ACCCIM Bulletin Issue No. 95 May 2015

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ACCCIM Bulletin

2015 5 (May 2015) Issue No: 2/2015 KDN: PP8722/12/2012(031293)

THE ASSOCIATED CHINESE CHAMBERS OFCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF MALAYSIA

ACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation of ACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation ofACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation of Malaysia for the 2Malaysia for the 2Malaysia for the 2ndnd Half of 2014Half of 2014 Half of 2014

Foreign Workers’ Work Permit Applications and Renewals Issue

Service Charge Issue

Royalty Collections Issue

Editorial and Publication Committee

2015 5 (May 2015)Issue No: 2/2015

KDN: PP8722/12/2012(031293)printed on 31st May 2015

THE ASSOCIATED CHINESE CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF MALAYSIA

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Bulletin 95 Issue No.95

AdvisersAdvisers

Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew HoongDatuk David Chua

ChairmanDato’ Low Kian Chuan

Deputy Chairman

Tan Sri Dato’ Teo Chiang KokChief Editor

Chow Mun Seong

Deputy Chief EditorChristine Poo

Executive EditorLee Chung Yen

Assistant Editors Poh Wan Kh’ngSeow Mei Yin

Kelly WongTan Ai JooFelix CheahLim Yen LingRainbow Teow

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Contents

11Notes by Chairman of the Editorial and Publication Committee

22 Foreign Workers’ Work Permit Applications and Renewals Issue

55 Service Charge Issue

77 ACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation of Malaysia for the 2nd Half of 2014

1212 ACCCIM Together with 10 Organisations Urge Government to Resolve Royalty Collections Issue Promptly

1414 Courtesy Call on Y.B. Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Discussion on Proposed Insertion of Corporate Liability Provision in the MACC Act 2009

1515 Uplifting Malaysia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) : Lessons Learned From Finland, Singapore and Switzerland.

1818 Visit by Mr. C Y Leung, Chief Executive

of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Malaysia - Dinner with the Business Community

2020 ACCCIM and Bank of China Work Together to Create Platform for Closer Collaboration between Malaysia and China’s Entrepreneurs

2424 Launching Ceremony of the 2015 China International Fair for Investment & Trade

2525 ACCCIM Delegation to Guangzhou in

Participation of the 117th China Import and Export Fair

2727 International Exhibitions : An Effective Platform to Promote Malaysian Brands and Products Internationally.

2929 Establishment of Joint Collaboration between ACCCIM and Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province

3030 The 15th Malaysia-Taiwan Joint Economic Conference

3232 ACCCIM Delegation to Taiwan

3434 Assessment Offi cers - Accreditation of Prior Achievement Induction Course

ACCCIM Agriculture and Primary Industries Committee Courtesy Visit to Malaysian Palm Oil Board

3535 ACCCIM ITI Seminar on Biomass Industries in Malaysia

Upcoming Events

3636 Visit by Delegation of Anshan Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation, Liaoning Province, China.

Visit by Delegation of China Chamber of International Commerce Sanya Chamber of Commerce, Hainan Province, China

Visit by Delegation of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Gansu Sub-Council

3737 Visit by the Counsellor of Economic Affairs of U.S. Embassy in Malaysia

Visit by the Trade Commissioner of the Embassy of Mexico in Malaysia

Visit by Delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan

Dato’ Low Kian Chuan

Every year, ACCCIM will organise two media conferences to announce the survey findings of

economic situation in Malaysia of which have received extensive support and coverage from the media. The economic survey is to gauge the views of Malaysian Chinese business community with regard to economic outlook and is an authoritative indicator. The fi nding of the survey for 2nd half of 2014 indicated that overall, the Chinese business community is generally more pessimistic about the economic outlook for Malaysia for 2015 and 2016, but is looking towards an improvement in 2017.

We are happy to inform that with joint efforts by ACCCIM and business organisations, the Government has resolved that fee imposed by MyEG for online application/renewal of foreign workers permit will be deducted from the RM125 fee that employers already paid to the Immigration Department. As for the service charge issue, the Government agreed that service charge status quo with a notice that service charge is imposed to be put up at the counter so as to notifying and allow consumers to make a choice. At this juncture, ACCCIM would like to express gratitude to Government for listening to the views of the business community, and all the joint business organisations for their great efforts.

Notes by Chairman of the Editorial and Publication Committee

By participating at the 2015 China International Fair for Investment & Fair and the 118th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) Phase 3, ACCCIM hope to provide platform and opportunities for Malaysian businesses to invest and trade in overseas markets. Please refer to this issue of ACCCIM Bulletin for more details on international exhibitions.

Mr. C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region visited Malaysia in April 2015. ACCCIM in collaboration with the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in Singapore had organised a dinner in honour of Mr. C Y Leung, and provide the opportunity for Malaysian business community to listen to the exclusive keynote address by Mr. C Y Leung.

For details of other activities by ACCCIM, please refer to this issue of the ACCCIM Bulletin.

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Foreign Workers’ Work Permit Applications and Renewals Issue

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We, a concerned group of affected employers represented by our respective trade associations/

chambers, are pleased to note that the fee of RM38 imposed by MyEG for the online application/renewal of Foreign Workers permit will now be rightfully paid out of the RM125 fee that employers already pay to the Immigration Department. [Extract of Parliament Hansard and news article dated 25th March 2015 attached herewith as Annexure A and B respectively.]

We are delighted that the Government have considered and have agreed with our rationale that the out-sourcing by the Immigration Department of the permit renewal process to MyEG is a contract of service given out by the Immigration Department for their back-room operations which cost should therefore be borne by the Immigration Department, and not charged to the employer as an additional fee.

1. NON-IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE RM38 FEE

However, notwithstanding that the Government has clearly decided on this matter as evidenced by the details set out in the attached Parliament Hansard minutes, we are extremely concerned that MyEG and/or the Immigration Department has up till today, MyEG is still charging the RM38 fee. It is imperative that immediate action be taken to regularize and implement what had been announced by the Parliament and to refund those that have unknowingly paid the fees which have since been abolished.

2. UNCESSARY OBSTACLES IMPOSED WITH OPENING OF COUNTER SERVICE

We wish to also commend on the government’s directive to the Immigration Department to re-open the counter service to complement the online service available. The migration to online service will naturally grow in popularity only if proven to be effective and effi cient both in time and cost, and it is imperative the counter service must remain opened and such service be made available as a choice to the public.

However, we are extremely disappointed that the re-opening of the counter service seems to be done grudgingly with many unnecessary requirements and obstacles being suddenly introduced which appears to be intended to frustrate the use of the counter service, thereby indirectly forcing employers to use the online system which will cost an additional fee of RM38.

Until today, our members are experiencing unreasonable obstacles like the unnecessary and sudden restriction that only the Human Resource Manager or a Director of the Company must be present in person to use the counter service. Even personnel approved by the Immigration Department and issued with the Immigration Department’s Yellow Cards are not allowed to use the counter service, which makes a mockery of the purpose of a document issued by the department

It is imperative that the service level at the counters must be improved and all unnecessary and obvious impediments be removed with immediate effect in order to make the counter service a real and hassle-free choice for the public.

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3. URGENT REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED WITH THE REOPENING OF COUNTER SERVICE

We call upon the Immigration Department to graciously and immediately review and remove all these additional restrictions which were introduced with the re-opening of the counter service, and to improve the level of service at the counters immediately in the name of good service to the nation.

4. MyEG SERVICE TIMELINES NOT MET

Furthermore, our members are also reporting that MyEG service is not up to par and the timeline for processing is usually not met. Consequently, -the intended benefi ts of an online service is negated and it is therefore critical that the Immigration Department ensure that their out-sourced contractor, namely MyEG, meet the KPIs and service levels that had been contracted for.

5. MyEG ACKNOWLEDGEMENT RECEIPT NOT RECOGNIZED BY ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

The enforcement agencies from Police, Immigration, RELA etc are not recognizing the MyEG acknowledgement receipts and are harassing our workers who are awaiting the renewals of their permits. It is URGENT and pertinent that the Immigration Department immediately apprise all the relevant enforcement agencies as to the MyEG process and the need to recognize the MyEG acknowledgement receipts.

6. ADDITIONAL ONLINE SERVICE COMPANIES

The latest announcement by the Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar that the Government is looking into more companies to provide online service for the application and renewal of foreign workers permits is welcome, so long as such service will not impose any additional fees and levies similar to the original debacle caused by the RM38 fee charged by MyEG.

Notwithstanding the potential introduction of new online service providers, however, we wish to stress that the counter-service must be improved, and must continue to remain open, and that the online service should only be an alternative choice that must offer more effi cient service compared to the counter-service.

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)

Malay Chamber of Commerce of Malaysia (MCCM)

Federation of Malaysian Foundry and Engineering Industries Association (FOMFEIA)

Malaysian Furniture Council (MFC)

Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA)

Malaysian Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Association (MACRA)

Malaysian Association of Foreign Maids Agencies (PAPA)

Malaysian Footwear Manufacturer’s Association (MFMA)

Malaysian Iron & Steel Industry Federation (MISIF)

Malaysian Knitting Manufacturers Association (MKMA)

Malaysian Plastics Manufacturers Association (MPMA)

Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA)

Malaysian Rubber Products Manufacturer’s Association (MRPMA)

Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association (MTMA)

Malaysian Wood Industries Association (MWIA)

Malaysian Wood Moulding & Joinery Council (MWMJC)

Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM)

The Electrical and Electronics Association of Malaysia (TEEAM)

National Level Chambers of Commerce and Trade Organisations Participated in Joint Press Statement:

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Service Charge Issue l 18 4 2015 18-4-2015

Below is the Press Statement issued on 18th April 2015

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We, as a group are all stakeholders and are directly involved in the hospitality, restaurant and F&B industries and are deeply distressed with the

sudden announcement on 6th April 2015 by Datuk Seri Alias Ahmad, Secretary General, Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism (MDTCC) that Service Charge cannot be imposed with the introduction of the GST. This abrupt announcement have caught the industry totally by surprise and have since caused total confusion and mayhem between the consumers, employees and employers alike. There was no inkling of this announcement and there was absolutely no consultation with any stakeholders whatsoever. The consumers may have been confused between the terms Service TAX and the Service CHARGE. The Service TAX have rightfully been withdrawn and substituted by the GST. The Service CHARGE is a charge that have been imposed by Hotels, Restaurants and many other F&B outlets for the past 50 years and have been the practice worldwide. The further statement by MDTCC that those outlets with Collective Agreements (CA) may impose Service Charge added to more confusion. Only outlets that are unionised will have CAs and are in the extreme minority. The current harmonious relation between employers and employees will be totally disrupted as the government has inadvertently appeared to have encouraged all outlets to be unionised. Where the outlet does not have a CA, the employment contract between the employer and employee would have stipulated the sharing formulae for Service Charge collected. Sharing of the Service Charge collections is a contractual obligation. Both the CA and employment contract are private agreements and the MDTCC’s requirement to display these documents for public consumption is completely wrong. So long the outlet have clearly stated in their menu that a Service Charge and the rate is stipulated, the customer

is totally free to choose to patronise the outlet or not to do so. The customer cannot, after having been served, refused to pay the Service Charge as he is deemed to have agreed to the terms of service once he have decided to be served. The MDTCC’s advice to the consumer that he can withhold payment of the Service Charge is wrong in law of contracts and common law. The Service Charge levy is a time-tested mechanism to supplement the employees’ income and indeed, such amount can be a signifi cant supplement to the basic salary. The Service Charge collection will commensurate and proportional to the level of business and is a fair reward for the employee who has to put in more efforts to provide the service. This shared responsibility develop both teamwork among all the employees as well as build common goals for both the employees and employer to ensure the success of the business. The Service Charge mechanism also encourages and improves productivity. It is better that the Service Charge is being itemised in the bill for transparency and clarity. Otherwise, if the Service Charge item has to be hidden, the pricing will naturally be increased to account for this Service Charge. The Service Charge will be an expense taken from the business turnover. The quantum either way is absolutely the same.

The contention that there are incidences of employers not distributing the Service Charges do not justify as a reason to disband entirely the practice and disrupt the entire industry mode of operations. There are many avenues for aggrieved parties to seek redress as this is merely a breach of contract issue.

The principle is that the government should not interfere in the management of a business. Since the Service Charge has been in use for more than 50 years and is a worldwide practice, we strongly call upon the MDTCC not to unilaterally upset this accepted practice for no apparent reasons nor improve any transparency and fairness to the system.

Jointly issued by:

1. The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)

2. Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO)3. Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)4. Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA)5. Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA)6. Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA)7. Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM) 8. BB-KLCC Tourism Association (BB-KLCC)

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ACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation of Malaysia

for the 2nd half of year 2014 l 30 3 2015 30-3-2015

Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM chaired a press conference to announce the ACCCIM Survey Report on Economic Situation of Malaysia for the 2nd Half of 2014. Front row from left : Mr. Ng Kean Kok. Dr. Ong Seng Fook, Mr. Peck Boon Soon, Dr. Leong Kai Hin. Front row from right: Mr. Lim Tai Soon, Dato’ Loh Liam Hiang and Dato’ Low Kian Chuan.

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Signifi cance of the survey

To assist the Government in gauging the economic situation facing the Chinese business community.

To collect feedback and opinion on various measures undertaken by the Government to enable them to evaluate the effectiveness of those measures.

This study would be helpful to the Government either in making adjustments to the existing policies or in the formulation of new policies.

The results from the survey also provide a basis for ACCCIM to submit relevant memoranda to the Government and serve as a reference for the business community and foreign investors in formulating investment plan and strategy.

Profi le of respondents

The respondents were mainly from wholesale and retail (24.2%), manufacturing (16.8%), professional and business services (16.5%), construction (8.8%), real estate (8.0%), and fi nance and insurance (4.9%), as well as others (20.8%).

About 15.4% of the respondents were from “Large Company” (according to annual turnover and number of full time employees).

About 80.5% of the respondents were “Domestic” market oriented whereas the remaining 19.5% focused on “Both Domestic and Export” markets (11.3%) or ‘Export’ market (8.2%).

l EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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outlook for Malaysia for 2015 and 2016 but are looking towards an improvement in 2017.

4) Current issues facing the Chinese businessmen in relation to trade, investment and industrial development in Malaysia.

(A) Increase In Cost

An overwhelming 70% of respondents complained that their businesses had experienced signifi cant increase in costs of doing businesses

57% of respondents opined that they would still be able to maintain their operations in their existing status with the remaining 43% claiming that they would face signifi cant business diffi culties in the future.

The majority of businesses (52%) believed that they had some from of solutions to mitigate the effects of rising costs

The balance 48% claimed that they would be able to pass on the effects of rising costs onto the customers or end-users

(B) World Prices of Commodities

(a) The decrease in world prices of commodities will have a signifi cant impact on the performance of the Malaysian economy

An overwhelming 85% of the respondents opined that such drops in commodity prices should have a significant negative impact on the Malaysian economy, in par ticular impacting hard on Malaysia’s export earnings.

(b) Business’ operations and performance are expected to be affected by the decrease in prices of commodities, especially the price of petroleum in 2015

Some 40% of respondents opined that their businesses would be affected negatively, in the form of lower earnings arising from expected lower demand and consumer spendings. Some 39% of respondents, on the other hand, would be positively impacted.

Major survey questions and fi ndings

The major survey questions are as follows :

1) Was the Malaysian economy deteriorating, remaining unchanged or growing in the 2nd half of 2014 ?

• Slight Decline in Sales Performance

• Marginal Drop In Production Volumes

• Unchanged Inventory levels

• Satisfactory Collections from Customers

• Slight Decrease in New Orders from Overseas Markets

• New Local Orders Largely Unchanged

• Local Sales Prices Maintained

• Employment Market Relatively Unchanged

• Wage Costs Per Unit of Output Relatively Unchanged

• Drop in Capacity Utilization Levels

• More Respondents Choosing to Reduce Investments in New Resources or Plant

The Malaysian economy was seen to have experienced weaker growth in the 2nd half of 2014

2) What were the major factors adversely affecting business performances in the 2nd half of 2014 ?

i. Government policies

ii. Domestic competition

iii. Increase in operating cost and price of raw materials

iv. Manpower shortage

3) Is the Chinese business communities optimistic or pessimistic about the Malaysian economic outlook ?

Overall, the Chinese business community is generally more pessimistic about the economic

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(c) No expectation of any decrease in selling prices of the company’s / business’ products given the expected decrease in price of petroleum

70% of respondents maintained that they do not expect any decrease in selling prices of their business products and services.

(d) In the past, whenever there was an increase in price of petroleum, the electricity tariff will be increased immediately. Now as the price of petroleum is falling, do you see any corresponding fair adjustment in the electricity tariff?

Close to 70% of respondents did not expect the electricity tariffs to be reduced signifcantly in the near future, despite the drop in world oil prices.

(C) ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) 2015

(a) Company’s preparations for the impending integration under AEC

Some 68% of the respondents expressed that they were not sure of what preparations they ought to make and whether their preparations in themselves would be adequate.

(b) Will business be affected by the impending integration under AEC

More than half of the respondents were are unsure of the impact that AEC would pose on their businesses. Only small groups of respondents felt that there would be positive (18% of respondents) and negative (13% of respondents) effects respectively.

(D) Others

(a) The recent months ending up till the end of December 2014 have seen Ringgit Malaysia depreciated significantly against other foreign currencies, in particular some major currencies.

(i) Do you think Ringgit Malaysia will continue its decline in the coming months?

An overwhelming percentage of respondents (87%) believed that the value of Ringgit Malaysia would continue its downward slide against other major currencies in the coming future.

(ii) Has the depreciation of Ringgit Malaysia affected the selling prices and costs incurred by your business?

Almost every respondent maintained that he would be affected in one way or another, whether in the form of selling prices and/or costs.

Some 62% of respondents feared for the impact of the movement of Ringgit Malaysia on both their selling prices and costs.

(b) Most recent events such as the major fl oodings in Malaysia and the mishap surrounding AirAsia Indonesia have a negative effect on Malaysia’s tourism industry

86% of the respondents opined that these events would have a negative effect on Malaysia’s tourism industry

(c) Companies are ready for the impending implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) come 1 April 2015

Some 86% of the respondents were confident that their businesses would be ready for the implementation of GST.

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Front row from left: Tan Sri Datuk Eddy Chen Lok Loi, President of PPKM and President of BMAM, Tan Sri Dato’ Teo Chiang Kok, Deputy Secretary-General of ACCCIM and Deputy President of BMAM, Mr. Michael Chai, National Council Member of ACCCIM, Mr. Samuel Cheah Swee Hee, President of MAH. Back row from left: Ms. Valerie Choo, Deputy President of MRCA, Mr. James Loke, Deputy President of MRA, Ms. Joyce Yap, Chairperson of BB-KLCC, Mr. Shaharuddin M. Saaid, Executive Director of MAHO and Ms. Elly Kamali, Executive Secretary of MyBHA.

ACCCIM Together with 10 OrganisationsUrge Government to Resolve Royalty

Collections Issue Promptly

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In response to the recent debacle of PRISM’s actions, ACCCIM has jointly organized a Media Conference

on “Issue of Royalty Collections” on 19th March 2015 at ACCCIM Conference Room together with 10 organisations to express USER GROUP’s views and proposals to resolve this long outstanding issue. The Media Conference was chaired by Tan Sri Dato’ Teo Chiang Kok, Deputy Secretary-General of ACCCIM.

All these years there were three Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) representing the 3 categories of copyrights owners, namely

1) Authors, composers and lyricists represented by Music Authors’ Copyright Protection Bhd (MACP)

2) Recording Companies represented by Public Performance Malaysia (PPM)

3) Performing artistes represented by Recording Performers Malaysia Berhad (RPM)

The confusion was created when a 4th CMO known as Performers Rights & Interest Society of Malaysia Bhd (PRISM) was licensed to represent an overlapping group of Performers.

Despite the ongoing mediation efforts by MyIPO and the Minister’s directive to stop collecting the royalty until a solution acceptable by all stakeholders is agreed upon, PRISM have suddenly begun sending out Letters of Demand with threats of legal actions if their unilaterally set fees are not paid accordingly.

The Government is urged to take into consideration the following suggestions to resolve the issue: Competition Commission to commence immediate investigation into the alleged abuse of dominant position of CMO; CMO’s monopolies should be subjected to regulations and independent supervision to ensure they do not abuse their dominant position and restraining them from using their monopolies unfairly and /or unreasonably; One CMO is to be certifi ed as the only licensing body instead of the many CMO licensing bodies as it is now; and Set up an Ombudsman to provide for dispute resolution mechanism.

In furtherance to the Press Conference, ACCCIM, for and on behalf of the USER GROUP, has submitted a letter to Y. Bhg. Dato’ Sri Alias bin Ahmad, Secretary-General of KPDNKK, being the Chair of Task Force

Committee on Royalty Collection Issue, to urgently convene a meeting to further deliberate on this outstanding issue and update on the progress of the mediation efforts undertaken by MyIPO.

Subsequently, BB-KLCC Tourism Association (BB-KLCC), Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK), Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA) and Malaysia Retail Chains Association (MRCA) have jointly organised a silent protest, “NO MUSIC DAY” on 6th April 2015.

Many shopping malls, retailers and chain stores throughout Malaysia have expressed their support and stopped playing music on 6th April 2015 from 10.00am to 10.00pm as a silent protest to seek prompt action from the relevant authorities for an equitable resolution and to create public awareness on this long outstanding issue.

National Level Chambers of Commerce and Trade Organisations Participated in Joint Media Conference

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)

Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (REHDA)

Building Management Association of Malaysia (BMAM)

Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPKM)

BB-KLCC Tourism Association (BB-KLCC)

Malaysia Retailers Association (MRA)

Malaysia Retail Chain Association (MRCA)

Malaysian Association of Hotel Owners (MAHO)

Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH)

Malaysia Budget Hotel Association (MyBHA)

Commercial Radio Malaysia (CRM)

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Group photo between Y.B. Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan and ACCCIM representatives. 3rd from right Datuk Ter Leong Yap.

Courtesy Call on Y.B. Senator Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Discussion on Proposed Insertion of Corporate Liability Provision in

the MACC Act 2009l 17 3 2015 17-3-2015


Uplifting Malaysia’s Technical And Vocational Education And Training (Tvet): Lessons Learned From Finland, Singapore And Switzerland

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The Malaysia’s Ministry of Education (the “Ministry”) launched the Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025 (the “Blueprint”) on 7 April 2015

to replace the previous National Higher Education Strategic Plan. In the wake of graduate unemployment and the expected increase in demand for technical and vocational trained workers, the Malaysian Government seeks to emphasise technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in the education system. The Blueprint is slated to include four main objectives on TVET: (1) make TVET programs demand-driven to improve employability; (2) minimise resourcing burden of TVET on the Government; (3) reduce complexity of TVET qualifications to students and employers; and (4) improve perception of TVET pathway.

In Malaysia, only approximately 10 percent of students enrolled in upper-secondary TVET, whereas the average enrolment rate for OECD countries is 44 percent. Apart from the low enrolment rate, the Malaysian TVET sector faces various other issues. The present TVET programmes may not meet the actual industries’ needs as refl ected in the lukewarm industry participation in TVET curriculum development and low engagement in the provision of on-the-job-training opportunities to TVET students. There are also problems of under-qualifi ed teaching staff and inadequate funding to TVET providers for expansion and upgrade. In addition, many students and parents are concerned that TVET study path has limitation to tertiary education.

The key success factors of three countries: Finland, Singapore and Switzerland that implemented TVET education successfully were discussed in the SERC’s research paper, “Uplifting Malaysia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET): Lessons Learned from Finland, Singapore and Switzerland”. In the 1980s, the Finnish students’ performance in international education benchmarking tests was generally below traditional education superpowers such as Germany, Sweden, USA and UK. Today, Finland is well known for its high-performing education system. In the Finnish TVET, students’ competency are jointly assessed by vocational teachers, industry representatives and students themselves, by means of vocational skills demonstrations and on-the-job training. This ensures that students achieve their learning and training goals that are parallel to the needs of the labour market. Reform was also made to TVET curriculum to enable access to university. This means that Finnish TVET graduates with a three-year upper-secondary vocational qualifi cation can apply for further education in polytechnics or traditional universities.

Singapore’s success in vocational and technical education is carried out through successive fi ve-year strategic plans since 1995 by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), set up under the Ministry of Education of Singapore. The successful initiatives implemented by ITE include setting annual learning

indicator target of staff attaining 100 learning hours; industry attachment locally and overseas for academic staff once every fi ve years to keep them updated with latest industry practices; establishment of a centre of excellence for vocational and technical education to enhance ITE’s practices in curriculum, assessment, pedagogy, educational technology and student management. More signifi cantly was the establishment of centres of technology with global industry partners to provide a platform for the ITE colleges to work with the industry partners, thereby facilitating the transfer of technology to ITE staff.

The Swiss vocational education and training is a mainstream education, with about two-thirds of each cohort of students completing lower secondary education enter vocational upper secondary. In some international education benchmarking tests, there were vocational students who had better performance than the average of the students in general education. There is high emphasis on the quality of vocational teachers. Vocational teachers are required to have at least a tertiary degree with a minimum of six months’ work experience. They are also required to participate in vocational pedagogical training. Workplace trainers are also required to demonstrate a certain level of education, besides participating in vocational pedagogical training. Even examiners of the on-the-job assessment of the vocational component are required training and certifi cation.

Based on lessons learned from successful TVET implementation in the three countries, the SERC’s study puts forth the following recommendations on TVET to the Ministry: (1) to implement a STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) TVET; (2) to pursue international accreditations and qualifi cations; (3) to increase access to higher education and permeability between educational pathways; (4) to raise entry requirements and implement compulsory industry attachment for TVET instructors; (5) to merge smaller TVET institutions into larger institutions, or form regional networks of institutions; (6) to establish public-private advisory bodies to include industry as a formal partner and undertake cost-benefi t analysis for industry participation; (7) to consolidate all public TVET institutions under the Ministry; (8) to develop a strong communication, marketing and branding strategy; and (9) to develop a holistic transformation programme rather than piecemeal changes, strengthen planning and execution capabilities of relevant TVET departments, and emphasise on effectiveness of executions rather than effi cient spending of budget allocations.

Contribution by SERC Sdn. Bhd.


ACCCIM has submitted the following recommendations to the Ministry of Education based on the input of SERC Sdn. Bhd.

and ACCCIM working committees and is glad that some of the recommendations are incorporated in the Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015 – 2025 that was launched on 7 April 2015:

1 Implement STEM-focused TVET to prepare for future labour market and to remain competitive;

2 Pursue international accreditations and qualifications alongside local TVET certifi cations to allow wider regional and global recognition;

3 Increase permeability between educational pathways and access to higher education by ensuring that public and private universities accept our TVET qualifi cation for advanced entry into Bachelor/Diploma programmes;

4 Raise the entry requirements and implement compulsory industry attachment for instructors and train the right people to deliver TVET programmes;

5 Merge smaller TVET institutions into larger institutions, or form regional networks of institutions to gain economies of scale;

6 Establish public-private advisory bodies to include industry as a formal partner and undertake cost-benefi t analysis for industry participation;

7 Consolidate public TVET institutions under the Ministry of Education and make it the single coordinating body for TVET;

8 Develop a strong communication, marketing and branding strategy to promote TVET as an industry sought-after qualification and reduce its stigma as a “second-class” education;

9 Develop a holistic transformation programme and strengthen planning and execution capabilities;

10 Replace “effi ciency” system aspiration with “effectiveness” to ensure that key performance indicators (KPIs) are linked to desired outcomes rather than just numerical output-based targets, as effi ciency is doing things right, effectiveness is doing the right things;

11 Include collaboration with top industry and international researchers as a KPI; and

12 Instil interest in innovation/technology and good work ethics.

Our Recommendations For The Malaysia Education Blueprint (Higher Education) 2015-2025

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Visit by Mr. C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Region to Malaysia

- Dinner with the Business Community

From right: Photo between Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Shin Cheng, Mr. C Y Leung and Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Lee Oi Hian.

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From left: Mr. Dixon Chew, President of HKMBA, Dato’ Syed Norulzaman bin Syed Kamarulzaman, Director of MCBC, Datuk Ter Leong Yap, Deputy President of ACCCIM, Tan Sri Lee Oi Hian, Honorary President of ACCCIM, Mr. Fong Ngai, Director of HKETO in Singapore, Mr. Gregory So Kam Leung, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong, Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM, Mr. C Y Leung, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Y.B. Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of MITI, Mr. Edward Yau Tang Wah, Director of Chief Executive’s Offi ce, Madam Ma Jia, Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of China in Malaysia, Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng, Honorary President of ACCCIM, Tan Sri Pheng Yin Huah, President of FeCAM, Dato’ Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan, President of PPMC, Tan Sri Lim Sing, Vice-President of ACCCIM, Ms. Hoh Jee Eng, Director of HKTDC.

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ACCCIM and Bank of China Work Together to Create Platform for Closer Collaboration between Malaysia and China’s Entrepreneurs

Leaders of ACCCIM and Bank of China convened a press conference on 9th April 2015.

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Leaders of ACCCIM and Bank of China paid a courtesy visit to Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister of MITI on 9th April 2015 to brief on the event planning and preparation of the economic conference. From left: Y.B. Dato’ Lee Chee Leong, Deputy Minister of MITI, Mr. Wang Hongwei, CEO of Bank of China, Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister of MITI, Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM and Datuk Ter Leong Yap, Deputy President of ACCCIM.

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www.acccim.org.my

+603-42603090 / 3091 / 3092 +603-42603080 [email protected]

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) and Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad (BOC)

are jointly organising the “One Belt One Road” Malaysia-China Economic Conference on 29th June 2015 at the One World Hotel, Selangor, Malaysia, and to arrange Business Matching session for enterprises from Malaysia, China and Southeast Asian countries to meet and explore business opportunities.

The “One Belt One Road” Malaysia-China Economic Conference is endorsed by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia (MITI), Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia, Malaysia-China Business Council (MCBC) and National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM); and supported by Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE), Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA), Malay Chamber of Commerce Malaysia (MCCM), Malaysian Associated Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MAICCI), Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) and Malay Businessmen and Industrialists Association of Malaysia (Perdasama).

Advisers of the Organising Committee for this Economic Conference are Tan Sri Dato’ Lim Guan Teik, Tan Sri Datuk Seri Utama William Cheng and Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong; Joint Organising Chairmen are Datuk Ter Leong Yap, Deputy President of ACCCIM and Mr. Wang Hongwei, Chief Executive Officer of Bank of China (Malaysia) Berhad; and Deputy Chairmen are Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing, Dato’ Low Kian Chuan and Datuk Tan Teow Choon.

The main objectives of the conference are:

(a) To further deepen cooperation between Malaysia and China businesses, to expand bilateral trade and investment so as to achieve the targeted US$160 billion trade volume by 2017.

(b) To build more pragmatic and effective platforms such as business matching for Malaysia and China businesses to establish trade, economic and investment cooperation for greater development.

(c) Malaysia is the gateway for China to ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Pull together the resources and strength of Malaysia and China businesses so as to explore more business opportunities.

(d) Integrating and seizing the “One Belt One Road” opportunities and advantages for countries along the line to strengthen mutual benefi cial cooperation, to realize common deve lopment and promote common prosperity.

The Guest of Honour for the morning session of “One Belt One Road” Malaysia-China Economic Conference is Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia, H.E. Dr. Huang Huikang, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia will also deliver a speech. Y.B. Minister of MITI will have a dialogue session with participants to personally explain the investment, trade and economic opportunities in Malaysia. Participation to Economic Conference and lunch is free of charge. The Business Matching session that held from noon till afternoon is an effective platform to facilitate business and investment interaction and cooperation. ACCCIM and BOC will use our extensive networks in China and Southeast Asian countries to promote and encourage Chinese businesses and investors to come to Malaysia, and match-make them with local businesses irrespective of races. The focus sectors for business matching are Fashion and Apparel, Food Industry, Rubber and Agro


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Products, Timber and Furniture, Electrical and Electronic, and Building Materials. A nominal fee of RM500 (inclusive of GST) per person will be imposed on participants attending the business matching and networking dinner.

As highlighted by Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM during the Media Conference held on 9th April 2015, the concept of “One Belt One Road” propounded by President Xi Jinping is a brilliant idea where it runs through Eurasia, with signifi cant conception strategy for the sake of economic development in China and for those countries along the line. As China’s largest ASEAN trading partner, Malaysia with its strategic location and multi l ingual cit izens has incomparable advantages in the cooperation of the construction of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. Further, Malaysia is holding the rotating Chair of ASEAN with effect from 1st January 2015, China entrepreneurs can make use of our strength for their “Going Global” strategy, and use Malaysia as the gateway for China to ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), discover more business opportunities, create a win-win situation.

Leaders of ACCCIM and BOC paid a courtesy visit to Y.B. Dato’ Sri Mustapa bin Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) on 9th April 2015, to brief him on details and progress of the conference. Y.B. Minister of MITI has shown his recognition and endorsement to the conference, and expressed the support of MITI, MATRADE and MIDA for organising the economic conference. The purpose for ACCCIM and BOC to jointly organising this conference is also in line with the objective of the Five Year Programme for Economic and Trade Cooperation, signed by the Malaysian and China Governments in 2013 to strive US$160 billion trade volume by 2017 to further deepen bilateral and economic relations between the two countries by expanding trade cooperation, investment, tourism, education, fi nancial, infrastructure and security etc.

We welcome participation of all businesses to this Economic Conference and Business Matching. Promotional Brochure and Registration Form can be downloaded from ACCCIM website (www.acccim.org.my). For enquiries, please contact Mrs. Kam or Ms. Ivy Chooi of the ACCCIM Secretariat at Tel: +603-42603090 / 3091 / 3092 or Fax: +603-42603080 or Email: [email protected].

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Mr. Wang Qiongwen (5th from right) presented a souvenir to ACCCIM, which was received on behalf by Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM.

Launching Ceremony of the 2015 China International Fairfor Investment & Trade l 2-4-2015


ACCCIM Delegation to Guangzhou, Chinain Participation of the 117th China Import and Export Fairl 14-4-2015 to 17-4-2015

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing(Left) and Mr. Ng Yok Gee(Right) have a photo session with H.E. Mr. Zhu Xiaodan, Governor of Guangdong Province, China at the Opening Reception.

From left, Mr. Yu Yi, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing, Mr. Liu Jianjun and Mr. Ng Yok Gee.

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Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing (7th from right) on behalf of ACCCIM presented a souvenir to Ms. Anne He (4th from left), Vice Director of Shunde Economy, Science and Technology Bureau.

3 r d f r o m l e f t : H . E . Dat uk Zainuddin Yahya , Ambassador of Malaysia to China , Mr. Muzambli Markam, the Consul General of Malaysia in Guangzhou, a nd M r. Ng Yok G e e , National Council Member cum Chairman of ACCCIM International Expo Team.


2015 China International Fair for Investment & Fair

International ExhibitionsAn Effective Platform to Promote Malaysian Brands and Products Internationally.

The National Council of ACCCIM has established an ACCCIM International Expo Team with the objective to gather the resources

and strength of private sector in order to complement the Government effort in promoting business development and encourage the infl ow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to accelerate trade, economic and investment cooperation between Malaysia and China, and between Malaysia and ASEAN member countries so as to assist Malaysian businesses to promote products and services to overseas markets, and to promote Malaysia brands and products internationally.

ACCCIM hopes that by participating at the following international exhibitions will provide platform and opportunity for Malaysian companies to export their products and services overseas.

The China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), approved by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, takes place in September every year in Xiamen,

Date 8-9-2015 to 11-9-2015Venue Xiamen, China

Target Sectors Plantation IndustryProperty Development

TourismEducation

Food & BeverageSME Manufacturing

ServicesPrice of Booth RM11,000 per booth and RM15,000 per booth

(Inclusive of GST)

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China. Themed on “Introducing FDI” and “Going Global”, CIFIT focuses on nationality and internationality, investment negotiation and investment policy promotion, coordinated development of national and regional economy. CIFIT is currently China’s only international investment promotion event aimed at facilitating bilateral investment. It’s also the largest global investment event approved by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry (UFI). CIFIT has the following major components: investment and trade exhibition, the International Investment Forum (IIF), a series of seminars on hot investment issues, and investment project matchmaking symposia.

The 118th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) Phase 3

CIFIT not only comprehensively showcases the investment environments, policies, projects and corporate products in all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities t in China, but also attracts investment promotion agencies from more than 40 countries and regions. CIFIT offers optimum opportunity for business people at home and abroad to get an overview on the investment climates in China and other countries. It also provides them with the one-stop shopping service for multilateral investment cooperation, helping them to select from the widest range of investment projects and business partners.

hina Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of 58 years since 1957. The Fair is a comprehensive one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete

exhibit variety, the broadest distribution of overseas buyers and the greatest business turnover in China.

Canton Fair attracts more than 24,000 China’s best foreign trade companies with good credibility and sound financial capabilities, and 500 overseas companies to participate in the Fair.

Canton Fair is a platform for import and export mainly, with various and flexible patterns of trade. Beside traditional way of negotiating against samples, the Fair holds Canton Fair Online. Various types of business activities such as economic and technical cooperations and exchanges, commodity inspection, insurance, transportation, advertising, consultation, etc, are also carried out in fl exible ways. Business people from all over the world are gathering in Guangzhou, exchanging business information and developing friendship.

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Interested members are kindly requested to contact Mr. Felix Cheah or Ms. Seow Mei Yin of ACCCIM Secretariat at Tel: 03-4260 3090 Fax: 03-4260 3080 or Email: [email protected]. Booths are limited and is on fi rst come fi rst served basis.

Date 31-10-2015 to 4-11-2015Venue Guangzhou, China

Target Sectors Food & BeverageHousehold Items

Fabrics and Home TextilesPrice of Booth RM19, 800 per booth and RM23, 000 per booth

(Inclusive of GST)


Establishment of Joint Collaboration between ACCCIM and Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province l 12 3 2015 12-3-2015

Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM interacted with Mr. Chen Yuehua, Deputy Director-General of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, China and Mdm. Zhang Ping, Director of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, China.

Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM interacted with Mr. Chen Yuehua, Deputy Director-General of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, China and Mdm. Zhang Ping, Director of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, China.

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The 15th Malaysia-TaiwanJoint Economic Conference

Photo taken after the signing of Joint Communique. From left: Dato’ Low Kian Chuan, Secretary General of ACCCIM, Dato’ Sri Syed Hussien Al Habshee, Secretary General of NCCIM, Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, Vice President of NCCIM cum President of ACCCIM, Mr. C Y Wang, President of CIECA and Mr. Jo-Chi Tsou, Director of CIECA.

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Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong led the NCCIM delegation to visit Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Hsinchu.

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Group photo with Mr. Steven Chen, Minister of OCAC. Seated from left: Mr. David Gan, Dato’ Low Kian Chuan, Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, Mr. Steven Chen, Mr. Roy Leu, Vice Minister of OCAC, Mr. Ng Chet Chiang and Dr. Chua Siew Kiat.

ACCCIM Delegationto Taiwanl 22-4-2015 to 24-4-2015


Dat o’ Li m Kok C he ong exchanged souvenir with Mr. Chen Hsi Chun, Director of Information Management and Customer Service Centre, CPC. From left: Mr. Wu Liu, Dr. Chua Siew Kiat, Dato’ Low Kian Chuan, Ms. Doris Chen. From right: Mr. Er Choon Shyan, Mr. Ng Chet Chiang, Mr. David Gan.

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding by Dato’ Lim Kok Cheong, President of ACCCIM and Mr. Peter Huang, CEO of TAITRA.

Photo between Dato’ Pua Khein Seng and members of ACCCIM delegation.

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Briefi ng by Cik Siti Aminah of JPK to candidates for Assessment Offi cers .

ACCCIM Agriculture and Primary Industries Committee Courtesy Visit toMalaysian Palm Oil Boardl 26-3-2015

Assessment Offi cers - Accreditation of Prior Achievement Induction Course l 21-3-2015 to 22-3-2015

Photo between ACCCIM representatives and offi cers of MPOB. Front left: Mr. Lim Tai Soon, Mr. Kerk Loong Sing, Datuk Dr. Choo Yuen May, Dr. Chua Siew Kiat and Mr. Siang Teck Siong.


Mr. Mohd Rasli Muda Dr. Anis Mokhtar Dr. Douglas Furtek

G roup photo between Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong and the speakers of the seminar. Front row from left: Datuk Dr. Pang Teck Wai, Dato’ Leong Kin Mun, Dato’ Joseph Lim. Back row from left: Mr. Goh Kee Seng, Mr. Mohd Rasli Muda, Dr. Anis Mokhtar, Dr. Douglas Furtek and Ms. Elyn Lim.

ACCCIM ITI Seminar onBiomass Industries in Malaysial 28-3-2015

Activities Date Venue

“One Belt One Road” Malaysia-China Economic Conference29-6-2015

One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, Selangor.

ACCCIM 4th Young Entrepreneurs Conference 201524-7-2015

Swiss-Garden Hotel & Residences, Melaka.

ACCCIM 69th Annual General Meeting25-7-2015

Ramada Plaza Hotel, Melaka.

2015 China International Fair for Investment & Fair8-9-2015 to 11-9-2015 Xiamen, China.

The 118th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) Phase 331-10-2015 to 4-11-2015 Guangzhou, China.

The 13th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention25-9-2015 to28-9-2015 Bali, Indonesia.

ACCCIM Delegation to Milan in participation of Expo Milano 20151-10-2015 to 7-10-2015 Milan, Italy.

Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

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Visit by Delegation of Anshan Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade & Economic

Cooperation, Liaoning Province, China. l 13-3-2015

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing on behalf of ACCCIM presented a souvenir to Mr. Wang Hao, Vice Director of Anshan Municipal Bureau of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Visit by Delegation of China Chamber of International Commerce Sanya Chamber of Commerce, Hainan Province, China. l 27-3-2015

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Lim Sing on behalf of ACCCIM presented a souvenir to Mr. Guo Jingmin, Chairman of Sanya Chamber of Commerce.

Visit by Delegation of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Gansu Sub-Council l 2-4-2015

Interact ion between ACCCIM representatives and members of Delegation of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Gansu Sub-Council.


Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong presented ACCCIM Publication to Mr. Andrew R. Herrup, accompanied by Mr. Michael Chai and Dr. Leong Kai Hin.

Mr. Andrew R. Herrup

Visit by the Counsellor of Economic Affairs of U.S. Embassy in Malaysial 22-4-2015

Visit by the Trade Commissioner of the Embassy of Mexico in Malaysia

l 27-4-2015

Mr. Jose Flores DiazMdm. Patricia Vazquez-Marin

Mr. Jose Flores Diaz Mdm. Patricia Vazquez-Marin

Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong presented ACCCIM Publication to Mr. Jose Flores Diaz (Centre) and Mdm. Patricia Vazquez-Marin (2nd from left).

Visit by Delegation of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistanl 6-4-2015

Raf ique Suleman

Mr, Raf ique Suleman (4th from left) presented a souvenir to ACCCIM, and received on behalf by Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong ( 6th from right) .

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Kelantan CCCI

Terengganu CCCI

ACCCI Pahang

Kluang CCCI

Batu Pahat CCC

KLSCCCI

Perak CCCI

Penang CCC

Negeri Sembilan CCCI

Kedah CCCI

Malacca CCCI

North Perak CCCI

Klang CCCI

Johor ACCCI

Perlis CCCI

ACCCI Sarawak

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ACCCIM AND CONSTITUENT CHAMBERS

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) is the national level organisation of the Chinese chambers of commerce and industry in Malaysia.

The ACCCIM was founded in 1947 as a societ y under Malaya’s Societies Act. It has 17 Constituent Chambers located separately in the 13 states of the nation. As at March 2015, direct and indirect membership of all Constituent Chambers are well over 100,000, representing Malaysian Chinese companies, individuals and trade associations.

The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia ( ACCCIM )6th Floor, Wisma Chinese Chamber, 258, Jalan Ampang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel l 603-4260 3090 / 3091 / 3092 / 3093 / 3094 / 3095Fax l 603-4260 3080E-mail l [email protected] l www.acccim.org.my

Malaysia Map showing location of 17 ACCCIM Constituent Chambers 17

ACCCIM Bulletin Issue No. 95 May 2015

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Transcript of ACCCIM Bulletin Issue No. 95 May 2015