Chong Siew Fai, the Glossary
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Chong Siew Fai (born 4 January 1935) was a Malaysian barrister and judge who served as the second Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak.[1]
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44 relations: Alma mater, Barrister, Barristers in England and Wales, Bau, Sarawak, Bernama, British protectorate, Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak, Chief Justice of Malaysia, Chong Chieng Jen, Colorectal cancer, Federal Court of Malaysia, Hakka people, High court (Malaysia), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Judge, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Kuching Division, Lincoln's Inn, London, Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia, Malaysian Bar, Malaysian Chinese, Malaysians, Member of parliament, Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living, Mohamad Jemuri Serjan, Notary public, Pharmacy (shop), President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia, Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia), Raj of Sarawak, Sarawak, Sarikei, Sarikei Division, Sibu, St. Anthony's National Secondary School, Sarawak, Stampin (federal constituency), Steve Shim Lip Kiong, Supreme court, Teacher, United Kingdom, Zhang (surname).
- 20th-century Malaysian judges
- Deaths from colorectal cancer in Malaysia
- Hakka people
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
Alma mater
Alma mater (almae matres) is an allegorical Latin phrase used to proclaim a school that a person has attended or, more usually, from which one has graduated.
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Barrister
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.
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Barristers in England and Wales
Barristers in England and Wales are one of the two main categories of lawyer in England and Wales, the other being solicitors.
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Bau, Sarawak
Bau is a gold mining town,"Preston buying into Sarawak goldmine" Sydney Morning Herald 16 July 2002; capital of Bau district in the Kuching Division of Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Bernama
The Malaysian National News Agency (Pertubuhan Berita Nasional Malaysia), is a news agency of the government of Malaysia.
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British protectorate
British protectorates were protectorates—or client states—under protection of the British Empire's armed forces and represented by British diplomats in international arenas, such as the Great Game, in which the Emirate of Afghanistan and the Tibetan Kingdom became protected states for short periods of time.
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Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak
The chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak (Malay: Hakim Besar Sabah dan Sarawak; Jawi), formerly the chief justice of Borneo, is the office and title of the head of the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak.
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Chief Justice of Malaysia
The chief justice of Malaysia (Malay: Ketua Hakim Negara Malaysia; Jawi), also known as the chief justice of the Federal Court, is the office and title of the head of the Malaysian judiciary system.
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Chong Chieng Jen
Chong Chieng Jen (Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chông Khien-ìn, born 12 February 1971), is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) since February 2024, State Leader of the Opposition of Sarawak from June 2013 to November 2020 and again since March 2024, Member of Parliament (MP) for Stampin since May 2018 and Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Padungan since December 2021. Chong Siew Fai and Chong Chieng Jen are Malaysian people of Hakka descent.
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Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine).
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Federal Court of Malaysia
The Federal Court of Malaysia (Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia; Jawi) is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia.
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Hakka people
The Hakka, sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China and who speak a language that is closely related to Gan, a Han Chinese dialect spoken in Jiangxi province.
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High court (Malaysia)
The high courts in Malaysia are the third-highest courts in the hierarchy of courts, after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal.
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Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
Tuanku Ja’afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jawi: توانكو جعفر ابن المرحومتوانكو عبدالرحمن; 19 July 1922 – 27 December 2008) was Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan from 1967 until his death in 2008, and the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia), from 1994 to 1999.
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Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges.
Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu (formerly known as Jesselton), colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia.
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Kuching
Kuching, officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
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Kuching Division
Kuching Division (Bahagian Kuching) is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar.
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London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad (italic;; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and doctor who served as the fourth and seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia.
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
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Malaysian Bar
The Malaysian Bar is a professional body which regulates the profession of lawyers in peninsular Malaysia.
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Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese, Chinese Malaysians, or Sino-Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese ethnicity.
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Malaysians
Malaysians (Malay: Orang Malaysia; Jawi) are citizens who are identified with the country of Malaysia.
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Member of parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district.
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Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living
The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living (Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Kos Sara Hidup), abbreviated KPDN, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for domestic trade, living costs, co-operatives, consumerism, franchise and others.
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Mohamad Jemuri Serjan
Mohamad Jemuri bin Serjan (10 September 1929 – 26 January 2022) was a Malaysian judge who served as the last Chief Justice of Borneo and the first Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. Chong Siew Fai and Mohamad Jemuri Serjan are 20th-century Malaysian judges, Knights Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak and Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak.
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Notary public
A notary public (notary or public notary; notaries public) of the common law is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with general financial transactions, estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business.
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Pharmacy (shop)
A pharmacy (also called drugstore in American English or community pharmacy or chemist in Commonwealth English) is a premises which provides pharmaceutical drugs, among other products.
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President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia
The President of the Court of Appeal of Malaysia (Malay: Presiden Mahkamah Rayuan), is the office and title of the deputy head of the Malaysian judiciary system.
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Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)
The Prime Minister's Department (Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM); Jawi: جابتن ڤردان منتري) is a federal government ministry in Malaysia.
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Raj of Sarawak
The Raj of Sarawak, also the Kingdom of Sarawak or State of Sarawak, located in the northwestern part of the island of Borneo, was an independent state founded in 1841, in a treaty of protection with the United Kingdom starting from 1888.
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Sarawak
Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.
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Sarikei
Sarikei is a town, and the capital of Sarikei District (985 square kilometres) in Sarikei Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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Sarikei Division
Sarikei Division is one of the twelve administrative divisions in Sarawak, Malaysia. Formerly part of the Third Division, which included Sibu and Kapit, Sarikei Division has a total area of, and is the second smallest of the administrative divisions of Sarawak. Sarikei Division contains four administrative districts: Sarikei, Meradong, Julau and Pakan.
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Sibu
Sibu is a landlocked city located in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia.
St. Anthony's National Secondary School, Sarawak
St.
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Stampin (federal constituency)
Stampin is a federal constituency in Kuching Division (Kuching District), Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1999.
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Steve Shim Lip Kiong
Tan Sri Datuk Amar Steve Shim Lip Kiong (born 20 January 1940) is a Malaysian lawyer and judge who served as the third Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak. Chong Siew Fai and Steve Shim Lip Kiong are 20th-century Malaysian judges, Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia, Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak, Malaysian people of Chinese descent and Malaysian people of Hakka descent.
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Supreme court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts.
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Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Zhang (surname)
Zhang is the third most common surname in China and Taiwan (commonly spelled as Chang in Taiwan), and it is one of the most common surnames in the world.
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See also
20th-century Malaysian judges
- Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim
- Abdul Hamid Mohamad
- Abdul Hamid Omar
- Ahmad Fairuz Abdul Halim
- Arifin Zakaria
- Augustine Paul
- Azlan Shah of Perak
- Chang Min Tat
- Chong Siew Fai
- Daim Zainuddin
- Eusoffe Abdoolcader
- Husein Hasanally Abdoolcader
- Ismail Khan Ibrahim Khan
- Juhar Mahiruddin
- Lee Hun Hoe
- Mahadev Shankar
- Mohamad Jemuri Serjan
- Mohamed Azmi Mohamed
- Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah
- Mohamed Eusoff Chin
- Mohamed Raus Sharif
- Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim
- Mohamed Yaacob
- Mohamed Zahir Ismail
- Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad
- Ong Hock Thye
- Richard Malanjum
- Rohana Yusuf
- Salleh Abas
- Siti Norma Yaakob
- Steve Shim Lip Kiong
- Syed Sheh Barakbah
- Zaharah Ibrahim
Deaths from colorectal cancer in Malaysia
- Bai Guang
- Chong Siew Fai
- Namat Abdullah
- Shaharuddin Badaruddin
- Tawfiq Titingan
Hakka people
- Basuri Tjahaja Purnama
- Chen Jie (footballer)
- Chen Yucheng
- Chiang Wen-yeh
- Chiu Feng-chia
- Chong Siew Fai
- Eugene Chen
- G. Raymond Chang
- Hakka people
- Han Ling
- He Zhuguo
- Hong Tianguifu
- Huang Huahua
- Huang Shaohong
- La Hối
- Lai Enjue
- Lao Yi
- Lee Youn Chin
- Li Ai
- Li Hejun
- Liangmao
- Liao Hui (politician)
- Liao Zhongkai
- Lie On Moy
- Lin Fengmian
- List of Hakka people
- Liu Binbin
- Liu Fuzhi
- Liu Xijun
- Luo Yutong
- Nora Sun
- Pan Yiyang
- Qiu Menghuang
- Sun Caiyun
- Wang Zuo
- Xian Dongmei
- Yang Jinghui
- Yang Yong (general)
- Yuan Wencai
- Yuh-Line Niou
- Zeng Jinyan
- Zeng Xuelin
- Zhang Pinghua
- Zhang Yanquan
- Zhang Zhen (general)
- Zheng Xiaoying
- Zhu Dake
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
- Abang Abdul Rahman Johari
- Abang Iskandar Abang Hashim
- Abdul Aziz bin Husain
- Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik
- Adenan Satem
- Awang Tengah Ali Hasan
- Chong Siew Fai
- Douglas Uggah Embas
- Dunstan Endawie Enchana
- George Chan Hong Nam
- Ghazali Shafie
- Harris Salleh
- James Jemut Masing
- Jamilah Anu
- Jeanne Abdullah
- Lee Hun Hoe
- Leo Moggie
- Lim Chong Eu
- Michael Manyin Jawong
- Mohamad Jemuri Serjan
- Mohamed Raus Sharif
- Mohamed Yaacob
- Mohammed Hanif Omar
- Mohd Ghazali Mohd Seth
- Musa Aman
- Ong Kee Hui
- Osu Sukam
- P. Ramlee
- Rosmah Mansor
- Shafie Apdal
- Sim Kui Hian
- Stephen Kalong Ningkan
- Stephen Yong Kuet Tze
- Steve Shim Lip Kiong
- Sulaiman Daud
- Tunku Abdul Malik
- Wan Mokhtar Ahmad