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KOTA KINABALU: The Society of Hope Sabah hosted a Chinese New Year Christian Fellowship gathering for various churches and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in common mission with the goals of the Society at the private residence of its founder Datuk Seri Christina Liew at Sri Cocos, here, on Friday.

In her welcome address, the Society’s President Josephine Hadikusumo said the event was in recognition of the noble work carried out by the churches for the benefit of the communities.

“We (Society of Hope Sabah) plan to continue our outreach programme for school children in the rural areas in the latter part of the year,” she said.

Some two hundred guests were feted to a sumptuous lunch and entertained by a lion dance troupe from the Qun Sheng Lion Dance Association.

Among the guests were Tanjung Aru Assemblyman Datuk Junz Wong, Api-Api Assemblyman Loi Kok Liang, Bishop Kenneth Thien of the Anglican Diocese of Sabah, Bishop Dr Sintoh Yusop of  Sidang Injil Borneo (SIB), Archdeacon Moses Chin of Christ Church Likas, Chairman of Sabah Publishing House Datuk Clement Yeh, wife of the Chairman of Asia Times, Datin Foo Choon Pang, President of the Sabah China Chamber of Commerce, Datuk Frankie Liew, Malaysian Tourism Federation Secretary-General Datuk Tan Kok Liang, Honorary Adviser to the Kian Kok Board of Governors, Datuk Eliza Goh, and former Mothers-General Grace Deosing and Frances Mani of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (FSIC) from Stella Maris Convent (Senior Sisters).

Also present were representatives from the Catholic Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu, SDA Mission of North Sabah, Glory Christian Centre, KK Baptist Church, and Bethel Church of Sabah (BCS).