officer of Bernama, 20132014; Politicians Chung Ling has produced a secretary-general of ASEAN, three Malaysian ministers, two Singaporean ministers, a member of the Dewan Negara, five members of the Dewan Rakyat, two members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly, and a member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly, with representation from the ruling coalition and the opposition respectively in both countries. Malaysian ministers Michael Chen (born 1932), Minister of Housing and Local Government (BN-GERAKAN), 19781979; President of the Dewan Negara (BN-MCA), 20002003; Song Ban Kheng (19241986), Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Pekan Bukit Mertajam (BN-MCA), 19821986; Tan Seng Giaw (born 1942), Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Kepong (PR-DAP), 19822018; Kee Yong Wee (born 1936), Member of the Dewan Negara (BN-MCA), 19821988; Lai Kuan Fook (born 1935), Member of the Perlis State Legislative Assembly for Titi Tinggi (BN-MCA), 19861990; Ong Tin Kim (19381997), Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Teluk Intan (BN-GERAKAN), 19861997; Koh Tsu Koon (born 1949), Chief Minister of Penang (BN-GERAKAN), 19902008; Lee Kah Choon (born 1960), Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Jelutong (BN-GERAKAN), 19992008; Ng Wei Aik (born 1977), Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Tanjong (PR-DAP), 20132018; Sim Tze Tzin (born 1976), Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry (PH-PKR), 20182020; Wong Hon Wai (born 1973), Member of the Dewan Rakyat for Bukit Bendera (PH-DAP), 2018present; Joseph Ng (born 1980), Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Air Itam (PH-DAP), 2018present. Singaporean politicians Lee Khoon Choy (19242016), Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PAP), 19791985; Khaw Boon Wan (born 1952), Minister for Transport (PAP), 20152020. Supranational politicians Chan Kai Yau, Secretary-General of ASEAN, 1982–1984. Scientists Chumpon Chantharakulpongsa, Thai neurosurgeon; Lam Su Shiung (born 1981), recipient of the 2020 Top Research Scientists Malaysia Award (TRSM); Ming Tatt Cheah (born 1983), immunologist; Writers Lin Jun Jing (born 1937), poet; he is theorised to be Han Yu Zhen, author of The Jasmine Princess (1963), a landmark poem in Malaysian Chinese literature; Lee Kim Chong (19472017), writer and historian; Fu Cheng De (born 1959), poet; Low Lim Wah (born 1959), columnist and comic artist; Other notable alumni Chen Qingshan (19192003), major general of the People's Liberation Army, 1964–1984; Ngan Ching Wen (19322011), philanthropist; Woon Wen Kin (born 1938), maestro and founding president of the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra, 1981; Lee Yee (19521980), influential singer; Hong Juk Hee, news anchor of NTV7, 19972006; Law