MR NG CHEK YONG

Malaysia

Male

65

Non Executive Chairman

Independent and Non Executive

Higher School Certificate and has 27 years experience in the journalism industry. He was accorded the highest journalism award, Gold Award Winner of Kenyalang Shell Press Award for year 1987-1988 and for year 1992-1993, an award jointly organized by the Sarawak State Government, Shell Malaysia and the Federation of Sarawak Journalists Associations

Mr. Ng joined Chinese Media Industry in 1979 and has served the industry for more than 38 years until his retirement from Media profession in October 2017.
He began his career as a reporter/feature writer with See Hua Daily News in 1979. In 1988, he joined TO-DAY News Sabah as the Chief Reporter and then Sin Chew Media Corporation Berhad (SCMC) as a reporter on 1 August 1988. He was appointed as a Director of SCMC from 2006 until his retirement. During 2012 up to October 2017, he served as Managing Director of SCMC, prior to his promotion, he was the CEO of Mulu Press Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of SCMC and the Regional Editor of East Malaysia for Sin Chew Daily from 2004 to 2012.
Mr. Ng was appointed on 1 March 2012 to 3 October 2017 (retirement date) as an Executive Director of Media Chinese International Limited (MCIL), which was formed by the merger of Ming Pao Enterprise (Hong Kong), SCMC and Nanyang Press Holdings (NPH) dually listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the Bursa Malaysia. He was the Chairman of the Group Executive Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee during his executive directorship in MCIL. He was in-charge of the overall group operations of both SCMC and NPH in Malaysia and their overseas operations, including the media businesses in New York, Jakarta, Phnom Penh and Brunei Darussalam.
Being in the Media Industry since the day he started his career, Mr. Ng is well versed in different means of mass communication and economic, cultural connectivity with the Chinese community. He has high level of awareness, familiarity and sensitivity to different views and life of the community, including the changes of habitual behavior, ecosystem and trend.
Mr. Ng is a literary veteran and also an active online analyst of politics, current affairs and market trend. He is currently the President of the Constellation Poetical Society Sarawak.

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