The Tan Sri Dato'Paduka Chai Yu Lan STPM Award 2012

for SMK Chung Hua Miri

(Miri, 10 April 2012) Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Chai Yu Lan was in SMK Chung Hua, early this morning, accompanied by her daughter, Ms Rita Ting, to  reward all our STPM excellent achievers who have scored marvellously well in their Examinations last year, bringing much glory and pride to Chung Hua and the people of Miri City. 

Ms Shirley Lee, the 2011 Chung Hua Prefectorial President and Ms Kho Ee Ping scored straight As, qualifying themselves for the Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Chai Yu Lan Award of RM10,000 a year for 4 consecutive years from 2012 till 2015. Mr Lau Jun Sien will receive RM1000 for achieving 3As. Karen Yong with 2As and 2Bs shall be awarded RM400 while 11 other students will also be given cash incentives.

 Being  a most generous and dotting philanthropist, Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Chai Yu Lan, born and raised in Miri, loves the city of Miri and is  most honoured to adopt SMK Chung Hua as her cause in the field of education to contribute significantly to human capital development in Malaysia. She deems her award this morning as a small token to each excellent achiever in recognition of the effort, time and commitment put into academic studies last year. She further stresses that these excellent students need to decide on a good choice of study course for their future career in good and reputable universities in order to be able to come back to Miri once they graduate to serve our city. In fact, she express her joy that her determination to start the 6^th forms in Chung Hua a few years earlier despite the challenges, is all worthwhile and fruitful as she is now able to help many struggling families realize their dreams of sending their children to local university at a very affordable cost. For this, many parents are eternally grateful to Tan Sri Chai.

She also reiterated that the students' success in this examination is evident of their consistent hard work, determination and focus to have created such great results. Tan Sri Chai advises all students of Chung Hua to be inspired by these achievements and to note that this fantastic progress and success is not automatic but deliberate and planned over a period of one to two years where a pupil has to work tirelessly with his teachers, classmates as well as his parents.

For those who shall be sitting for the PMR, SPM and STPM this year, she urges them to take steps and to be aware that these examinations are milestones to seize as opportunities to practise, to excel and achieve.

According to Tan Sri Chai; "Being a good model student in this present age and era, has its ups and downs too, as it is no longer only about being just an academician excelling in theory and examinations anymore, particularly in a top school such as SMK Chung Hua Miri. Actually, I am most impressed with Chung Hua's continuous ability to churn out high caliber top academicians with excellent productivity in their respective co-curricular activities such as music, sports and games. These "all-rounders'' would be excellent leaders in the community and society as role models and mentors for the younger ones who are still in school."

Being also the main patron for the Chung Hua Brass Band, Tan Sri Chai also donated a sum of RM20,000 to help with the band's coaching cost.

She is pleased that the school band will be holding the first ever Music Masquerade Ball in Miri City, at the Imperial Ballroom on the 27^th April 2012 (Friday). Tickets for the Ball are very limited and available only with the Brass Band members of the school. An exciting evening of an international real orchestra live band playing dance tunes and latin American numbers accompanied by dancers and choral groups with an 8- course-dinner and a fashion show will be on. This is a "mask-gala-dinner" where the audience is requested to be dressed up elegantly in formal evening wear. It promises to be evening of musical grandeur - be there for yourself!

The Chung Hua Band will also represent Malaysia to the World Marching Band Competition in Hong Kong in July 2012 in conjunction with the 15^th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to mainland China.

2 excellent swimmers from the school team; Mr Tan Chong Hieng (Form 2) who won 3 golds in the 48^th MILO/PRAM Malaysia National Age Group 2012 and 3 golds and 2 silvers in MSSM (Majlis Sukan Sekolah Malaysia); and Mr Jason Kulay (Form 5) who achieved 1 gold and 1 silver in MSSM; both received cash incentives from the SMK Chung Hua and also from Tan Sri Dato' Paduka Chai Yu Lan, herself.

Mr Wong King Kui, principal of the school thanked Tan Sri  Ting and Tan Sri Chai for  their generosity and committed effort in supporting the school all these years. In return, Mr Wong pledges his allegiance for the school promising a sincere loyal service of focus, commitment and outstanding leadership. He also takes the opportunity to thank all his school board members, alumni members, his teachers, parents and students for their loyalty and service.

S3L/April 2012