She is 81 and she is likely to be the oldest competitor at the 2018 Asian Games.
Malaysian Lee Hung Fong is representing her country at contract bridge, which is making its Asian Games debut in Jakarta thanks to Indonesian organisers who feel their country has a strong tradition in the card game and are likely to be among the favourites.
Lee teaches bridge classes at the Royal Lake Club in Kuala Lumpur, Royal Selangor Club and Royal Selangor Golf Club and takes pride in the fact that she produces future bridge players.
“I am very, very happy to be there because I am the oldest member of the team and I hope I can get through with my teammates and hope we all enjoy the Games and have a good time,” Lee was quoted as saying by local media.
Lee hu Fong | bolasport.com
Lee is 70 years older than the youngest member of the Malaysian Asian Games squad, 11-year-old skateboarder Ian Nuriman Amri.
The bridge competition in Jakarta comprises men, women, men’s pairs, mixed team, mixed pairs and super mixed team disciplines.
The test event for the contract bridge competition was held in Indonesia from November 28 to December 5 last year with hosts Indonesia and China among the medals as well as India.
I began my career in the banking industry in 1997, and stayed approx 6 years in it. This industry boost his knowledge about the economic condition in Indonesia, both macro and micro, and how to
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understand it. My banking career continued in Yogyakarta when I joined in a program funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB),as the coordinator for a program aimed to help improve the quality of learning and teaching process in private universities in Yogyakarta. When the earthquake stroke Yogyakarta, I chose to join an international NGO working in the area of ?disaster response and management, which allows me to help rebuild the city, as well as other disaster-stricken area in Indonesia. I went on to become the coordinator for emergency response in the Asia Pacific region. Then I was assigned for 1 year in Cambodia, as a country coordinator mostly to deliver developmental programs (water and sanitation, education, livelihood). In 2009, he continued his career as a protocol and HR officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, and two years later I joined the Political and Economic Section until now, where i have to deal with extensive range of people and government officials, as well as private and government institution troughout eastern Indonesia.
I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief in Good News From Indonesia (GNFI), a growing and influential social media movement, and was selected as one of The Most Influential Netizen 2011 by The Marketeers magazine.
I also wrote a book on "Fundamentals of Disaster Management in 2007"?, "Good News From Indonesia : Beragam Prestasi Anak Bangsa di dunia"? which was luanched in August 2013, and "Indonesia Bersyukur"? which is launched in Sept 2013. In 2014, 3 books were released in which i was one of the writer; "Indonesia Pelangi Dunia"?, "Indonesia The Untold Stories"? and "Growing! Meretas Jalan Kejayaan"
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