"Ordre National du Québec" presented to Jack W. Lee by Premier Jean Charest.
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"Ordre National du Québec" presented to Jack W. Lee by Premier Jean Charest.
Businessman and restaurant owner, Jack W. Lee is a leader and spokesperson for the Quebec Chinese community. He is unquestionably, the Chinese Quebecer to have contributed the most to the integration of his community to the Quebec society. Jack W. Lee was born in Tai Shan, China, in 1929. After arriving in Canada in 1952, along with his father, they operated a family restaurant in Sherbrooke, Quebec. He now lives in Montreal’s Chinatown. Parallel to a profitable career in business, for more than three decades, Mr. Lee has been active in numerous professional and community organizations. With 29 years as a member of the Board of Directors for the Quebec Chinese Restaurant Association, 5 of which as Chairman of the Board, he strived to raise and achieve high quality of standards. To revitalize Montreal’s Chinatown, Mr. Lee convinced the governments of the importance to safeguard this community that was being threatened of disappearing due to Real Estate Developers. As the founding President of Montreal’s Chinese Community United Centre, he has succeeded in unifying the stakeholders of his community and to gather groups of different ideologies. Mr. Lee is also responsible for bringing the first annual International Festival of Dragon Boat Races to the City of Montreal. Currently, Mr. Lee represents the Quebec Chinese Community at the National Congress of Chinese Canadians, as Co-President of the organization. The organization has brought awareness to Canadians of the discriminatory character of the Head Tax that was imposed upon Chinese immigrants at the end of the 19th century and of the Federal Chinese Immigration Act, that was enforced from 1923-1947. We are proud to announce, that Mr. Jack W. Lee is the 1st Chinese Quebecer to be honoured by the Government of Quebec for the “Ordre National du Quebec”. Jack W. Lee is also member of the Order of Canada (1992). He was notably awarded the Quebec Chinese Restaurants Association Dedication Award (1994), the Quebec Federation of Ethnic Groups Commemorative Medal (1987) and the 125th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation Commemorative Medal (1992).
Google Video | June 20, 2007
