I started writing this Editorial when Sameway magazine came out 20 years ago and never imagined this could come to this Issue#700. In this column connecting the publisher and the readers the topics had covered the world, Australia, China, Hong Kong and personal level where readers should have read something about me as I reflected on my personal life here. On this I came across good and supportive friends on this foreign land.
The aim of this publication is to walk with our immigrant readers whom I assume would share my belief that this country would us new encounters, opportunties and growth. Initially we were more concern about our mutual development for better living. We touched on issues of the Chinese community in here, social development in Greater China and major happenings in the world. Over the recent decade we raised concern about multiculturalism in Australia and how we could integrate better as immigrants.
I hope we can hold on to our primarily intent of setting up this magazine in walking with and mutually supporting our immigrant readers. Today we are not just enriching our Chinese community with this paper publication but also with our broadcast, website, e-subscription, adult learning center etc in helping Chinese over language barrier, knowing more and integrating more in this multicultural nation.
With the impact from smart phone and social media, people are mostly exposed to simple ad hoc and unreliable pieces of information, in shortage of deeper knowledge of their surrounding through high quality publication. We used to have misconception of the society and the world with this influx of fake and inaccurate information. This is our challenge of publishing Sameway as we insist on for helping our readers in building a better life through some fair and just input into the Chinese community. Despite our growing hardship, we hope our readers could keep up with their support.
Please encourage your friends to subscribe Sameway electronically to widen our audience-ship. Please invite your connected businesses to put in advertisement to sustain our operation. All support and sponsorship are not just promoting the products and services of the companies but are there to keep Sameway circulating as a high quality publication in the Australian Chinese community.
Thank you for your support.
Mr. Raymond Chow
The Publisher of Sameway Magazine