i want to introduce sharon li and francis tsang and i want to thank them because they help bring the resolution before you today and i'd like to introduce richard sao and stewart fong our executive director and have stewart say a few more words because he's a founding members from 2007. he really has the history and can brief you in terms of where we came from and where we're going. thank you. >> we were the first city to come up with a hep-b free program and campaign in the city and now we have this proclamation we can use to continue our efforts across the nation in order to eliminate hepatitis b. as the greatest asian health disparity in the united states. it affects the asians more than any other ethnic group and we have the largest liver cancer. since our program, we've seen a marked decrease in hepatitis b and our tagline is be sure, be test and be free. thank you very much. >> thank you. that concludes our 2:30 accommodations. we have our 3:00 p.m. special order items 25 through 28. madame clerk. >> clerk: they comprise the public hearing and a determination of evaluation unde