March - April 2014 Chairman: Wong Kon Yu, Victor Deputy Chairman: Liew Kim Kiong Jebb Vice Chairman: Kwan Chee Hung Arnold Hon. Secretary: Mok Juang Yu Hon Treasurer Rizal Ahmad Banjar Imm Past Chairman: Lo Su Yin Committee Members Koh Chung Hou Daniel Yap Kim Yee Daniel Hj Shariman Abdullah Morris Bisoni Dr. Tan Jun Kwang Graduate Representative Eddie Tann Nominated Committee Members: Ho Jia Lit Sim Sie Hong Yong Ming Cheong Chairman s Message The Chinese proverb says, time is like an arrow. With the AGM 2013 over a year ago, the Chinese wisdom of a few thousand years does reveal that time waits for no man, and before anyone realizes it, it is AGM 2014 already! Welcome back to Ar. Daniel Yap and Ar. Daniel Koh for returning to the Chapter Committee for the second term. Welcome also to our new recruits, Ar. Ronald Tang, Ar. Shahriman Abdullah, Ar. Dr. Tan Jun Kwang and Ar. Morris Bisoni into the Committee 2014/2015 term. Congratulations to Ar. Jebb Liew, Ar. Arnold Kwan, Ar. Mok Juang Yu and Ar. Rizal Ahmad Banjar who were all returned unopposed in their respective office bearers' posts. I must thank all the members for their trust and good faith in returning me as the Chairman for another term. As I mentioned during the AGM, I am but the driver behind the seat, and I require the machinery of the Chapter to work efficiently and as a team, in order to move forward with a purpose. With the smooth election on the office bearer's post in the AGM, I believe that a sustainable working committee to continue with the Chapter's policies will be ensured and entrusted. The nominations of Ar. Ho Jia Lit, Ar. Yong Ming Cheong and Ar. Sim Sie Hong into the Chapter Committee is important to ensure the Committee is further blessed with members who are very experienced, in assisting us in facing the many challenges ahead, as well as to impact their valuable experience to the younger members, in our cultivation and grooming for future leadership.
T h e professional roles of the Chapter has b e e n expanded over the years in our very d e m a n d i n g society. This year, the functions for Strata Titles and GBI, has been added specifically to the organization chart so that the issues can be addressed more effectively and efficiently. At the time of writing this message, the IPEX 2014 is coming to a close. However, it is so delightful to see the many members and graduates coming together to offer their helping hands, to ensure the success in this annual event. Of particular mention are our graduate architects Mr Irving Thien, Mr Nigel Majalang lead by a very dedicated architect, Ar. Ezekiel Lee, in their supervision on the construction of the booths. A thumb up must also be given to our organizing chairman, Ar. Mok Juang Yu for a job well done. Looking forwards to yet another exciting year ahead! Ar. Victor Wong, ASDK Chairman 2013/2015
PAM Care Program 15.3.14 On 15 March 2014, Chairman led 3 members of the Social Activities sub-committee to visit the site of a run-down kindergarten at Kampung Talungan, Kota Belud with the intention to re-paint the kindergarten building. Graduate members would be mobilized to carry out those painting works with Nippon Paint Sabah kindly contributing to supply the paints.
39 th Annual General Meeting The PAM Sabah Election 2014 has been successfully held on 12 th April 2014 with no challenges to the incumbents. All nominated candidates were returned un-opposed. The results are:- Chairman: Victor Wong Kon Yu Deputy Chairman: Jebb Liew Kim Kiong Vice Chairman: Arnold Kwan Chee Hung Hon Secretary: Mok Juang Yu Hon Treasurer: Rizal Ahmad Banjar Imm. Past Chairman: Lo Su Yin 6 Committee members: - (1) Daniel Koh Chung Hou (2) Daniel Yap Kim Yee (3) Tuan Hj Shahriman Abdullah (4) Ronald Tang (5) Morris Bisoni (6) Dr. Tan Jun Kwang Nomination of Past Chairman into Chapter Committee Three Past Chairmen were nominated into the Chapter Committee namely Ar. Ho Jia Lit and Ar. Yong Ming Cheong and Ar. Sim Sie Hong. Ar. Ho was nominated into the Chapter in view of him being a member to Central Board as well as the LAM Practice committee. Ar. Yong was nominated into chapter committee in view of his previous involvement and contribution in the education sub-committee and Ar. Sim was nominated into the chapter committee for his involvement with AIA Consortium on the Draft Kota Kinabalu Local Plan. Appointment of Graduates Representative Mr. Eddie Tann was nominated and appointed as the graduates representative. After the AGM, chairman Ar. Victor Wong celebrated his 70 years old birthday with the newly elected chapter committee members, members and staffs.
IPEX & Ideal Home Show (1 st to 4 th May 2014) Press release dated 3 rd May 2014 (News Sabah Times) Good city planning and management are needed in order to reduce the number of cars on the road as we gear towards creating liveable and sustainable cities, said Ar. Victor Wong, Chairman of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) Sabah Chapter. He further said that the traffic jam in the State Capital is getting worse despite proper planning and zoning in the Kota Kinabalu Local Plan 2020. He believed that the traffic snarls could be resolved if the development of residence, offices and commercial shops are clustered together within a short radius to enable the public transport to be brought in and eliminate the needs for the citizens to buy cars unnecessarily. What is happening now in our cities is the lack of integration in the implementation of the different developments and in bringing a public transport system to serve the needs of the clusters, said Victor at the launching of IPEX 2014 at the Sabah Trade Centre here yesterday. The event was officiated by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister s Department Datuk Edward Yong Oui Fah. Victor also urged the authorities to discourage and review city planning that is based on car ownership. Instead, the city planning should provide an alternative choice for its citizens to choose their mode of transportation such as by foot, bicycles or an organised public transport system, he said. We must consider the options to resolve our current woes economically, through good city planning and management while waiting for the monorail to materialise which need an enormous amount of financial resources, advised Victor. He also suggested to the authorities to encourage mixed development in terms of housing, commercial, sports & recreational, education and industrial over a cluster of project so that the public transport system within these cluster could be organized accordingly.
City Kids Colouring & Drawing Competition Sponsored by City Top Enterprise Sdn Bhd Category 1 Primary 1 to 3 (Colouring) 1 st Prize : Evelyn Pang SJK Shan Tao 2 nd Prize : Daphne Emerald SJK Chen Sin 3 rd Prize : Chow Jing Xi SJK Chung Hwa Likas Consolation Prize 1. Irene Teng SJK Yick Nam 2. Hudson Tai Yi Sheng SJK Chung Hwa, KK 3. Mia Chong SJK Lok Yuk Likas 4. Pau Jin Shun SJK Shan Tao 5. Hiew Qiao Yuan SRS Datuk Simon Fung 6. Howard Tai Yi Soon SJK Chung Hwa, KK 7. Annabel Tee Ing En SJK Chung Hwa Likas 8. Wong Shin Yi SJK Chung Hwa KK 9. Lo Xiang Yi SJK Chung Hwa Likas 10.Kaisarah Atiqah SJK Lok Yuk Menggatal Category 2 Primary 4 6 (Colouring & Drawing Competition) 1 st prize : Kelvin Sum Kok Siong, SJK Lok Yuk Likas 2 nd prize : Jacquelin Lay Jielin, SJK St James 3 rd prize : Jessica Chu Sao Yin, SRJK Chung Hwa KK Consolation prize 1. Vincent Chong, SJK Lok Yuk Menggatal 2. Valerie Frederick, SJK Lok Yuk Menggatal 3. Carnie Fo Jin Nie, SJK Shan Tao 4. Chong Ka Zen, SJK St James 5. Grace Chieng, SJK Shen Tau 6. Chiew Ying Xuan, SJK Lok Yuk Likas 7. Candy Voo Siao Tian, SJK Yick Nam 8. Khor Zhi Yong, SJK Yue Min 9. La Ying Yin, SJK Lok Yuk Likas 10. Lai Xi Ru, SRJK Chung Hwa KK
Edible Architecture Competition 1 st Prize - Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: Food Attack) 2 nd prize - Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: Food Ranger) 3 rd prize - Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School) (Group name: #SLAYERZ) Special Mention Awards Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: Rival) Consolation - 1. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: JTR) 2. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: Happy Candy) 3. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name:the Divergence) 4. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: 97 s) 5. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name:om-nom-nom) 6. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: Star Group) 7. Sabah Tshung Tsin Secondary School (Group name: TRIL) 8. Kian Kok Middle School (Group name: Fifth Element) 9. SMK Perempuan Likas (Group name: Solarize Inc) 10. SM St. Michael Penampang (Group name) Red Selvet) 11. SM St. Michael Penampang (Group name: Dream Team SMSM) 12. SM St. Michael Penampang (Group name: Chelshanex) 13. SM St. Michael Penampang (Group name: SMSM1) 14. SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin Penampang (Group name: CREADF) 15. SM All Saints (Group name: Phoenix) The judges for the sub-event were Chapter Chairman Ar. Victor Wong, Ar. Arnold Kwan and Ar. Mok Juang Yu from PAM Sabah Chapter and Mr. Peter Wong (representative from the sponsor). The prizes were sponsored by Colourcoil Industries Sdn Bhd. On the third day, the City Kids Colouring and Drawing competition were held at the main exhibition hall. A total of 168 children registered for the event. The competition comprised two categories i.e. 7-9 (Coloring) 10-12 years (Drawing & Colouring). Citytop Enterprise Sdn Bhd is the official sponsor for the event. The judges for the event were Ar. Victor Wong, Ar. Mok Juang Yu and Mr. Roger Ling (sponsor)
IPEX Thank You Dinner The exhibition concluded with a Thank You dinner held on Monday, 5 th May 2014 at the Ballroom, Horizon Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. The highlight of the dinner was the presentation of the Best Decorated Booth Design. The 1 st runner up for the supplier category was Nippon Paint (S) Sdn Bhd and the winner was Goodrich Global Sdn Bhd. For the developer category, the 1 st runner up was Bina Puri Sdn Bhd and the winner was LT Avenue Development Sdn Bhd. Sponsors for IPEX exhibition are Nippon Paint (S) Sdn Bhd, City Top Enterprise Sdn Bhd, Colourcoil Industries Sdn Bhd, NS Bluescope Lysaght Sabah Sdn Bhd, DML Products (EM) Sdn Bhd, Weida Resources Sdn Bhd and Sabah Property Magazine. Ar. Mok Juang Yu, organizing Chairman thanked all exhibitors and participants for their supports. He wished all participants every success in the years ahead and hopes to meet up again in IPEX 2015.
PAM- Bristeel Fellowship Golf 2014 at Kudat Golf & Country Club 19.04.14 The 3 rd leg of the PAM Fellowship Golf was held on Saturday, 19.04.14 at the Kudat Golf & Country Club. There were 10 flights (40 participants) in All, comprising of architects, interior designers, engineers, building material suppliers, developers, and contractors, coming together to have a warm fellowship game. The tournament was kindly sponsored by Bristeel Corporation Sdn Bhd.
Organisation chart for 2014-2015 term SUB-COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN PRACTICE (i) Central Board Ho Jia Lit (ii) Strata Titles/DBKK Lo Su Yin (iii) Herritage and Conservation Victor Wong, Jebb Liew, Arnold Kwan Mok Juang Yu, Rizal Ahmad Banjar (iv) MGBC/GBI Victor Wong, Jebb Liew, Arnold Kwan Mok Juang Yu, Rizal Ahmad Banjar (v) DBKK Traffic/High Risk Victor Wong, Jebb Liew, Arnold Kwan, Mok Juang Yu, Rizal Ahmad Banjar (vii) Office Practice Sim Sie Hong (viii) CPD Seminar Morris Bisoni (ix) Gov t Liaison/Advisory Victor Wong, Jebb Liew, Arnold Kwan Mok Juang Yu, Rizal Ahmad Banjar (x) Joint PAM.ACEM/IEM Victor Wong, Jebb Liew, Arnold Kwan, Mok Juang Yu, Rizal Ahmad Banjar, Lo Su Yin, Sim Sie Hong, Ho Jia Lit, Yong Ming Cheong EDUCATION-CAEM PROGRAM Yong Ming Cheong & Eddie Tann FINANCE Rizal Ahmad Banjar ADMINISTRATION Mok Juang Yu WORLD DAY OF ARCHITECTURE -Design Forum & Conference -Seminar & Exhibitions -Photography Competitions -Archi-LAB Dr. Tan Jun Kwang MEDIA PUBLICATION (I)-PAM Sabah Website/Facebook Victor Wong & Eddie Tann (ii) Colonial Architecture Book-Kudat Jebb Liew (Iii)50 Years of Architecture in Sabah Arnold Kwan (iv) Everyday Details Victor Wong (v) Architexts Victor Wong & Daniel Koh SOCIAL ACTIVITIES PAM Fellowship Golf Members and Graduates Activities IPB Games - Hj Shahriman Abdullah Diary Monday, 26 May 2014 LAM Part 3 Oral Exam Venue: PAM Sabah Secretariat, Kota KInabalu Saturday, 14 June 2014 PAM Care Programm: Nippon Paint Sdn Bhd Handing Over Paint to Kindergarten School, Kota Belud Saturday, 21 June 2014 LAM Part 3 Mock Exam (Graduates only) Venue: PAM Sabah Secretariat Saturday, 21 June 2014 CPD Seminar/Product Talk on Development of sewerage-septic tank Venue: PAM Sabah Secretariat Saturday, 19 July 2014 CPD Seminar by Colourland Paint Sdn Bhd Venue: PAM Sabah Secretariat Saturday, 2ⁿ August 2014 CPD Seminar Talk by Bristeel Corporation Sdn Bhd Venue: PAM Sabah Secretariat Saturday, 9 August 2014 PAM Sabah Chapter 39 Annual Dinner Venue: Magellan Sutera Resort IPEX 2015 ANNUAL DINNER 2014 Ronald Tang PAM CARE Program -Architectural Ideas Competition Daniel Yap SOCIAL FUNCTION Jebb Liew