See you in Hong Kong
I have had the honour of meeting up fellow Malaysians and Penangites in Dubai and Abu Dhabi (details later), it's time to network with fellow Malaysians in Hong Kong.
Here's what 's up-coming later this month. Malaysians in Hong Kong are planning a few events for me to participate and contribute intellectually.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
March ’08 and the Future of Malaysia
Dinner and Discussion with Jeff Ooi and Prof William Case
Crystal Café,
2/F Fung Woo Centre,
279 Des Voeux Road,
Central, Sheung Wan,
Hong Kong (Exit B Sheung Wan MTR).
7:30pm, Price: HKD580 per person
If you wish to attend the dinner event please contact before Saturday 22nd November 2008.
1 ) Mr. Allen Tan - allenhptan@gmail.com, (Tel: +85263937353)
2 ) Mr. Julian Lim - juliancylim@gmail.com, (Tel: +85296136476)Details For Dinner
- Crystal Cafe serves western cuisine. Price includes soft drinks.
- There is no corkage fee, so please bring your own wine to make the evening more enjoyable.
- These events are non-profit. Proceeds will be donated to charity.
- Discussion is encouraged!
Political Tsunami and the Future of Malaysia
Public Seminar with Jeff Ooi
City University of Hong Kong,
Academic Building,
B5-309 (5/F, Blue Zone, Rm 309),
Kowloon Tong MTR, Exit C (through Festival Walk)
1:30pm, Free admission
Mr. Jeff Ooi is an MP in Malaysia. Professor William Case is the Director of the Southeast Asian Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong.
Comments
Hi, Jeff
Kudos on your efforts to establish contacts with some of the Malaysian diaspora living and working overseas!
It's a shame that the Federal govt doesn't have a systematic plan to do this. Unlike, say, Singapore which runs frequent Contact Singapore campaigns in key cities in the US, Australia and the UK.
Here's a thought: why not introduce a private bill in Parliament to allow Malaysians dual citizenship?
And set up an Overseas Malaysians Dept in the PM's Office, to be overseen by a Minister.
At a stroke, that will put us ahead of the competition in the region and demonstrate to the Malaysian diaspora that their country has not forgotten them.
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November 14, 2008 06:21 PM
Gerakan and Umno... the Opposition in Penang
What could be wrong for the Chief Minister to double up as the Tourism & Investment Ambassador for Penang when he goes on trade and overseas missions to sell the state as the choice destination for the overseas markets -- and all expenses paid for by the host countries?
But our Barisan Nasional people just miss the point. Obviously, they are not so used to being in the Opposition.
URL - http://mybaru.blogspot.com/2008/11/gerakan-and-umno-opposition-in-penang.html
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November 15, 2008 10:47 AM