A permanent memorial to Cr Philip Yeung will be unveiled later this week at Claudelands Park, near Settlement Centre Waikato where he spent much of his time.
Cr Yeung was into his second term as a Hamilton City Council East Ward councillor when he passed away in September 2017, following a short battle with cancer. He was 60.
A popular and high-profile councillor, and Deputy Chair of the Council’s Community and Services Committee, Cr Yeung was known for his tireless dedication to bring together Hamilton’s diverse ethnic communities.
The unveiling of the memorial will occur at 4.30pm on Thursday 21 March – International Race Relations Day. An oak tree and a family picnic table will accompany the bronze memorial.
The memorial has been supported by Cr Yeung’s wife Alice and daughter Jennie, and also Settlement Centre Waikato, New Zealand China Friendship Society, Waikato Weekly Chinese Newspaper, Hamilton Chinese Golden Age Society, Hamilton Mandarin Church, and New Zealand Chinese Association (Waikato).