OFFICIAL NOTICE
BASED ON UNSUBSTANTIATED RUMORS ON THE AFTERNOON OF JUNE 11TH, 2009, THE MEMBERS OF THE GHEE KUNG TONG SUPREME LODGE (CHINESE FREEMASONS OF THE WORLD) WAS LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO IMMEDIATELY WITHDRAW FROM THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND THE CHINATOWN NIGHT MARKET. WE RESIGNED WITH THE HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE AND OFFICIALS WHO ARE BIASED AGAINST THE GHEE KUNG TONG WOULD STILL ALLOW THE CHINATOWN NIGHT MARKET TO CONTINUE. WE CAME ON BOARD THE CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO CONTRIBUTE OUR TIME AND RESOURCES TO THE NIGHT MARKET WANTING TO HELP STIMULATE THE BUSINESSES IN CHINATOWN BY REACHING MORE VISITORS THEN THE ALREADY EXISTING VISITORS IN CHINATOWN. THE CNA (CHINESE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION) HAD AN OPEN INVITATION TO ALL ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS TO STEP FORWARD AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY VIA THE NIGHT MARKET. A FEW HAD EXPRESSED INTEREST BUT NONE HAD SHOWN ANY GOOD FAITH EFFORTS OTHER THAN THE GHEE KUNG TONG. OUR MEMBERS WILLINGLY TOOK TIME OFF FROM THEIR OWN CAREERS TO ATTEND ALL THE PLANNING MEETINGS AND ANY RELATED DELIBERATIONS. DURING THE 160 PLUS YEARS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GHEE KUNG TONG, WE HAVE NEVER USED THE ACCUSED "SCARE TACTICS". OUR GOAL AND COMMITMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO LEND A HELPING HAND TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ON JUNE 10TH, 2009 THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE UNDER THE COLUMN OF "MATIER AND ROSS" PRINTED "RUMORS" WHICH STATED THAT THE GHEE KUNG TONG WAS USING "INTIMIDATING TACTICS TO SCARE OFF OTHERS INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE MARKET". THEY ALSO STATED THAT TAX PAYERS GRANTS WERE BEING MISUSED. THESE RUMORS ARE BASELESS AND COMPLETELY UNSUBSTANTIATED. THE LATTER RUMOR HAS BEEN RETRACTED BY MATIER AND ROSS ON A LATER COLUMN. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LUDICROUS RUMORS, SUPERVISOR DAVID CHIU HAD REQUESTED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SHUT DOWN THE NIGHT MARKET. THIS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SHUT THE NIGHT MARKET DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROOF THAT THE GHEE KUNG TONG'S MEMBERS HAD ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THE HEINOUS RUMORS.
AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION WAS ISSUED TO GHEE KUNG TONG ON MARCH 13TH, 2009 BY SUPERVISOR DAVID CHIU FOR OUR GOOD WORK. BUT, NOW, HE IS CLAIMING THAT IF HE KNEW WHAT HE KNOWS NOW THE PROCLAMATION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ISSUED. WHAT DOES HE KNOW? IF HE KNEW US AT ALL, HE WOULD KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL VOLUNTERRS FOR THE NIGHT MARKET. WHY TRY TO SHUT IT DOWN UNDLESS HE HAS OTHER POLITICAL AGENDA'S FOR THE NIGHT MARKET?
WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE GHEE KUNG TONG ARE OUTRAGED AT SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FROM SUPERVISOR CHIU'S DISTRICT. HOW CAN HE BE AGAINST THE NIGHT MARKET, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT'S NINE YEARS COMING, HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, AS WELL HAVING CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT AND UNDENIABLE NUMBER OF NEW VISITORS TO CHINATOWN? WHAT IS TRYING TO SAY TO CHINATOWN? DID WE MAKE A MISTAKE AND VOTE FOR THE WRONG LEADER? WHY IS HE TAKING AWAY FROM HIS OWN DISTRICT? WHERE IS HIS BEST INTEREST?? BECAUSE OF THIS DECISION, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE HIS BEST INTEREST IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF CHINATOWN. WE THE GHEE KUNG TONG, AND THE CHINESE COMMUNITY WANT ANSWERS!!!
**LEGAL NOTICE HAS GONE OUT TO "MATIER AND ROSS" AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE DEMANDING A FULL AND IMMEDIATE RETRACTION AND APOLOGY.
ON JUNE 10TH, 2009 THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE UNDER THE COLUMN OF "MATIER AND ROSS" PRINTED "RUMORS" WHICH STATED THAT THE GHEE KUNG TONG WAS USING "INTIMIDATING TACTICS TO SCARE OFF OTHERS INTERESTED IN TAKING OVER THE MARKET". THEY ALSO STATED THAT TAX PAYERS GRANTS WERE BEING MISUSED. THESE RUMORS ARE BASELESS AND COMPLETELY UNSUBSTANTIATED. THE LATTER RUMOR HAS BEEN RETRACTED BY MATIER AND ROSS ON A LATER COLUMN. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LUDICROUS RUMORS, SUPERVISOR DAVID CHIU HAD REQUESTED THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SHUT DOWN THE NIGHT MARKET. THIS EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN OFFICIAL NOTICE FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO SHUT THE NIGHT MARKET DOWN WITHOUT ANY PROOF THAT THE GHEE KUNG TONG'S MEMBERS HAD ANY ASSOCIATION WITH THE HEINOUS RUMORS.
AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION WAS ISSUED TO GHEE KUNG TONG ON MARCH 13TH, 2009 BY SUPERVISOR DAVID CHIU FOR OUR GOOD WORK. BUT, NOW, HE IS CLAIMING THAT IF HE KNEW WHAT HE KNOWS NOW THE PROCLAMATION WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ISSUED. WHAT DOES HE KNOW? IF HE KNEW US AT ALL, HE WOULD KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL VOLUNTERRS FOR THE NIGHT MARKET. WHY TRY TO SHUT IT DOWN UNDLESS HE HAS OTHER POLITICAL AGENDA'S FOR THE NIGHT MARKET?
WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE GHEE KUNG TONG ARE OUTRAGED AT SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE LEADERSHIP FROM SUPERVISOR CHIU'S DISTRICT. HOW CAN HE BE AGAINST THE NIGHT MARKET, AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT'S NINE YEARS COMING, HAS THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, AS WELL HAVING CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT AND UNDENIABLE NUMBER OF NEW VISITORS TO CHINATOWN? WHAT IS TRYING TO SAY TO CHINATOWN? DID WE MAKE A MISTAKE AND VOTE FOR THE WRONG LEADER? WHY IS HE TAKING AWAY FROM HIS OWN DISTRICT? WHERE IS HIS BEST INTEREST?? BECAUSE OF THIS DECISION, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE HIS BEST INTEREST IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES OF CHINATOWN. WE THE GHEE KUNG TONG, AND THE CHINESE COMMUNITY WANT ANSWERS!!!
**LEGAL NOTICE HAS GONE OUT TO "MATIER AND ROSS" AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE DEMANDING A FULL AND IMMEDIATE RETRACTION AND APOLOGY.
