Editorial Comment: Words cannot describe enough the thanks and appreciation to everyone who had been connected with the preparation and setup of the Memorial Hall Opening Ceremony. Also thoughts of gratitude and appreciation to everyone who had attended the official launching of the Memorial Hall, the family of Pow Nee, friends and newly found friends ...…
Retirement As a devout Roman Catholic, Pow Nee played a prominent role in the Feast of St. Anne in Bukit Mertajam for many years. He served as President of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Penang. He was in charge of the St. Anne’s Church Choir; Honorary Secretary, Kim ...…
Throughout the illustrious years, Pow Nee had a close relationship with his old classmate, Bro. Michael Jacques, both being former students in the same class of S.X.I. Penang. They were taught by Bro. Edmund. Both Brother Michael, Assistant-General for Asia, and Pow Nee, the Malaysian Ambassador to Rome had the rare opportunity to meet up ...…
A Celebration In Remembrance Peter Wong Happy Merdeka Day 2012! Today is exactly five years since the opening of Hakka Connexion Gallery at No.1,3, 5, Jalan Bawasah, Penang which first housed a gallery of the late Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee – a Hakka Ka Yin Chu or Jiaying Kèjiarén from Penang, Malaysia. His father ...…
Development Progress in Penang – Penang Today Booklets 1964 & 1969 Wong Pow Nee Memoirs, National Archives Malysia 16 May 1979 PENANG TODAY – published in 1964, just before the elections, and the next issue in 1969 Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein Al-Haj was Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 31 August 1957 to 22 ...…
Elections 1964: the last elections that the Alliance controlled Penang, particularly how the M.C.A. lost completely. - Wong Pow Nee Memoirs There was a strong emergence of Opposition parties formed to contest the 1959 elections. And when they did enter the new State Assembly, they took the opportunity to mislead the people by strongly criticizing ...…
