1972 – Singapore 1973 – Kuala Lumpur 1974 – Butterworth, Penang 1975 – Georgetown, Penang 1976 – Ipoh, Perak 1977 – Kota Bharu, Kelantan 1978 – Kuala Lumpur and Genting Highlands, Pahang 1979 – Hat Yai, Thailand 1980 – Singapore 1981 – Bangkok, Thailand 1982 – Terengganu 1983 – British Hong Kong 1984 – Butterworth, Penang 1985 – Taipei, Republic of China 1986 – Johor Bahru, Johor 1987 – Georgetown, Penang 1988 – Melbourne, Australia 1989 – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 1990 – Hat Yai, Thailand 1991 – Toronto, Canada 1992 – Guangdong, China 1993 – Selangor-Negeri Sembilan-Pahang-Kuala Lumpur 1994 – Sam Tet High School, Perak 1995 – Chiang Mai, Thailand 1996 – Perth, Australia 1997 – Georgetown, Penang 1998 – Phuket, Thailand 1999 – Beijing, China 2000 – Sydney, Australia 2001 – Cameron Highlands, Pahang 2002 – Johor Bahru, Johor 2003 – Butterworth, Penang 2004 – Shenzhen, China 2005 – Hat Yai, Thailand 2006 – Melbourne, Australia 2007 – Georgetown, Penang 2008 – Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 2009 – Shanghai, China 2010 – Alor Setar, Kedah 2011 – Terengganu 2012 – Bangkok, Thailand 2013 – Singapore 2014 – Suzhou, China 2015 – Taipei, Republic of China 2016 – Cambridge, United Kingdom 2017 – Georgetown, Penang 2018 – Ipoh, Perak Notable alumni Academics Wu Teh Yao (19151994), political scientist; university president of Tunghai University, 19571971; Wang Kang Ding (19372011), sinologist; professor of the Department of Chinese Studies in the National University of Singapore, 19801998; Goh Boon Poh, educator, recipient of the 8th Shen Muyu Educators' Award, 2014; Neoh Kah Thong, The Venerable Wei Wu (born 1949), abbot; founder of the International Buddhist College, 2005; Soo Khin Wah (19572019), sinologist; associate professor of the Department of Chinese Studies in the University of Malaya, 19892013; Chuah Hean Teik (born 1961), university president of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 20082019; Ewe Hong Tat (born 1968), university president of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2019present; Chew Kok Wei, the first Malaysian gold medalist in the International Physics Olympiad, 2011; Athletics Fong Seow Hor (19372022), Swimmer, represented Malaya in the swimming events of the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics; Zy Kher Lee (born 2006), Para swimmer, gold medalist in the boy's 200m freestyle S1-5 category of the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games. Journalists Cheng Khee Chien (born 1955), press secretary of Mahathir Mohamad, 20012003; editor-in-chief of Nanyang Siang Pau, 20042007; Yong Soo Heong (born 1955), chief executive