中国马来西亚商会携马来西亚驻华大使馆接待马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔访华国宴–精彩花絮回顾

PM Tun Dr. Mahathir Visits China

马哈蒂尔总理访华

2018年8月17日至21日，93岁高龄的马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔对中国进行正式访问。这是马哈蒂尔作为马来西亚总理的第八次访华，也是他再度执政后首次正式访问非东盟国家。8月19日，马来西亚新任总理马哈蒂尔抵达北京，开启了他中国之行的第三天。当晚，马哈蒂尔总理邀请在华的马来西亚公民共进晚餐，并进行友好交流。

In conjunction with YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia’s official state visit to China, a Malaysian Diaspora has been held on August 19, 2018 at China World Summit Wing Hotel. It was a memorable day for Malaysians residing in China who have been invited by the Prime Minister Office to spend a meaningful evening with the highly respected Prime Minister of Malaysia.

此次晚宴由马来西亚驻华大使馆联合中国马来西亚商会组织协调，作为中国马来西亚商会会长，方维城会长全程参与了本次晚宴的组织活动，不仅亲力亲为保证了晚宴活动的顺利进行，还积极推动在华的马来西亚优秀企业家们为马来西亚“希望基金”募捐善款。本次晚宴及交流会共募集善款290万元。中国马来西亚商会作为代表向马哈蒂尔总理递交捐赠支票。

It was an honour for MAYCHAM China to participate in the working group and to assist the Embassy of Malaysia in Beijing to roll out the event and to coordinate the invitees. To harness the supports gained from the Malaysian captains of industry, the Chairman of MAYCHAM China, Mr. Will Fung has taken the initiative to drive the “Tabung Harapan” campaign. With the blessing from the Malaysian communities in Beijing, the respond towards the calling for the pledge for Tabung Harapan Malaysia was overwhelming. MAYCHAM China have received the following pledges:

1. Tan Sri Dato Koo Yuen Kim & Dato’ Woo Swee Lian – Perfect China(CNY1mil);

2.Tan Sri Paul Koon – Press Metal Holdings (CNY1mil);

3. Datuk Lim Chee Wah – VXL /Secret Garden (CNY200k);

4. Tan Sri Lim Hock San – LBS Group (CNY200k);

5. Tan Sri William Cheng – Parkson China (CNY100k);

6. Tan Sri Lim Gait Tong – Farlim Group (CNY100K);

7.Mr. Allan Yau – Malaysian Pavillion Chengdu (CNY100k);

8. All Malaysian Staffs at LSH Auto China – (CNY100k);

9. All Malaysian residing in Beijing – (CNY 100k)；

中国马来西亚商会会长，方维城会长向马哈蒂尔总理赠送了由郭温和老师执笔“励精图治”的书法作品以表祝贺。郭温和老师（Kuok Wen He）是马来西亚著名书法家和书法教育家，长期从事书法创作和书法教育教学，每年举行书法展览。

Apart from presenting the mock cheque, Mr. Will Fung has on behalf of MAYCHAM China presented a calligraphy art gift to the Prime Minister, as a token of appreciation for his effort in rebuilding the nations under good governance. The calligraphy was written by MR Kuek Wen He who is a renowned Malaysian calligrapher and Educationist, he is well known within the Calligraphy circle between China-Malaysia

晚宴的菜色主要以马来西亚特色食物为主，这一颇有新意的安排也充分体现了马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔对国民的关怀。餐后，马哈蒂尔总理接受了到场马来西亚公民的提问并进行了认真回答，交流期间马哈蒂尔总理也多次提到进一步加强中马交流合作，推动两国关系稳定友好发展。

马哈蒂尔总理在此次访华中表示支持中国“一带一路”倡议，中国是马来西亚的重要合作伙伴，马中关系与合作使双方受益，作为亚洲国家，马中同为亚洲价值观感到自豪。中国在创业创新方面发展迅速，马来西亚非常欢迎来自中国的投资，尤其是高新科技企业，深化双方合作，更好造福两国人民。

Lastly, there was a dialogue session between the Prime Minister and the Malaysians who are residing in China. During the dialogue session which was moderated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dato’ Saifuddin bin Abdullah, the Prime Minister has indicated that Malaysia will remain deeply committed to developing close and mutually beneficial relations with China.