From DEBRA@oln.comlink.apc.orgWed Sep 6 11:56:51 1995 Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 14:35:00 +0100 From: Debra Guzman Reply to: beijing-conf@tristram.edc.org To: beijing-conf@tristram.edc.org Subject: WCW: Children at Beijing [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] ## author : theearthtime@igc.apc.org ## date : 04.09.95 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Chidren at Beijing By Kyu-Young Lee Earth Times News Service Chants of "huan ying" which means "warm welcome" came from more than 300 children last Saturday as Gertrude Mongella, Secretary-General of the Women's Conference walked in to attend the Children's Mural Ceremony. Mongella was presented with a hundred meter long hand-painted mural titled, "Be a Wonderful Small Host in '95" from children in the Beijing area. The ceremony was held at the Music Hall in Jongshan Park located outside of the Forbidden city. "This is a Conference for all of us, for men and women, for boys and girls," said Mongella to an audience of children aged 5-16 years old. Waves of colorful streamers in hand, brushed Mongella as she came to sign the mural. Children with pens ready, eagerly awaited for Mongella's approach. Over 2,500 children were in attendance in the park and within the Music Hall. Performances ranging from acrobatics to band music continued throughout the morning. Yue-Sai Kan, arguably the most recognizable Chinese-American woman in China, hosted the ceremonial presentation of the mural. Her success has been in the television and cosmetic industries. She has become a leading representative for Chinese women at the Conference. Chen Muhua, Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Congress, thanked all the mothers and the future mothers for being at the ceremony. Mongella accepted the mural which is to be on display at the Conference site for the duration of the Conference as a reminder that all efforts within the halls of diplomacy are for the children.