PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE LOVEPENANG COMMUNITY AWARDS PROGRAMME
SPEECH BY YAB TUAN CHOW KON YEOW, THE CHIEF MINISTER OF PENANG
AT PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE LOVEPENANG
COMMUNITY AWARDS PROGRAMME
17 OCTOBER 2022, Monday | 1230 noon |
Bunga Raya Meeting Room, Level 51, Komtar
YB Phee Boon Poh
Penang State EXCO for Environment and Welfare
Datuk Seri Haji Abdul Rafique bin Abdul Karim
President of Majlis Datuk-Datuk Penang
Datuk Khoo Boo Leong
Commissioner of Buddhist Tzu-Chi Merits Society Malaysia (Penang)
Datuk N. Gobalakrishnan
President of Malaysian Association Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Malaysia (MAICCI)
Datuk Jimmy Ong Ching Keng
Former Chairman of Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Penang (FMM Penang)
Dr. Doreen Yeap
Senior Vice President at ASP Medical
Distinguished guests,
Members of the press,
Ladies and gentlemen,
A very good afternoon.
First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone for your presence here today at the press conference of The LovePENANG Community Awards Programme.
As many of us are aware, the main goal of the LovePENANG campaign is to foster a spirit of unity among Penang citizens by encouraging active participation of all Penangites in various engaging community activities. The LovePENANG campaign strives to unite our Penang community, regardless of racial or religious differences. Hence, here we are today to honour the achievements of outstanding Penangites through the Community Awards Programme.
To elaborate, the Community Awards is a programme initiated under the LovePENANG campaign, which aims to recognize our unsung heroes who contributed in making Penang a better place through their unique and selfless acts. As announced on July 15th, to nominate an outstanding candidate, all one need to do is submit an application on the LovePENANG website, and it would then be screened by professional panelists from agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
I am glad to note that today, we have six excellent award recipients with us, namely:
- Ms Saras Pillay
- Ms Loo Siew Ngoh (Anna Loo)
- Mr Muhammad Syahir Jamaludin
- Mr Azizul bin Abdul Rahim
- Ms Sally Ng Chit Peng
- Mr Chong Soon Kheng
On behalf of all Penangites, I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards all the award recipients upon their commendable deeds. There is no doubt that these individuals have committed admirable acts which we are all grateful for, and hence, they truly deserve the recognition. It gives me great honour and pleasure to say that these outstanding citizens will each be going home with a Certificate of Appreciation and a small token of appreciation upon their contributions towards the Penang community.
Before proceeding with the award ceremony, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all Penangites to step forward and nominate outstanding individuals who are deserving of this award. All you need to do is log into the LovePENANG website and fill out an application with information about your nominee as well as their story. We would certainly appreciate your support in locating our Penang heroes and rewarding them as they rightfully deserve.
Thank you.