Date21/02/1991DescriptionPhuong Ngo, (Vietnamese) Alderman of Fairfield, standing beneath the Pai Lau Gate archway in the Cabramatta Mall.
The gate was opened in 1989 and commemorates the refugees who have come to Australia, the Australian people and the Australian government who offered them asylum. The building of the Pai Lau Gate was also supported by local European groups. The words across the top of the gate says, "The world is for us to share and respect" and is believed to be from Confucius.
The gate is inscribed in five languages. Vietnamese on top, English in the middle to the left beneath the English is Khmer and to the right beneath the English is Lao. Then below that is Chinese.
Australia is represented by the kangaroos and koalas. PhotographerDavid PorterGeolocation[1] NotesROGERS-www.johnrogersarchice.com
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Story by Col Allison
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