KOTA KINABALU: Kota Kinabalu Hokkien Association president Datuk Clement Yeh has urged the committee and members to unite and work hand in hand to achieve the association’s goals in this new year.
Yeh expressed his gratitude towards the executive committee, Youth and Women members of the association for their hard work in the past year.
“They have truly demonstrated the tenacity of Hokkien folks,” he said during the association’s Chinese New Year dinner at Sekolah Menengah Kian Kok here on Thursday.
Organizing chairlady Datuk Mary Ling said despite several unfortunate incidents that happened in 2014, the overall situation in our country was still considered stable.
Ling said however that the country was entering a complex year from the economic point of view as we faced the depreciation of the Ringgit coupled with the implementation of the six per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) starting this year.
Hence, she encouraged members to innovate to keep up with the times as they entered a year filled with challenges and opportunities.
The event also saw the presentation of ang pows to members above 65 years old and special gifts to elderly members over 90 years old.
Among guests attending the event were Minister of Special Tasks Datuk Teo Chee Kang, Assistant Minister to the Chief Minister Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah and spouse Datin Mary Wong, Deputy State Legislative Assembly Speaker Datuk Dr Johnson Tee, Sustainable Energy Development Authority Malaysia (SEDA) chairman Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai and spouse Datin Vicky Yee, Federation of Chinese Associations Sabah (FCAS) president Datuk Seri Panglima T.C. Goh, Consul-General of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Kota Kinabalu Chen Peijie, Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce (MCCC) Sabah branch chairman Datuk Lau Kok Sing, Putatan Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Datuk Frankie Liew, Papar Chinese Chamber of Commerce president Datuk Liew Siew Kian, United Sabah Chinese Communities Association of Kota Kinabalu (USCCA) president John Lim, Sze Yi Association West Coast, Sabah president Datuk Susan Wong Siew Guen, Huang Association of Malaysia president Wong Ten An, Kota Kinabalu Hokkien Association adviser Eliza Goh and Luyang assemblyman Hiew King Cheu.