2010-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903150510/http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni/alumniawardsnight/archive/2009/index.html#HEng |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Hughes Eng''', [[Order of Ontario]], is a community activist in the [[Chinese people|Chinese]] community in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario, Canada]]. <ref name = "CCCGT">[http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: Board of Directors 2010–2011] </ref>


Eng immigrated to [[Canada]] from [[China]] during the period of the [[Chinese Immigration Act, 1923|Chinese Exclusion Act]], an experience that lead to this role in getting compensation from the [[Canadian]] government. He worked at the University of Toronto Press for 28 years and retired in 1987. <ref name = "CCCGT" />
Eng immigrated to [[Canada]] from [[Republic of China (1912–49)|China]] during the period of the [[Chinese Immigration Act, 1923|Chinese Exclusion Act]], an experience that lead to his role in getting compensation from the [[Government of Canada]]. After graduating from [[Ryerson Polytechnical Institute]] (1959) with a degree in Printing Management,<ref name = "alumni" /> he worked at the University of Toronto Press for 28 years and retired in 1987.<ref name = "CCCGT" />


He has been Vice-Chair of the Board of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (1991) <ref name = "CCCGT" /> and Co-Chair of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, as well as:
He has been Vice-Chair of the Board of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (1991) <ref name = "CCCGT" /><ref name = "alumni" /> and Co-Chair of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, as well as:


* Vice-Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation, 1989 to 1995
* Vice-Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation, 1989 to 1995 <ref name = "alumni" />
* Chair of the Confederation of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations, 1994 to 1998 <ref name = "CCCGT" />
* Chair of the Confederation of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations, 1994 to 1998 <ref name = "CCCGT" />
* Member of the Chinese-Canadian Advisory Committee under the Community Historical Recognition Program 2008-present
* Member of the Chinese-Canadian Advisory Committee under the Community Historical Recognition Program 2008–present <ref name = "alumni" />

In [[2006]] Eng was awarded the [[Order of Ontario]] for his community work. He is the father of Ben (Toronto Police Service), Margaret, Rose and Robert, grandfather of David, Heather, Elizabeth, Claire and Neil and great-grandfather to Hudson Hughes.


Hughes Eng (伍卓生) has been Vice-Chair of the Board of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto since 1991. Retired from the University of Toronto Press at 1987 after 28 years of service, he was Vice-Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation from 1989 to 1995, Chair of the Confederation of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations from 1994 to 1998. He is now the co-Chair of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians.








In 2006 Eng was awarded the [[Order of Ontario]] for being the founding director of both the National Congress of Chinese and Chinavision (now [[Fairchild TV]]) and for providing decades of exemplary community service in Ontario.<ref>[http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/news/event.php?ItemID=4415&Lang=en Ontario: Office of the Premier. ''Premier Congratulates Order Of Ontario Inductees - December 20, 2006''] Accessed April 8, 2011.</ref> He is the father of Ben (Toronto Police Service), Margaret, Rose and Robert, grandfather of David, Heather, Elizabeth, Claire and Neil and great-grandfather to Hudson, Claira, Parker, and Callum, distant relative of [[Susan Eng]].


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==See Also==

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[[Order of Ontario]]


==External Links==
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*[[Chinese Immigration Act, 1923]]
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*[http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: Board of Directors 2010–2011]
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*[[Order of Ontario]]


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*[http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: Board of Directors 2010–2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722215442/http://www.cccgt.org/F.cgi/(en)/directors/index.html |date=2011-07-22 }}


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Latest revision as of 09:56, 24 August 2024

Hughes Eng, O. Ont, is a community activist in the Chinese community in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1][2]

Eng immigrated to Canada from China during the period of the Chinese Exclusion Act, an experience that lead to his role in getting compensation from the Government of Canada. After graduating from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (1959) with a degree in Printing Management,[2] he worked at the University of Toronto Press for 28 years and retired in 1987.[1]

He has been Vice-Chair of the Board of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (1991) [1][2] and Co-Chair of the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, as well as:

  • Vice-Chair of the Canadian Liver Foundation, 1989 to 1995 [2]
  • Chair of the Confederation of the Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations, 1994 to 1998 [1]
  • Member of the Chinese-Canadian Advisory Committee under the Community Historical Recognition Program 2008–present [2]

In 2006 Eng was awarded the Order of Ontario for being the founding director of both the National Congress of Chinese and Chinavision (now Fairchild TV) and for providing decades of exemplary community service in Ontario.[3] He is the father of Ben (Toronto Police Service), Margaret, Rose and Robert, grandfather of David, Heather, Elizabeth, Claire and Neil and great-grandfather to Hudson, Claira, Parker, and Callum, distant relative of Susan Eng.

Cited References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: Board of Directors 2010–2011". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e "2009 Ryerson University Alumni Award Recipient". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
  3. ^ Ontario: Office of the Premier. Premier Congratulates Order Of Ontario Inductees - December 20, 2006 Accessed April 8, 2011.

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