Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SME Sabah) will be hosting a Chinese New Year 2024 Chap Goh Mei (CGM) luncheon on Feb 24.
The reception will be held from 10am to 1pm at the Kota Kinabalu Hakka Association Hall.
Since its establishment, the SME Sabah has been playing an active role in facilitating communication and coordination between the government and the business community, disseminating government policies and programmes with regards to economic and trade information, and assisting in the establishment, development and growth of small and medium enterprises.
The luncheon is not only the transmission of Chinese culture, but also serves as a platform for association members to network with various business communities in Sabah, government agencies, financial institutions, and foreign consulates, SME Association officials from Peninsular Malaysia, officials from Federation of Brunei Malay Entrepreneurs (Persekutuan Peniaga-Peniaga Melayu Brunei) thus, making it a cross border networking event for the Sabah business community.
“We are honoured to have the Deputy Chief Minister cum State Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Seri Dr. Joachim Gunsalam, as the Guest of Honour and State Minister of Industrial Development and Entrepreneurship, Datuk Phoong Jin Zhe, as the special guest,” said Organising Chairman Roderick Goh in a statement, here, Monday.
In addition to enjoying delicious cuisines, attendees will also be treated to performances arranged by the organizers, including lion dance, dragon dance, Chinese New Year songs in Unity languages, and lucky draw cash prizes to be won by the lucky ones.
“We will be presenting donations to a few organisations,” he said.
