South-East Asian Chinese International Conference

Front row, third from left: YB Tan Sri Dato’ Tee, YBhg Ir Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah, YB Tan Sri Dato' Sri Pheng, YB Senator Dato’ Dr Hou, and YB Tan Sri Datuk Ng

The Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Hua Zong) hosted “The First International Conference on South-East Asian Chinese Studies” at UTAR Sungai Long Campus on 16 and 17 April 2016.

Themed ‘Malaysian Chinese in the Past, Present and Future’, the conference was co-organised with Hua Zong South-East Asian Chinese Research Centre, UTAR Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), University of Malaya Malaysian Chinese Research Centre (MCRC), Xiamen University Malaysia (XMU), and New Era College (NEC).

Present at the conference were Hua Zong President YB Tan Sri Dato' Sri Pheng Yin Huah, Hua Zong South-East Asian Chinese Research Centre Chairman YB Tan Sri Datuk Ng Teck Hong, YB Tan Sri Dato’ Tee Tiam Lee, YB Senator Dato’ Dr Hou Kok Chung, UTAR PresidentIr Prof Academician Dato’ Dr Chuah Hean Teik, XMU President Prof Wang Rui Fang, and NEC Principal Dr Mok Soon Chong.

The main objective of the conference was to congregate scholars in the discipline of South-East Asian research from across the globe to discuss the development and influence of South-East Asian Chinese on four major aspects, namely politics, economy, culture, and education. As a result, the conference successfully saw more than 20 prominent scholars from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia attend to present and discuss the aforementioned topics in the context of the past, present, and future.

The conference was sponsored by Hua Zong Tan Sri Dato’ Kong Hon Kong South-East Asian Chinese Cultural Centre; Kwang Tung Cemetery South-East Asian Chinese Studies Centre Publication Fund; The Federation Of Hokkien Associations Of Malaysia; The Federation of Hakka Council Associations of Malaysia; The Federation of Alumni Associations of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia; Persatuan Fui Chiu Wilayah Persekutuan dan Selangor; and Crystal Crown Hotel.

Supporting units of the conference were The Federation of Kwang Tung Associations Malaysia, The Federated Teochew Associations of Malaysia, The Federation of Hainan Association Malaysia, the Guangxi Association of Malaysia, Persatuan Ka Yin KL & Selangor, The Federation of Wu Association Malaysia, Persatuan Keturunan Lim Pantai Klang, Pay Fong High School Alumni Association-Central Regions Malaysia, and Yee Lee Corporation Bhd.

Click here for the list of topics and presenters.