TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library
TRIBUTE ABDUL - Perdana Library
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS<br />
GERALD HAWKINS, O.B.E.- Entered the Malayan Civil<br />
Service in 1920 and served in Penang, Selangor, Pahang, Negri<br />
Sembilan, Johore, Singapore and Perak. Part Author of Malaya<br />
and of Malayan Pioneers, has broadcast and is now retired in Malaya.<br />
FRANCIS COORAY.- Had the unique distinction of being a<br />
veteran among journalists of two countries - Ceylon and Malaya.<br />
In Ceylon where he was trained under the famous Fergusons who<br />
founded the Ceylon Observer well over a century ago, there is only<br />
one contemporary of his 1910 days still surviving. He has grown up<br />
with the Malayan Press which he served from 1918 to 1947 and in<br />
1942 when the Japanese overran Malaya, as the Senior Journalist<br />
who remained behind he had the unpalatable task of editing the<br />
Malay Mail during the occupation. In the years before the war<br />
he travelled extensively not only in Malaya but also in Thailand,<br />
China and Japan. He has published two books: The Thai - Our<br />
Neighbours (1941) and Merdeka for Malaya (1957). He left Malaya<br />
in Feb. 1962.<br />
G. H. KIAT, O.B.E.- Comes from a prominent family of<br />
four generations in Singapore. Began life as a teacher and later<br />
established G. H. KIAT & Co., Ltd. He has all along for the<br />
last 30 years taken an active interest in social service work and has<br />
sat on several enquiry commissions. He was a City Councillor in<br />
1949 and was awarded the O.B.E. in 1958.<br />
R. RAMANI. -A distinguished lawyer and a member of the<br />
former Federal Legislative Council, Chairman, Bar Council,<br />
Federation of Malaya. In 1961, he represented Malaya at the<br />
Tokyo Conference of Asian Jurists.<br />
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