MALAYSIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN QUEENSLAND HONOURS PATRON

MELBOURNE, Aug 4 (Bernama) -- The Australia Malaysia Business Council,
Queensland chapter (AMBCQ), has paid tribute to its patron, Dr Peter Yeoh Tiong
Yong, and his wife Alice for their 25 years' service to the Queensland
community.

AMBCQ senior vice president, Shona Leppanen-Gibson, delivered a tribute speech
highlighting the significant events in Yeoh's life at the annual
Australia-Malaysia gala ball in Brisbane.

A special commemorative crystal award was presented to Yeoh by Peter Slipper,
parliamentary secretary to former Prime Minister John Howard.

Yeoh received the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to business
and to the community in Queensland from Queen Elizabeth in June.

Meanwhile, AMBCQ president, Chan Wai Kiong, praised Prime Minister Najib Razak
for his efforts to maintain the harmonious ties between all Malaysians, and also
between Australia and Malaysia.

"The presence of 13 Australian politicians at the AMBCQ event showed how
important the bilateral relationships between Australia and Malaysia is regarded
by the Australian government, the Queensland community and the City of
Brisbane," he said.

Chan said the presence of so many politicians at one event was uncommon in
Queensland, and marked the high regard in which the Queensland chapter of AMBC
was held by all levels of government in Australia.

Under the guidance of Chan and Leppanen-Gibson, the Queensland's chapter has
become one of the largest in Australia after only three years.

The event was also attended by many Queensland business executives, industry
leaders and the new AMBC national president, Larry Gould, and consular and
community representatives for Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Lebanon, India and EU.
-- BERNAMA



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