KUCHING: The Tai Poo community here has been urged to continue the spirit of their forefathers who were into social development.
Its chairwoman Lo Siew Fung said this included continuing to contribute to the preservation and development of Tai Poo culture and Chinese education.
“The Tai Poo Association is now 101 years old, and we need to remain united so that we can maintain our spirit,” she said at the Tai Poo Community Association Kuching, Samarahan, Sri Aman Division’s 101st anniversary dinner at a restaurant here on Sunday night (Nov 21).
She said the association had worked very hard and had helped underprivileged students as well as raised money to upgrade classrooms of Chinese schools.
“Such a spirit of cooperativeness must be strengthened, treasured and passed down to the next generation,” she said.
“At the same time, today’s social environment has undergone great changes and the key to the development of associations is to keep pace with the times,” she said.
Later at the event, the association also presented a cheque of RM10,000 each to Chinese Independent schools in Kuching and Chinese primary schools in Kuching, and RM5,000 to Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng.
At the same time, Stampin MP Chong Chieng Jen, who was also present, handed over RM5,000 for the association to carry out its activities.
Chong said the distribution was from the allocation given by the federal government to all government and opposition MPs.
Also present were Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang, the association advisor Chung Miang Poh, its deputy chairman Peter Ho, and president of the Association of the Boards of Management of Aided Chinese Primary Schools in Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Datuk Jonathan Chai.
