Lions Club of Sibu Host – District 308-A2

Date: 30.6.2010

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Date: 20.6.2010

Time: 12.00 pm

Venue: Tanahmas Hotel

SIBU: From an ugly duckling to a beautiful swan.

That is the magnitude of transformation Sibu has undergone over the years, a transformation that many attribute to one man – Datuk Robert Lau.  

PROCESSION: Sibu and SUPP leaders leading the procession at Sibu Gateway. Dr Chan and Wong are fourth and third right (front row) respectively. 

Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh in stating this yesterday said the late Deputy Transport Minister had transformed Sibu physically, socially and economically.

“During his term as Sibu Municipal Council chairman Datuk Robert had brought exciting and rapid development to the town,” Wong said when paying tribute to the late Lau at St Mary’s Church here.

Among those present were Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan and Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communication Dato Sri Michael Manyin Jawong.

“The people of Sibu, who have gone elsewhere, and upon their return here, marvelled as to how an ugly duckling could be turned into a beautiful swan.

“This was all due to the sheer hard work and dedication of Datuk Robert,” Wong said.

Wong, who is also Minister of Environment and Public Health, said Lau had good leadership qualities and values.

His (Lau) leadership had never failed to impress anyone with whom he came into contact.

Recalling his final moments with Lau, Wong said despite his being physically weak, the late deputy minister mustered enough strength to speak on his “unfinished work”.

“He told me about the unfinished work that he was going to leave behind. He said he was sorry that he could no longer continue working with me and other colleagues,” he said.

Lau, he said, was a person who worked continuously until his very last breath.

Wong said Lau’s partnership with him and the rest of BN team in Sibu was superb.

“Datuk Robert must be regarded as the cornerstone of this partnership,” he said, adding that in Lau’s departure, he had lost a great friend of more than 30 years,  a comrade-in-arm in SUPP and a leader of high calibre.

Wong said Lau devoted most part, if not all, of his life to the service of the people.

“We thank Datuk Robert for his great contribution and he will forever remain a proud son of Sibu,” he said.

Speaking later, Alvin Lau spoke of his father as a caring person and a man of action.

Alvin added that his father was a generous man with a big heart.

Source: Borneo Post

已故拿督刘会洲诗巫区国会议员的葬礼。

已故拿督刘会洲昔日战友。

已故拿督刘会洲的灵车抵达了

载着拿汀刘文惠的坐驾随后。

人潮汹涌。大家都不舍着我们诗巫的国会议员。。已故拿督刘会洲的离去。

人联党的几位龙头也来了。

带队开始游行，陪着已故拿督刘会洲走完最后一程。

灵车前头放着已故拿督刘会洲的遗像。。

已故拿督刘会洲的儿女们扶着灵车环绕市区。

已故拿督刘会洲的女儿擦着眼泪。

再会了。。我们的国会议员。。。

来到诗巫人引以为荣的全马最大的中央菜市场。。。

来到启德行。

来到已故拿督刘会洲的会计楼了。

进行开门仪式后，继续上路。

已故拿督刘会洲的儿女们汗流浃背的扶着灵车继续上路

鲜花和花圈堆满了整架罗里。

童子军的铜乐队伴奏着哀歌。

小学生们，你们是国家未来希望。

圣伊的学生们也来送殡了。

来到圣马丽教堂进行炼灵弥撒。

炼灵弥撒进行时。

砂人聯黨詩巫支部主席拿督斯里黃順舸致挽词。。

已故拿督刘会洲的儿女们上台发表致词。。

炼灵弥撒完毕。十字架花圈带队移步到教堂外。

已故拿督刘会洲的棺木被移出教堂

在教堂外一起合照

已故拿督刘会洲的棺木被推进灵车

抵达富贵山庄。

随后而来的民众们。

来到墓穴了。

已故拿督刘会洲的棺木会葬在这个墓穴。

“抬起来，小心点”

已故拿督刘会洲的家属们。。

唱着圣诗，祷告上帝。

准备放进墓穴。

拿汀刘文惠（已故拿督刘会洲遗孀）伤心的坐下，旁边的孩子们抓着，扶着他们的妈妈。

“准备了”。

“慢慢来。。慢慢来”。。

测量一下放的准不准。

棺木放好了。

儿女们来撒下鲜花。

砂州副首席部长兼砂人联党主席，丹斯里陈康南撒下手中的鲜花。

砂人聯黨詩巫支部主席拿督斯里黃順舸撒下鲜花后，诗巫市议会主席拿督张泰卿随后也准备撒下鲜花。

天猛公刘利民把手中的花撒下。

鲜花撒满了整副棺木。

我老爸把他手中神圣的一票最后一次投给已故拿督刘会洲国会议员。

回家的路上。。下起一阵雨来了。。

当神父说可以开始撒鲜花时，拿汀第一位上前撒花，她抽泣着用英文说：

“42年了，感谢上主赐给我有这位好丈夫，现在我将他的灵交托给上主了，求您保佑他的灵魂”。。

已故拿督刘会洲国会议员。。我们会永远怀念着您。。

我相信，诗巫明天会更好。

source: Sibu dot org