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Asia-Pacific Regional Office Bureau Régional Asie-Pacifique

P.O. Box 4050 CIRCULAR Nº 23, SERIES OF 2004 MCPO 1280 Makati City Metro Manila To: Chief Commissioners Philippines International Commissioners 4/F ODC International Plaza Building Chief Scout Executives 219 Salcedo Street Legaspi Village, Makati City Metro Manila Philippines

Tel: (+63 2) 818 09 84 (+63 2) 817 16 75 Fax: (+63 2) 819 00 93 (+63 2) 401 39 84

[email protected] 15 June 2004

21st Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Conference - 2004

CANDIDATES FOR THE APR SCOUT COMMITTEE 2004-2010

Dear Colleagues,

In response to circular no. 7 series of 2004 calling for nominations for the Regional Scout Committee for the term 2004-2010, we are pleased to announce that we have nine candidates whose names are listed sequentially as per the date their nomination forms were received by the APR office before the 5 June 2004 deadline.

1. Mr Weerakoon Somadasa Hadirankumbura Cedara Sri Lanka Scout Association 2. Dr Yung Chaur-Shin The General Association of the Scouts of China 3. Lady Uraiwan Sirinupongs National Scout Organization of Thailand 4. Mr Mohammad Zainul Abedin Bangladesh Scouts 5. Mr Mohammed Ali Khalid The Bharat Scouts & Guides/India 6. Dr Fasli Jalal Gerakan Pramuka/Indonesia 7. Mr John George Ravenhall Scouts Australia 8. Mr Tan Cheng Kiong Singapore Scout Association 9. Mr Oh Sang Gyoon Korea Scout Association

Out of the above nine candidates, five candidates are to be elected by the 21st APR Scout Conference in December 2004 in Brunei Darussalam. Election is by secret ballot and the mechanics will be explained at an appropriate time of the conference.

Attached are the personal, professional and profiles of the nine candidates.

Yours Sincerely,

Abdullah Rasheed Regional Director

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Chief Commissioner of Sri Lanka Scout Association

Born on 11 July 1925; married to Brenda Weerakoon; blessed with three children. Holds Senior School Cer- tificate, Diploma in Water Purification conducted by the Health Engineering Department of Sri Lanka; speaks English, Sinhala and Tamil.

Presently the President of the Gangarama Temple, Peliyagoda; Director of Lions Club of Wattala, Sri Lanka; Chairman of Weerakoon Holdings; and Director of Koligan Water.

Served the local government as Technical Officer in Wa- ter Works.

Held Scouting positions as Troop Leader (St Mary’s Col- lege Scout Troop), (Rock Mount Rovers, Weerakoon Somadasa Nawalapitiya, S M Silver sand Scout Troop, Chilaw), Hadirankumbura Assistant District Commissioner (Colombo District), Dis- Cedara trict Commissioner (Colombo District), Assistant Chief Commissioner (national), International Commissioner, and Deputy International Commissioner.

Attended APR Scout Conference (Thailand 1986), World Scout Conference (Oslo 1996), Scout Leaders Summit (Japan 1997, Indonesia 2003), World Scout (Thailand 2003), Chief Commissioners’ Conference (Maldives).

Recipient of Service Medal, Medal of Merit, Bar to the Medal of Merit, and Silver Lotus.

Affiliated with the Lions Club as President and District Chairman.

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Chairman, National Executive Board, The General Association of the Scouts of China and Chairman, APR Financial Resources Sub-Committee.

Born on 5 November 1947; married to Kao Chen-Hue; blessed with one daughter and one son. Holds PhD, Department of Industrial and Vocational (The Pennsyl- vania State University, USA); speaks English and Man- darin Chinese.

Presently Chair Professor at Chung-Yuan University and Convener at the Education & Culture Division, National Policy Foundation.

Minister of Education, Republic of China, 1999-2000.

Held Scouting position as member of the National Scout Council from 1986 to 2000.

Author of Vocational Technical Education in Taiwan, Re- Dr YUNG Chaur-Shin public of China and Dictionary of Vocational Technical Education.

Participated in the (Netherlands 1995) and 20th APR Scout Conference (India 2001).

Recipient of Bronze Deer Award from the Scouts of China, the Distinguished Service National Award (Republic of China) and Distinguished Alumnus Award (Pennsylva- nia State University, USA).

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Member, National Executive Board of the National Scout Organization of Thailand (NSOT); Distin- guished Member, NSOT National Scout Council; Fund-raising Commissioner, NSOT; Deputy Inter- national Commissioner; Member, Host Organizing Committee of the 25th Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Jamboree 2005.

Born on 4 June 1932; married to Suraiai Sirinupongs (Senator), blessed with one daughter. Holds Bachelors Degree in Accounting and Commerce (Thammasat Uni- versity, Thailand), and a Masteral Degree in Economic Development (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, USA); speaks English.

Presently Chairperson, the Blinds Foundation of Thai- land under the Patronage of HM the Queen; Chairper- son, HRH Crown Princess’ Medical Foundation; Chairper- son, Bones & Tissues for Medical Foundation under the Patronage of HM the Queen; Chairperson of Sub-Com- mittee for the Development of HM the Queen’s Public Health Centres.

A pensioner and former Deputy Director General of Treas- Lady Uraiwan ury Department, Ministry of Finance. Sirinupongs Held Scouting positions as Member of Host Organizing Committee of 20th World Scout Jamboree 2003; Mem- ber, Organizing Committee of 37th BP Fellowship Recep- tion, Bangkok 1996; Member, Host Organizing Commit- tee of 33rd World Scout Conference 1993.

Member, Baden-Powell Fellowship of World Scout Foun- dation; Member, Asia-Pacific Regional Scout Foundation.

Delegate to various international Scouting events – APR Scout Leaders Summit (Indonesia 2003), APR Scout Conference (Indonesia 1992, Singapore 1995, Hong Kong 1998, India 2001), World Scout Conference (Bangkok 1993, Oslo 1996).

Recipient of Presidential Award of Boy Scouts of the Phil- ippines, Ramakeerati Special Class of Boy Scouts cita- tion Medal (highest award of NSO Thailand); Official deco- rations including Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant; Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand; Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant; and Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand.

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National Commissioner, Bangladesh Scouts and Member, APR Strategy Sub-Committee

Born on 1 January 1949; married to Samina Abedin; blessed with three children. Holds Master of Defense Studies (National University, Bangladesh), Passed Staff College, Defense Serv- ices Command and Staff College Mirpur, Dhaka.

Presently Director of PROSHIKA, one of the largest NGOs in Bangladesh.

Served in the Pakistan Air Force; fought liberation war in 1971 as member of the Bangladesh Liberation Forces; served Bang- ladesh Army and retired as Lieutenant Colonel; Deputy Man- aging Director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines as Director for Administration; Managing Director, Freedom Fighters Trust of the Ministry of Defense; Director General, Department of Youth Development of the Ministry of Youth and Sports; Chairman, Bangladesh Handloom Board of the Ministry of Textile.

Held Scouting positions as Member, National Executive Com- Mohammad Zainul mittee, Bangladesh Scouts; National Commissioner (Scout Abedin Foundation); National Commissioner (Planning & Implemen- tation; National Commissioner (Development); Member, APR Values Formation Sub-Committee; Member, APR Strategic Task Force.

Attended the APR Values Formation Workshop (Philippines), APR Scout Conference (Hong Kong 1998, India 2001), APR Scout Leaders Summit (Australia 2000, Indonesia 2003), World Scout Conference (Thessaloniki 2002).

Recipient of the Silver Tiger, the highest award of Bangladesh Scouts.

Affiliated with Bangladesh Badminton Federation, Asian Air- lines Association, Bangladesh Cricket Board, Bangladesh Fly- ing Club, Bangladesh Protibondhi (Disable) Foundation.

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Coordinator, APR Relations (Scouts); Chairman, The Bharat Scouts & Guides Foundation Task Force: Member, APR Foundation Management Committee

Born on 9 August 1951; married to Shabana Khalid (Legal Consultant); blessed with two daughters and one son; holds Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Law and Post Graduate Di- ploma in Industrial Management (University of Bangalore); speaks English, Hindi, Kannada and Urdu.

Presently Secretary of Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, Government of Karnataka, India.

Joined the State Civil Services; Under Secretary to Govern- ment, Additional District Magistrate, House Rent and Accom- modation controller of Bangalore City; Special Deputy Com- missioner of Revenue and Private Secretary to various Cabi- net Ministers in the Ministry of Industries, Urban Develop- ment, Home, Tourism, Wakf and Revenue.

Joined as (1959), Scout (1963), Rover (1970); held Scouting positions as Asst District Commissioner; Asst Mohammed Ali State Commissioner-Development; State Treasurer; Member, Khalid Nat’l Council, the Bharat Scouts/Guides; Member, Nat’l Ex- ecutive; Vice Chairman, APR Strategic Plan Task Force; Chair- man, APR Strategic Plan Task Force (1998-2001).

Attended World Scout Conference (Bangkok 1993, Oslo 1996, Durban 1999, Thessaloniki 2001); APR Scout Conference (Sin- gapore 1995, Hong Kong 1998, India 2001), Scout Leaders Summit (Japan 1997, Australia 2000, Indonesia 2003).

Recipient of President Award, President Rover, Medal of Merit Silver Elephant, APR Chairman’s Award.

Decorated with Kannada Rajhotsava Award (Gold Medal).

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Vice Chairman/International Commissioner, Gerakan Pramuka/Indonesia

Born on 1 September 1953; married to Gusnawirta Taib, S. Pd; blessed with three children. Holds Phd in Nutrition (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA, 1991), Doctor (Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia, 1982); speaks English and French.

Presently Director General for Out of School Education and Youth, Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Indo- nesia.

Held positions as Consultant of Public Health for Lahmeyer International,GMBH (West Germany, 1983); Doctor at Clinic of Perguruan Diniyyah Putri (West Sumatera); Private Doctor at PT Semen Indarung Padang West Sumatera; Head of Bu- reau of Social Welfare, Health and Nutrition, National Devel- opment Planning Agency of the Republic of Indonesia (1993- 96); World Bank Consultant for Reformation of Health in Viet- nam (1994); Head of Bureau of Religion, Education and Sport, Dr Fasli Jalal National Development Planning Agency, Indonesia (1996- 2000) and The Expert Staff of Ministry of National Education, Republic of Indonesia (2000-2001).

Joined Scouting as Scout (1965); a Rover; held Scouting posi- tion as Secretary General of Gerakan Pramuka Regency Coun- cil (1969-1970,West Sumatera).

Recognized as the Best Student (Andalas University, Indone- sia, 1977), The Best Graduation of Faculty of Medical ( Andalas University, Indonesia, 1981), “Setyalancana Wira Karya” Award from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (1996) and Teaching Assistant Recognition Award of Cornell University (USA 1987).

Affiliated with the Association of Indonesian Medical Nutrition Doctor (President), The Expert Advisory for Board of Indone- sia Doctor Association, Task Force of the Association of Inter- national Expert for Nutrition (Member), The Advisory of “RAND Corporation”, USA for “Indonesian Family Life Survey”, Advi- sory Board of Indonesian Art College (2000-2004,Padang Panjang, West Sumatera).

Co-authored various publications on nutrition and health.

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Chief Commissioner, Scouts Australia

Born on 15 September 1943; married to Sally (B.A. Dip.Ed); blessed with one daughter. Holds Master of Arts preliminary (Univesity of Melbourne), Bachelor of Education (University of Melbourne),Bachelor of Science major in Chemistry and Pure Mathematics (University of Melbourne), Trained Second- ary Teachers Certificate (Melbourne Secondary Teachers Col- lege); speaks English.

Presently Senior Lecturer in Education, Program Co-ordinator of the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) in RMIT University; Semi-retired lecturer in (Science) Education, RMIT University, Melbourne.

Thirty one years of tertiary teaching in Science Education and various teaching methodology subjects and 6 years in sec- ondary teaching; Coordinator and Selection Officer, Graduate Diploma of Education – Secondary (1997-2003); Liaison Co- ordinator, Bachelor of Applied Science (Physical Education) John George students for Teaching Methods (1996-2003); Course Director, Ravenhall Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration; Chairman, Industry and Adult Education Department (1994-1996).

Held Scouting positions as Chief Commissioner (Scouts Aus- tralia Victorian Branch); Nat’l Commissioner for Adult Leader Training; Member, APR Adult Leader Training Task Force; Mem- ber, inaugural World Adult Resources Committee; Chairman, APR Adult Leader Training Sub-Committee; Member, World (Adult Leader) Training Committee (1990-1993); Vice Chair- man, APR Leader Training Sub-Committee; Branch (State) Commissioner for Adult Leader Training; Leader Trainer (1975).

Attended six World Scout Conferences (Thessaloniki 2002, Durban 1999, Oslo 1996, Bangkok 1993, Paris 1990, Mel- bourne 1988) where he chaired the Conference Resolutions Committee in Durban; APR Scout Conference (Thailand 1986, Taiwan 1989, Indonesia 1992, Singapore 1995, Hong Kong 1998); Co-Director APR Workshop for Nat’l Youth Program and Nat’l Leader Training Commissioners (Hong Kong, 1994); Co-Director, APR Multi-purpose Workshop and observer to 2nd SPENSOC Meeting (Port Moresby, 1994); Co-Director, APR Youth Program and Adult Leader Training Workshop (Fiji, 1991).

Recipient of APR Chairman’s Award; First Class, Boy Scout Citation Medal (NSO Thailand) and Silver Kangaroo (Scouts Australia).

Officially decorated with Member of the Order of Australia.

Major contributor and editor of several Committee and Lead- er’s Handbook.

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Deputy Chief Commissioner, Singapore Scout Association and Chairman, APR Strategy Sub-Committee

Born on 6 June 1964; Holds LLB (Hons) from the National University of Singapore; Speaks English and Chinese.

Presently an Advocate and Solicitor.

Cadet Scout (1995); Scout (1977); Service Auxillary (1981); Rover Scout (1983); held Scouting positions as (1985); Scout Commissioner; Member of the Nat’l Training Team; Ag Nat’l Programme Commissioner; Member of APR Programme Sub-Committee (1995-2001), Nat’l Programme Commissioner; Assistant Leader Trainer, Nat’l Training Team.

Attended World Scout Conference (Bangkok 1993, Durban 1999, Thessaloniki 2002); APR Scout Leaders Summit (Aus- tralia 2000; Indonesia 2003); APR Scout Conferences (Singa- pore 1995, Hong Kong 1998, India 2001); APR Risk and Safety Management Workshop (Singapore); Singapore Scout Millen- nium Jamboree; 18th A-P Jamboree (Korea); APR Youth Pro- Tan, Cheng Kiong gramme Workshop (Korea); BIMP Jamboree (Malaysia); Hong Kong Millennium Jamboree; APR Programme & Community De- velopment Workshop),Nat’l Programme Council Workshop (Sin- gapore), NZ Nat’l Jamboree (1993), APR Programme & Train- ing Workshop (Malaysia), Nat’l Programme Council Sympo- sium (Singapore 1992), Sabah/Brunei Goodwill Tour cum Mt Kinabalu Expedition (Sabah/Brunei, 1985), Scouting Today (Singapore, 1982) and Jamb 10-80 (Singapore, 1980).

Attended Scout training – Information Technology Course, GSL/ Commissioners Course (UK), Pyramid Challenge Instructors Course (1994), Woodbadge), Unit Leader Training Advance Course (1989), Unit Leader Training Basic Course and Campcraft Skill Course (1982).

Recipient of The Singapore Armed Forces Nat’l Service Medal; The Singapore Scout Association – Long Service Award, Silver Lion Award, Meritorious Award, Chief Scout’s Commendation, Long Service Award, Nat’l Council of Social Services Certifi- cate of Commendation – Special Friend Award, The Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal, Gan Eng Seng Secondary School Distinguish Service Award, SAF Infantry Training De- pot Platoon Best Recruit, Gan Eng Seng School Advisory Com- mittee Service Award-Bronze/Silver.

Several Scouting, civil and professional affiliations.

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Chairman, APR Information Communications Technology Sub-Committee Member of 25th Asia Pacific Jamboree Committee, Korea Scout Association

Born on 25 May 1965; married to Pyo Hyun-Ae; blessed with two daughters. Holds Bachelor of Science degree from Inha University in Korea; speaks Korean and English.

Presently CEO and President of Buruso International based in Seoul, Korea; career evolved from the banking industry as General Manager of Seoul Bank Development World Scout Affinity Program (1993-2000); Head Consultant to Indone- sian Government on Information Security (2003).

A Tiger Scout, highest rank of Korea Scout Association (1982); Member of Scout Scholarship Committee in Korea Scout As- sociation(2002-2004).

Attended World Scout Jamboree (Thailand 2003); World Scout Conference (Oslo 1996, Durban 1999, Thessaloniki 2002); Regional Scout Conference (Singapore 1995, Hong Kong 1998, India 2001); Scout Leaders Summit (Australia 2000, Indone- OH, Sang-Gyoon sia 2003); co-directed and facilitated PR-ICT-Marketing work- shops in Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Korea.

Affiliated with the Information Security Society in Korea as board member.

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