a former alumnus. This has been the case for 9 successive headmasters, the first being Yeap Eng Hoe in 1971. The present headmaster is Na Lean Hong, since September 2021. Goh Ah Nong (吴亚农/吳亞農, 1891–1943) – 9 February 1917 to January 1921 Ong Choon Chong (王存統/王存统, d. unknown) – January 1921 to December 1921 Ong Kee Au (王寄歐/王寄欧, d. unknown) – January 1922 to December 1922 Ko in Beng (顧因明/顾因明, b. 1881) – 20 January 1923 to May 1927 Tang Tong How (唐桐侯, d. unknown) – May 1927 to February 1929 Ooi Cheow Cheng (黃照青, 1887–1962) – August 1930 to June 1931 David Chen (陳充恩/陈充恩, 1900–1952) – July 1931 to September 1939 Lim Hooi Seong (林惠祥, 1901–1958) – October 1939 to March 1941 David Chen (陳充恩/陈充恩, 1900–1952) – October 1941 to December 1941 Interregnum (Japanese occupation of Malaya, December 1941 to September 1945) David Chen (陳充恩/陈充恩, 1900–1952) – 11 November 1946 to 4 February 1952 Wang Yoong Nien (汪永年, 1902–2001) – June 1952 to 31 December 1970 Yeap Eng Hoe (葉榮和/叶荣和, 1943–2005) – January 1971 (interim)/ 1 April 1972 to 14 September 1998 Teh Kwan Liek (鄭權力/郑权力) – 1 October 1998 to 5 June 2004 Sim Jin Tang (沈仁東/沈仁东) – 1 August 2004 to 9 May 2006 Tham Kong Chee (譚匡智/谭匡智) – 16 May 2006 to 6 December 2007 Chuah Yau Chou (蔡耀祖) – 6 December 2007 to 2012 Ooi Poh Beng (黄保明) – 2012 to 2014 Teh Min Hwa (鄭明華/郑明华) – 2015 to 2017 Soo Seng Poh (朱聖保/朱圣保) – 2017 to September 2021 Na Lean Hong (藍年豐/蓝年丰) – September 2021 onwards Worldwide Chung Ling Alumni Carnival Since 1969, alumni associations of Chung Ling held annual carnivals with the aim of celebrating the institution's history. The first iteration, originally intended as a sports' carnival, was held at Ipoh, Perak on 1 February 1969. In 1972, Singapore was selected as the hosting venue for the carnival, the first outside the country. Melbourne (1988) was the first outside Asia and in Oceania, Toronto (1991) was the first at North America, while Cambridge (2016) was the first at Europe. The carnival is held every decade (starting from 1987) at the high school. As of 2017, 24 carnivals are held outside Malaysia. List of Worldwide Chung Ling Alumni Carnivals Between 1969 and 2018, 50 carnivals were held, 24 of them outside Malaysia. 1969 – Ipoh, Perak 1970 – Georgetown, Penang 1971 – Kuala Lumpur