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| ONE TO REMEMBER: Abdul Karim (centre) and Nichol (fourth right) in a group photo with the champions of the 2013 IPG. |
KUCHING: Assistant Minister of Youth Development Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has pledged RM5,000 for Ultimate Professional Centre (UPC) to carry out more activities to build and enhance networks among professional bodies.
Abdul Karim, in announcing this on Tuesday night at UPC’s Inter-Professional Games (IPG) 2013 closing ceremony and prize-giving dinner held at the Sarawak Club here, congratulated everyone for the successful event.
“The Social Development Ministry welcomes and looks forward to further cooperation with UPC in organising more activities in the near future,” Abdul Karim said.
The bi-annual games, hosted by UPC, took place from Aug 20 to Sept 10 at various venues around the city in which participants competed in five events of futsal, golf, darts, bowling and badminton.
A total of 11 professional member bodies comprising the Malaysian Institute of Accountants Sarawak, Advocates Association of Sarawak (Kuching branch), Institut Kimia Malaysia, Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Sarawak), Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (Sarawak), Malaysia Medical Association (Sarawak), Malaysia Institute of Planners (S/S Chapter), Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Sarawak Chapter), Persatuan Farmasi Sarawak, Sarawak Institute of Agriculture Scientists and Sarawak Veterinary Association were involved.
Abdul Karim hoped that UPC will continue to carry out IPG for many more years to come and provide professional members with an avenue for better cooperation and communication.
“The organising committee has done a great job in not only hosting the IPG but also in bringing the members of various professions together to celebrate sports and camaraderie.
“I see that the IPG has succeeded in achieving its main goal which is to foster the spirit of unity through sports. It is indeed out aim to see professionals not only performing well at work but also at play,” he added.
Meanwhile, the 2013 IPG Overall Champion of the Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Wong Soon Kai Trophy was jointly won by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Sarawak) and the Advocates Association of Sarawak (Kuching branch).
According to UPC chairman Albert Nichol, the engineers, who have been the champion in the past, shared the championship with the advocates with both teams scoring 32 points in the five games played.
The engineers also won in bowling and badminton while the advocates won in futsal and darts.
The agriculture scientists won in golf despite the sandy condition in most of the fields.
The IPG, into its fifth edition this year, was themed ‘Friendship and Solidarity Through Sports’, the first edition was held in 2005.
The next games will be held in 2015.
Among those present were Advocates’ Association of Sarawak president Khairul Azmi Mohd Hasbie, Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (Sarawak Chapter) chairman Stephen Liew Ngian Chin, Institution of Engineers Malaysia (Sarawak Branch) chairman Kenny Thian Boon Khuin and Sarawak Institute of Agriculture Scientist president Lai Kui Fong.
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