Let me help: Ex-badminton chief coach Kim Hock


From left: NPG Agency founder and director Datuk Norman Pang, Lining's assistant marketing manager Alvin Soon, players Simon Santoso, Derek Wong and coach Yap Kim Hock during the sponsorship signing ceremony between Klang United BC and NPG Agency on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Former international Yap Kim Hock is willing to come back to help Malaysian badminton even with a smaller paycheque.

“I don’t mind about the salary. I am more concerned of where our badminton is heading,” said Kim Hock, who was the national chief coach from 2004-2008.

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