ST. JOHN AMBULANCE OF MALAYSIA NORTH EAST AREA STATE OF

ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2011

ENDING 31 STSTST DECEMBER 2011

Office Bearers Of The North East-Area Council

Area Commander & Chairman. Mr. Lee Choew Guan . PPN., BKM., PKT.,PJK., PJM. ( until 20 th . Jan. 2011 ) Dr. Lee Toong Chow PKT., Ph.D ( effective 21 st . Jan. 2011 )

Deputy Area Commander & Deputy Chairman. Mr. Ooi Poh Lim. ( until 20th. Feb.2011 ) Dr. Liew Yueah Cin. DBA. ( effective 21 st . Feb. 2011 )

Hon. Secretary. Pn. Mar Chiew Foon.

Hon. Treasurer. Mr. H’ng Swee Yeng. PJK., PJM.

Auditor. Beh Associate.

Members of The North -East Area Council.

Area Commander : Mr. Lee Choew Guan PPN., BKM., PJK., PJM. ( until 20 th .Jan 2011 ) Dr. Lee Toong Chow. PKT., Ph.D. ( effective 21 st . Jan 2011 )

Deputy Area Commander : Mr. Ooi Poh Lim. ( until 20 th .Feb.2011 ). Dr. Liew Yueah Cin. DBA. ( effective 21 st . Feb. 2011 )

Hon. Secretary : Pn. Mar Chiew Foon

Hon. Treasurer : Mr. H’ng Swee Yeng. PJK., PJM

District Chief Police Officer District Director of Education District Director of Medical & Health Services District Director of Social & Welfare Mr. Lim Chih Yeong Mr. Khoo Soo Hin Mr. Ong Teong Eng. PJK., PJ M Miss. Oh Eang Suat. PJM.

North - East Area Staff Officers.

Area Commander : Mr. Lee Choew Guan PPN., BKM., PJK., PJM. (until 20 th . Jan 2011) : Dr. Lee Toong Chow PKT. PhD. (effective 21 st .Jan 2011) Deputy Area Commander : Mr. Ooi Poh Lim (until 20 th .Feb.2011) Dr. Liew Yueah Cin DBA (effective 21 st .Feb.2011 ) Area Medical Officer : Dr. Wong Tjung Wai. Area Superintendant ( Operation ) : Mr. Ong Teong Eng PJK., PJM. Area Superintendant (Nursing ) : Miss. Oh Eang Suat PJM. Area Honorary Secretary : Mdm. Mar Chiew Foon Area Honorary Treasurer : Mr. H’ng Swee Eng PJK., PJM Area Nursing Officer : Miss. Choo Hwei Shan Area Nursing Officer : Miss. Nichole Kwok Sook Lai Area Staff Officer (Footdrill /Training) : En. Rosli Ysoff PJM Area Staff Officer ( Special duty ) : Mr. Tan Chooi Poh PJK, PJM Area Staff Officer ( Cadet ) : Mr. Leong Khai Sheong Area Staff Officer ( I T ) : Mr. Jeff Yeong Area Staff Member ( Admin. Assistant) : Miss. Teah Yi Fan

1.Introduction. St. John Ambulance Of Malaysia, North-East Area, Penang, went through the Year 2011 with a new Area Commander, appointed by the State Commander, Dato’ Dr. Yee Thiam Sun, upon the resignation of the North-East Area commander, Mr. Lee Choew Guan, on 20 th .January 2011. The North-East Area put Mr. Lee Choew Guan’s services in record. There was a reshuffle in the North-East Area staff officers list. The North-East Area had an eventful year of activities for the Year 2011. The activities were Cadet Trainers Course, N.E.A. Cadet Day, N.E.A. Cooking Competition, N.E.A. First Aid Competition to name a few. North-East Area officers and members of school divisions also helped and took part in the activities organized by the State. The North-East Area would like to thank all the officers and members in the N.E.A . for their support and greatly appreciated their efforts which made SJAM., N.E.A., Penang, a happy and eventful Year 2011.

2. School Divisions in the North-East Area. Ambulance Adult Divisions: Amb. 1 Amb. 7 Han Chiang High School Amb. 28 Chung Hwa Confucian

Nursing Adult Divisions: Nur. 3 Penang Chinese Girls’ High School Nur. 19 Han Chiang High School Nur. 7 Phor Tay High School Nur. 21 Union High School

Combined Adult Divisions: Com. A. 3 Heng Ee High School Com. A. 9 Chung Ling High School ( Private ) Com. A 11 S.M.K. Abdullah Munshi MCAD. Headquarters Julian Traces ( JTCAD ) Heng Ee High School Radio Signal Unit (RSUCAD ) Headquarters Bukit Bendera ( BBCAD ) Headquarters

Ambulance Cadet Divisions: Amb. Cadet 1 Han Chiang High School Amb. Cadet 2 S.M.K. Haji Zainual Abidin Amb. Cadet 3 Chung Ling High School Amb. Cadet 4 S.M.K. Georgetown Amb. Cadet 8 Chung Hwa Confucian Amb. Cadet 10 S.M.K. Jelutong Amb. Cadet 17 S.M.K. Abdullah Munshi Amb. Cadet 18 High Ee High School Amb. Cadet A I S.M.K .Air Itam

Nursing Cadet Divisions: Nur. Cadet 1 Penang Chinese Girls High School Nur. Cadet 2 Union High School Nur. Cadet 3 Han Chiang High School Nur. Cadet 7 Phor Tay High School. Nur. Cadet 8 S.M.K. Convent Greenlane Nur . Cadet 9 S.M.K .Haji Zainual Abidin Nur. Cadet 10 S.M.K. Abdullah Munshi Nur. Cadet 12 S.M.K. Georgetown Nur. Cadet 14 S.M.K . Jelutong Nur. Cadet 15 S.M.K. Padang Polo Nur. Cadet 20 Penang Chinese Girls High School ( Private ) Nur. Cadet 28 High Ee High School Nur. Cadet 38 Chung Hwa Confucian Nur. Cadet AI S.M.K.Air Itam

Combined Cadet Divisions Com. Cadet 8 Phor Tay High School ( Private ) Com. Cadet 10 Chung Ling High School (Private ) Com. Cadet 11 S.M .Sri Pinang Com. Cadet 18 S.J.K. ( C ) Sum Sun Com. Cadet 19 S.J.K. ( C ) Kong Min Pusat Combined Junior Divisions. SJK (C) Li Tek ( B ) SJK ( C ) Sum Sun SJK ( C ) Moh Ghee Cawangan SK Sri Aman SJK ( C ) Convent Dato’ Keramat SJK ( C ) Union SK Jelutong SJK ( C ) Shang Wu SK SJK ( C ) Moh Ghee Pusat SJK ( C ) Kong Ming Caw. 2 SJK ( C ) Kong Ming Pusat SJK ( C ) Han Chiang SJK ( C ) Perempuan Cina SJK ( C ) Sin Kang SJK ( C ) Chiao Nam SJK ( T ) Subramaniam Barathe

3. North South Highway Duty ( Hari Raya Puasa ) Officers and members from the North-East Area carried out the above duty on 27 th .and 28 th .August 2011 and 3 rd .and 4 th .Sept.2011 at the Poliklinik Komuniti and Tanjung Bunga. The duties were of 3 shifts per day of 8 hours. The North –East Area appreciated their services and thanked them for the support and co-operation.

4. Parades, processions and rallies. Officers and members from the North-East Area took part in parades, processions and rallies organized by the state, government departments and other organizations.

5. Annual State Inspection. The Annual State Inspection & Review was held on Sunday 12 th . June 2011 at the Esplanade. Tuan Yang Di Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang, Tun Dato’ Seri Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Abbas, S.M.N., D.U.P.N., S.P.K.D.,D.M.P.N., D.J.N., carried out the inspection and review. Mr. Teh Yee Cheu, State Assemblyman for Tanjung Bunga, represented the Penang Chief Minister. Some 40 officers and members received their service medals and awards during the inspection.

6. Examinations and Re-examinations: The North-East Area with the co-operations of the State, conducted first aid courses, examinations and re-examinations for the recruits, members and officers. The North-East Area thanked the doctors and examiners for their cooperation.

7. Public Dutuies: Officers, and members from the school divisions, performed public duties when called upon to do so. The duties included sports, processions, rallies, Penang horse racing, walkathons, marathons, disasters, public gathering events, company and factory gatherings, to name a few. The North-East Area appreciated all the principals of schools, teacher advisors and officers for being co- operative in allowing their members to perform public duties when their services were needed.

8. State First Aid & Home Nursing Competition. The State first aid & home nursing competition was held on Sunday, 20 th .March 2011 ( Theory test ) and Sunday, 27 th .March 2011 (Practical test ). 10 teams from the North-East area took part . The results were as follows. Ambulance Adult : Champion : SMJK Chung Ling ( A 1 ) Runners-up: SMJK Heng Ee ( CA 3 ) Nursing Adult: Champion : Penang Chinese Girls High School ( N 3 ) Runners-up : Union High School ( N 21 ) Ambulance Cadet : Champion : Chung Ling High School ( A C 3, Team A ) 1st . Runners-up : Chung Ling High School .( A C 3, Team B ) 2nd . Runners-up : Heng Ee High School ( A C 18 ) Nursing Cadet : Champion : Penang Chinese Girls High School ( N C 1 ) 1st . Runners-up: Heng Ee High School ( N C 28 ) 2nd . Runners-up : Union High School ( N C 2 , Team B ) Best Written Test ( Amb. Category ) : Mr. Nah Yan Sheng ( Chung Ling High school , A 1 ) Best Written Test ( Nur. Cate gory ) : Miss. Ngoo Xiao Wei ( Penang Chinese Girls High School, N 3 ) Best Leader ( Amb. Category ) Mr. Chew Ming Han ( Heng Ee High School, C A 3 ) Best Leader ( Nur. Category ) : Miss. Jacqueline Ooi Jin Yee ( Union High School, N C 2 ) Best Commander : Mr. Lim Chun Wei ( Chung Ling High School, A C 3 )

Congratulations to all the winning teams. The Champion in each category will represent Penang in the 53 rd . National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition to be held in Kelantan.

9. 53 rd .National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition. The 53 rd . National First Aid & Home Nursing Competition was held at the Politeknik Kota Bahru, Kelantan on 30 th . April and 1 st . May 2011. The following members from the N.E.A. school divisions represented Penang in the respective categories. Ambulance Adult. ( CLHS ) Nursing Adult. ( PCGHS ) Mr. Chew Whan Peng Miss. Tea Xin Jun Mr. Tan En Chuen Miss. Cecilia Tan Wen Xi Mr. Ewe Chen Yik Miss. Ngoo Xiao Wei Mr. Koay Min Jing Miss. Kather ine Lai Kai Yun Mr. Nah Yan Sheng Miss. Tham Jing TingAmbulance Cadet. Nursing Cadet. ( PCGHS ) Mr.Yeap Gay Jing Miss. Lim Hui Jiun Mr. H’ng Cherng Yih Miss. Teh Yi Ling Mr. Cheok Eng Cheong Miss. Teoh Sue Lynn Mr. Ooi Yi Shen Miss. Tan Xu Chee Mr. Goh Yong Jian Miss. Tan Ming Min.

The following were their achievements in the competition. Ambulance Adult : 3 rd .– Footdrill. Nursing Adult : 1 st . - Footdrill and Individual . 2 nd . – Short Case. Ambulance Cadet : 1 st . – Footdrill and Short case. 3 rd . - Individual Nursing Cadet : 1 st . - Footdrill The S.J.A.M., N.E.A., Penang, congratulates the above winning teams for making the NEA proud. 10. 5th . North-East Area First Aid Competition. The 5 th .North-East Area First Aid Competition was held on Sunday, 18 th .December 2011, at the Headquarters, Pg, The Chairman was Mr. Ong Teong Eng, N.E.A. Supt. ( Operation ). A total of 16 teams from the North-East Area school divisions took part. It was a record in the number of teams participating. They were tested only on team test ( Long Case ). The following were the results. Ambulance Adult: Champion – Amb. 1 (CLHS) Nursing Adult: Champion – CA.3 (HEHS) Mr. Yeap Gay Jing Miss. Kuan Yi Tong Mr.Cheok Eng Cheong Miss. Kwang Choon Yi Mr. Khaw Eu Sheng Miss. Ooi Shu Ning Mr. Lim Peng Eng Miss. Khoo Jia Yi Mr. Tack Yee Shuen Miss. Lim Hui-Chuin Ambulance Adult : 1 st .Runners-up - Amb. 1 (CLHS ) Nursing Adult: 1 st . Runners-up - N. 3 (PCGHS ) Mr. H’ng Yu Gan Miss. Lim Hui Jiun Mr. Song Zhi Liang Miss. Teh Yi Ling Mr. H’ng Cherng Yew Miss. Khoo Yu Ling Mr. Lim Guang Yuan Miss. Tan Xu Ting Mr. Lee Wei Zhe Miss. Tan Ming Mi Ambulance Adult : 2 nd . Runners-up – Amb. 1 (CLHS) Nursing Adult: 2 nd . Runners-up - N. 21 (UHS). Mr. Lim Chun Wei Miss. Jacqueline Ooi Jin Yee Mr. H’ng Cherng Yih Miss. Goh Ke Xin Mr. Ong Khai Wen Miss. Koay Huei Fang Mr. Ooi Yi Shen Miss. Looi Win Nee Mr. Daryn Chan Yoong Xian Miss. Leow Yi Tung Ambulance Cadet: Champion – AC. 18 (HEHS) Nursing Cadet: Champion – NC. 2 (UHS ) Mr. Jonathan Ong Kean Kai Miss. Tan Yet Wen Mr. Wong Zi Neng Miss. Cheah Yi Wei Mr. Foo Zhong Wei Miss. Cheah Xin Yun Mr. Tan Chin Xiang Miss. Sai Chin Yee Mr. Heah Jing Yi Miss. Chan Yee Mun Ambulance Cadet: 1 st . Runners-up – AC. 3 (CLHS) Nursing Cadet: 1 st . Runners-up – NC. 28 (HEHS) Mr. Yeoh Keng Foong Miss. Por Shi Ying Mr. Wong Li Yang Miss. Oh Hui Min Mr. Tan Kok Yih Miss. Choe Seok Theng Mr. Khoo Li Wei Miss. Shelyn Khor Chiew Fang Mr. Choong Jun Hoong Miss. Kheong Wen Shan Ambulance Cadet: 2 nd . Runners-up - AC.( PTHS) Nursing Cadet: 2 nd . Runners-up – NC. 28 (HEHS) Mr. Ong Jun Jie Miss. Thong Sha Fei Mr. Leng Yi Hern Miss. Khoo Wei Qing Erissa Mr. Chan Yi Jie Miss. Eunice Yeoh Hui Xuan Mr. Lim Kah Gee Miss. Thooi Sing Yee Mr. Koe Yi Ching Miss. Chee Zi Yun Congratulations to the winning teams. 11. 4 th . North-East Area Cadet Day. The 4 th . North –East Area Cadet Day was held on 26 th .June, 2011 at the SJAM Headquarters, Penang. It was organized by the N.E.A. Cadet Officer, Mr. Leong Khai Sheong. 240 new cadets from 13 North-East Area school divisions were officially enrolled on that day. 65 cadets received the Cadet Special Service Shield Award for the 100, 200 and 1000 Hours badges. Congratulations to all of them.

12. 1 st . SJAM, Penang Cadet Trainer Course. The 1 st . SJAM, Penang Cadet Trainers Course was held on 7th and 8 th May 2011, at the SJAM Headquarters, Penang. It was organized by the North-East Area Cadet Officer, Mr. Leong Khai Sheong.

13. State Cadet Camp. The State Cadet Camp was held on 1 st - 4th .June 2011 at Pusat Ko-Kurikulum, Bukit Mertajam. Cadets from the N.E.A. school divisions took participated in the camp. The cadets also had their cadet proficiency tests.

14. State Annual Flag Days. The State Annual Flag Days held on 16 th and 17 th . July 2011. Officers and members from the NEA helped out in the street collections, issuing of tins, counting of money and other duties. The NEA thanked all of them for their services and co-operations on both days. Below are the collections from the respective schools and divisions.

No. Schools Division Total (RM) 1 SMJK Chung Ling A1 / AC 3 21,303.94 2 SMK Haji Zainul Abidin AC2 /NC9 910.57 3 SMJK Chung Hwa AC8 /NC38 / A28 5562.63 4 SMJK Heng Ee AC18 / NC28 / CA3 25,353.39 5 SMJK Chung Ling ( Psdn ) CA9 / CC10 925.87 6 SMJK Union N21 / NC2 15,812.57 7 SMJK Perempuan Cina N3 / NC1 13,232.77 8 SMJK Phor Tay N7 / NC7 10,828.81 9 SM Perempuan Cina (Psdn ) NC 20 1,644.02 10 SM Phor Tay (Psdn ) CC 8 1,178.81 11 SMK Convent Green Lane NC 8 1,382.93 12 Headquarters MCAD 1,580.00

15. North-East Area Cooking Competition. The North-East Area Cooking Competition was held on 4th .Sept.2011 at the SJAM Headquarters, Penang. It was organized by the Miss. Oh Eang Suat, N.E.A. Nursing Superintendent. A total of 10 teams took part . The cadets also took their cooking test as well. The following were the results:

Cadets : Champion : AC 4 - SMK Georgetown. Nursing : Champion : N 3 - PCGHS 1st . Runners-up : NC 2 - UHS 1st . Runners-up : N 3 - PCGHS. 2nd .Runners-up : NC 2 - UHS 2 nd .Runners-up : N 3 - PCGHS. The judges were Mr. Ng Meng Chong, Mr. Ooi Ban Lock and Mr. Chandra Kumar. Congratulations to all the winners. 16.State & St. John Ambulance Awards, Grand Prior Bqadge:

( a ) State Award: Mr. Ong Teong Eng, NEA Superintendant ( Operations ), was awarded the Pingat Jasa Kebaktian ( PJK ), by Tuan Yang Di Terutama Tun Dato’ Seri Utama (Dr) Haji Abdul Rahman Bin Haji Abbas D.M.K., S.M.N., D.U.P.N., S.P.D.K., D.P.,D.M.P.N., D.J.N., Yang Di Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang.

( b ). St. John Ambulance Awards: The following officers and members from the North-East Area were presented with the awards by the Yang Di Pertua Negeri Pulau Pinang during the State Inspection. 3rd . Gilt Bar to the Long Service Medal : Mr. Ong Teong Eng. 1st . Gilt Bar to the Long Service Medal : Miss. Oh Eang Suat 2nd . Silver Bar to the Long Service Medal : En. Rosli Bin Yusoff.

Long Service Medal : Mr. Wong Kheng Cheong Miss. Cheah Koon Hwa Pn. Tan Chiew Yuan Dr. Liew Yueah Cin Mr. Leong Khai Sheong Mr.Tew Choong Wei 5 Years Service Medal: Dr. Lee Toong Chow Mr.Wong Kheng Cheong Mdm. Mar Chiew Foon

Grand Prior Badge: Miss. Chan Hui Fen ( NC 1 ) Mr. Sum Jia En ( AC 3 ) Mr. Khoo Boo Siew AC 3 ) Mr. Ooi Yi Zhi ( AC 3 ) Mr. Tan Chun Lim ( AC 3 ) Congratulations to all the award recipents.

17. Appreciation Dinner: The 2011 Appreciation Dinner of the St. John Ambulance of Malaysia, Penang, was held on 30 th .December 2011 at the Eastin Hotel, Penang. Officers and members were appreciated for their sacrifices and contributions to St. John Ambulance of Malaysia, Penang, during the dinner with live band performances and Lucky Draws.

18. The NEA places on record its gratitudes to all government departments, schools, doctors and nurses, officers and members. And last, but not least, to all those whose names may have been inadvertently left out, but without their co-operation and support, would not have been able to achieve the best results for the Year 2011.