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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">November 27, 2006 <i>(9:30 a.m. EST)</i><br>
No. 144</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE <br>
ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, today announced the appointment of C. T. (Tung) Chan
to the Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. </span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">“I am pleased to welcome Mr. Chan to the Foundation’s board,” said Minister MacKay.
“He has extensive business experience in Canadian and Asian interests, and has been
very involved in his community as well.”</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is an independent, not-for-profit think tank on
Canada’s relations with Asia. The Foundation functions as a knowledge broker, bringing
together people and knowledge to provide the most current and comprehensive
research, analysis and information on Canada’s trans-Pacific relations. It promotes
dialogue on economic, security, political and social issues, helping to influence public
policy and foster informed decision making in the Canadian public, private and non-governmental sectors.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">Created in 1984 by an act of Parliament, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada is
funded by the Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt">For further information on the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, please visit their
website at </span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221012534/http://www.apfc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.apfc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">- 30 -</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">A biographical note is attached.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">For further information, media representatives may contact:</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office<br>
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<br>
613-995-1874<br>
</span></span></span><a href="https://bac-lac.wayback.archive-it.org/web/20070221012534/http://www.international.gc.ca/"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="text-decoration: underline">http://www.international.gc.ca</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000">Margaret Nevin<br>
Director of Communications<br>
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada<br>
604-641-1239</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-weight: bold">BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-weight: bold">C.T. (Tung) Chan</span>, a native of Hong Kong, is CEO of S.U.C.C.E.S.S., a large
immigration and social service agency in Vancouver. He holds a bachelor of arts
degree in sociology from the University of British Columbia and prior to joining
S.U.C.C.E.S.S had been involved in the banking industry for many years. He has
played a leading role in numerous community organizations and has served as a
Councillor in the City of Vancouver.</span></span></span></p>
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