KUALA LUMPUR: It might be a bit early for the people of the China to celebrate their National Day, which falls on Oct 1. But the dinner celebration at the Shangri-La Hotel here on Tuesday night saw a large crowd of Chinese nationals, well-wishers and members of the diplomatic corp.
Among them were former MCA presidents Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik and Tan Sri Lee San Choon, Swedish Ambassador Bruno Beijer, Canadian High Commissioner Melvyn L. MacDonald, Australian Deputy High Commissioner Simon Merrifield, Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industries of Malaysia president Tan Sri William Cheng and former Science, Technology and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Law Hieng Deng.