The event was held at the Hotel Park City Grand Plaza, which is a Malaysian owned hotel located in Kensington, on 14th September 2017.
The Hon. Richard Graham MP, the Trade Envoy to the UK’s Prime Minister, and Tan Sri Wahid Omar, Chairman of Malaysian investment fund PNB both delivered keynote speeches. Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, CEO of ASLI gave the opening welcome remarks.
Shareena Rahman, Deputy Chair of MLUK was the emcee for the event. Jefferi Ramli, MLUK committee member gave a rendition of the Malaysia national anthem. Jefferi has appeared on BBC’s The Voice and has recently released a single.
The Hon. Datuk Yunus Raiss, a senior prominent and venerated member of the Malaysian diaspora composed and recited a special poem “The Happy Warrior”. It was a fitting tribute to celebrate 60 years of Anglo-Malaysian trade relations and cordiality.