A roadshow was jointly organised by Hai-O Foundation, Sin Chew Daily and UTAR on 18 October 2022 at Heritage Hall Building, UTAR Kampar Campus to promote the upcoming “Ai Hua Jiao” (爱华教) Charity Night. The roadshow was joined by Malaysian artistes Kwok Voon Voon, Liam Liang Kuan and Madison Lau.

Set up to raise funds for UTAR Hospital, “Ai Hua Jiao” (爱华教) Charity Night is organised by Hai-O Foundation, Sin Chew Daily and UTAR, in collaboration with artistes Ong Siang Boon, Kwok Voon Voon, Yaoyi, Funny, Liam Liang Kuan, Jazz, Madison Lau and Seah Kok Boon. It will be held on 2 December 2022 at Dewan Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik, UTAR Kampar Campus at 7pm.

The roadshow kicked off with performances from two UTAR students. UTAR Wushu Club member Leow Chee Shen performed the beauty of Taolu while UTAR student Janice Ng followed up with the song “My Dream” (我的梦).

Meanwhile, Liam and Madison Lau each gave a song performance as a sneak preview of the charity night. Liam sang the song “Yi Ran Yi Bao Zha” (易燃易爆炸) which showcased her high notes. Madison Lau, on the other hand, sang an English song he wrote titled “One Day”. The lively atmosphere created by the student performers, Liam and Madison Lau was continued by Kwok who performed a popular song from the 90s, “Hai Kuo Tian Kong” (海阔天空).

The three artistes also organised a mini-game in which three random students were selected as participants to read out a tongue twister as fast as possible. The fastest speaker was selected as the winner of the mini-game. All three participants received prizes from Hai-O Foundation albeit there was only one winner.

The proceeds from the charity night will be allocated to the development of UTAR Hospital. The hospital is still short of RM70million to reach total completion while the total development cost of the hospital is estimated to be RM330million.

In his remarks, UTAR Vice President for Student Development and Alumni Relations Prof Dr Choong Chee Keong said, “The late founder of Hai-O Enterprise Bhd, Tan Kai Hee, has always been passionate about public welfare. He dedicated himself to the development of Chinese education in Malaysia. His philosophy, “by the people, for the people” is deeply ingrained in the structure of Hai-O Enterprise Bhd. The ‘Ai Hua Jiao’ (爱华教) charity concert campaign launched by Hai-O Foundation has helped many Chinese schools in raising funds for construction and development, benefiting countless Chinese communities.”

He also said, “Since 2002, UTAR has provided high-quality yet affordable education to Malaysian students as our way to express gratitude towards the people and philanthropists who have supported us. Now, we are building a not-for-profit hospital to provide high-quality yet affordable medical services and education in the field of Chinese traditional medicine, Malay traditional medicine, Ayurvedic treatment, and Western medicine. It is entirely built with generous donations and supports from people and philanthropists. Since the launch of UTAR T&CM Centre in April 2022, we have served over 9,000 patients who came from Perlis, Kedah, Johor, Selangor and Penang. The majority, however, came from Kampar.”

He added, “The construction for the hospital is considered done, however, we are still pending approval on the Certificate of Completion (CCC) which we have already applied. We are hoping that we can get the approval by this month. If matters go accordingly as planned, we will proceed with the installation of equipment in the medical block and hopefully, we will be able to open the medical block to the public in the first quarter of 2023, after the Chinese New Year.”

The tickets for the charity night are priced at a starting price of RM200. Donors can also contribute over and above the ticket prices as donations to the hospital. The donors will also be able to partake in a dinner course prepared by the organisers while enjoying the performances by the artistes.

Also present at the roadshow were Hai-O Enterprise Business Operations and Product Development Manager Vicky Cheng, Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd Communications and Promotion General Manager Tan Kim Chuan, Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd Promotion Manager of Perak Foong Ching Mean, Sin Chew Media Corporation Bhd Business Development Director of Perak Alan Teh, “Ai Hua Jiao” charity concert Programme Planner Ye Xiao, UTAR Council Member Hew Fen Yee, UTAR staff and students.

The roadshow came to an end with the song “Tomorrow Will be Better” (明天会更好), performed by the three artistes as well as a group photography session.