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SMA Activities Report (July - September 2009)

Photo 1 SMA Annual General Meeting 2009 was held on 26 July 2009 at SMA Meeting Room. The photo shows AGM 2009 in progress.Photo 2 Dato' Hii Ngo Sing (centre), the President chaired the AGM. Also seen were Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo (right), the Secretary-General and Mr. Yeo Jui Yong (left), the Treasurer. 05.07.09 Due to the absence of a quorum, the Annual General Meeting which was scheduled on 5 July 2009 had been postponed to 26 July 2009. 06.07.09 Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, the Secretary ¨CGeneral attended a Meeting on Increasing Cost of Doing Business in Sarawak convened by Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) Sarawak. 08.07.09 Some members attended a Workshop on Occupational Safety and Health for Small and Medium Industries (SMIs) organized by Sarawak Occupational Safety and Health Department at Pustaka Negeri at sarawak state library 26.07.09 Annual General Meeting 2009 at SMA Meeting Room. 27.07.09 Mr. Lai King Min, the Vice-President [Internal Affairs] attended the opening ceremony of the new Sarawak State Legislative Building (or known as DUN [Dewan Undangan Negeri] Building Sarawak) by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. The new DUN Building at Petra Jaya, Kuching near the Astana. 28.07.09 Mr. Chiou Huey Ping (Vice-President [External Affairs]), Ms. Josephine Li Fang Ying (Council Member) and some members attended a briefing on IR and HR organized by Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF) at Harbour View Hotel, Kuching. 07.08.09 Dato' Hii Ngo Sing (President), Mr. Chiou Huey Ping (Vice-President [External Affairs]), Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin (Deputy Secretary -General), Mr. Ben Tien Khiong Chin (Assistant Treasurer), Mr. Chai Koh Haw (Council Member) and some members attended the Sarawak - China Business Forum organized by the State Government through the Ministry of Industrial Development Sarawak together with the Malaysia - China Business Council (MCBC) at Four Points By Sheraton, Kuching.

Photo 1 YAB Pehin Sri Dr. Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud (centre), the Chief Minister of Sarawak was invited to officiate the Forum. From right were YB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr.) Alfred Jabu anak Numpang, the Deputy Chief Minister II; Mr. Yu Ping, the Vice-President of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade; Tun Musa bin Hitam, the President of Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) and YB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr. George Chan Hong Nam, the Deputy Chief Minister I.Photo 2 Dato' Hii Ngo Sing (3rd right), the President attended the forum. Photo 3 Mr. Chiou Huey Ping (right), the Vice-President and Mr. Ben Tien Khiong Chin, the Assistant Treasurer attended the forum. Photo 4 Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin (right), the Deputy Secretary -General and Mr. Chai Koh Haw (3rd right), a Council Member attended the forum. 13.08.09 Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo, the Secretary-General attended a luncheon hosted by Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education (DPCCE) at Four Points By Sheraton, Kuching. The Director of Sarawak State Planning Unit was invited to present a briefing on "Sarawak Manpower Needs at the Sub-Professional Level". 14.08.09 Mr. Chai Foh Chin, Honorary President attended the Official Opening of FSM HQ Building - WISMA FSM. The Opening Ceremony was officiated by YAB Datuk Seri Panglima Musa Haji Aman, the Chief Minister of Sabah.

Photo 1 Wisma FSM situated at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.Photo 2 Mr. Chai Foh Chin received Certificate of Appreciation from YAB Datuk Seri Musa Aman, Chief Minister of Sabah for contribution to Wisma FSM Building Fund witnessed by Datuk Wong Khen Thau, President of Federation of Sabah Manufacturers. 14.08.09 Mr. Wee Pei Chai (a representative of Concreted Paper Products Sdn Bhd, SMA Council Member) attended the Opening Ceremony of SME Merdeka Expo 2009 officiated by YB. Tuan Haji Mohd. Naroden b. Haji Majais, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister's Department (Bumiputera Entrepreneurship Development). The three-day Expo was organized by Sarawak Bumiputera Entrepreneurs Chambers (DUBS) at Kuching Waterfront. 18.08.09 - 19.08.09 Sarawak Investment and Trade Dialogue and Seminar on the Manufacturing and Services Sectors held at Riverside Majestic Hotel Kuching attracted five hundred participants including members of SMA. The opening ceremony of the Seminar cum Dialogue Session was officiated by YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, the Chief Minister of Sarawak. YB Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister of International Trade and Industry presented keynote address and chaired the Dialogue Session. More than 500 participants attended the Dialogue and Seminar.

Photo 1 From 2nd left, YB Dato' Mustapa Mohamed, the Minister of International Trade and Industry£»YAB. Pehin Sri Dr. Haji Abdul Taib bin Mahmud, the Chief Minister of Sarawak and YB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr. George Chan Hong Nam, the Deputy Chief Minister at the opening ceremony.Photo 2 Mr. Chai Foh Chin (5th right, 2nd row), the Honorary President attended the opening ceremony. Mr. Chai was invited as a session chairman of the seminar. Photo 3 Mr. Joseph Lau Ka Hoo (2nd left), the Secretary-General attended the dialogue and seminar. Photo 4 Mr. Chiou Huey Ping (right), the Vice-President and Madam Mariana Ung Siew Chin (4th right), the Deputy Secretary -General attended the dialogue and seminar. Photo 5 The representative from Government Departments. 26.08.09 7th Meeting for 32nd SMA Council. 04.09.09 At a business dialogue with YAB Pehin Sri Taib Bin Mahmud, Chief Minister of Sarawak with the presence of other federal and state ministers on 18 August 2009. We appealed to YAB to allow us to use a small part of the Borneo Convention Centre to display Made-in-Sarawak products and services so that any business visitors whether local or from abroad could view all under one roof. In connection to the above, SMA Delegation visited Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) and paid a courtesy call to Mr Trevor McCartney, the CEO of BCCK. 11.09.09 Special Council Meeting and 1st Sarawak Products' Showcase Committee Meeting. 15.09.09 The Secretary General attended the 212nd Sarawak Industrial Coordination Committee (ICC) at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, Kuching. 30.09.09 2nd Sarawak Products' Showcase Committee Meeting.
Posted Date: 16 Mar 2010
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