The Oxford University Malaysia Club (OUMC) convened its Annual General Meeting this year on Saturday, March 8 at the JCR Lecture Theatre at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. The outgoing committee, candidates and members of the Club were present at the event.

The meeting began with the outgoing Treasurer giving a brief account of the state of the Club’s finances. The Club is grateful to its sponsors this year – YTL Corporation, MABECS, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Malaysia.

Wong Leong Khim, the Returning Officer, chaired the elections section of the meeting where the 2014/15 committee was elected. The results are as follows:

• President: Firdaus Chin, DPhil Public Health, St Edmund Hall
• Vice President: Andrew Chan, DPhil Chemical Biology, St Cross College
• Secretary: Kong Wei Chung, MChem Chemistry, The Queen’s College
• Treasurer: Sean Lim, DPhil Mathematics, St Hilda’s College
• Welfare Officer: Shaun Tang, MEng Engineering Science, University College

The meeting was concluded with a farewell address by the outgoing President, Shaun Kua. In his brief speech, he thanked the members of the Club for their strong support and commitment, and expressed heartfelt gratitude to the members of his committee – Tay Weiyang (Vice President), Tan Zhai Gen (Secretary), Yap Pau Ching (Treasurer), Fiona Tay (Welfare Officer), as well as appointed committee members Marie Wong, Choo Jia-Wen, Jish Lim, Lim Mei Chee and Lim Chern Yuen. In closing, he drew upon his reflections on his Presidential tenure and imparted his words of wisdom to us as a club, stating that “as we work together, we will inevitably differ in opinion at times – but at the end of the day, do not forget that we should respect this diversity for what it is and appreciate the fellowship of your fellow countrymen, for the virtues of respect and appreciation keep this small family of ours tightly-knit and our camaraderie strong”.

The Club would like to congratulate the 2014/15 committee. We wish them the best of luck and look forward to a great and eventful year ahead.