【大纪元1月23日讯】恭喜发财！我谨代表KNOX市市政厅，衷心祝愿各位新年快乐！值此猴年伊始，阖家团圆，亲朋欢聚的时刻，我祝愿大家在新的一年里，幸福安康，财运亨通。
KNOX市有7000多名澳洲华裔居民。据我所知，不论是在澳洲或海外出生，新年对大家来说，都是一个非常重大的节日，它代表着新的一年的希望，大家欢聚一堂，盛情款待亲朋，开心快乐，派发红包。
民族传统对于各个国家来讲都是非常重要的。幸运的是，在澳洲大家能够分享有趣而又意义重大的多元化的各种庆祝活动。在澳洲，无论是西方人还是东方人都把新年放在极其重要的位置。对于我们大多数人来讲，这一天万象更新，寄托着大家对未来的期待、计划和希望。
真诚祝愿大家好运，希望大家在新的一年中，梦想成真，财运亨通。
市长：珍妮摩尔（Cr. Jenny Moore）
2004年1月19日
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MR2004-009
Monday 19 January 2004
Kung Hei Fat Choi! On behalf of Knox City Council, I am delighted to wish you a Happy New Year. As you gather with your families and friends to celebrate the commencement of the Year of Monkey, I wish you great happiness and good fortune in the coming year.
We have more than 7,000 Knox residents with Chinese ancestry and whether born in Australia or overseas, I know that the lunar New Year remains a day of great celebration, a day of hope for the coming year and day of feasting, fun and red packets with loved ones and friends
Traditions are important in every society and we are so fortunate in Australia to be able to share such an interesting and important diversity of celebrations. New Year, whether the Western or Eastern New Year, is high on the list of special days in our country. For most of us, it is a day of renewal when expectations, plans and hopes for the future are upper most in our minds.
I wish you very good luck and hope the coming year is one when dreams are fulfilled and fortune flows.
Cr Jenny Moore
Mayor
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