Tang Heap Seng

Ir.
Tang Heap Seng
陈协成
Personal details
Born (1957-10-02) 2 October 1957
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Political party MCA – Barisan Nasional
Occupation Engineer
Religion Buddha

Ir. Tang Heap Seng (simplified Chinese: 陈协成; traditional Chinese: 陳協成; pinyin: Chén Xié Chéng; born 2 October 1957) is a veteran MCA leader for the Air Putih constituency of Penang.[1] Tang contended for the Bayan Baru parliamentary seat in the Malaysian general election, 2013 representing Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) – Barisan Nasional but he has lost to the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) candidate, Sim Tze Tzin with a majority of a 19,307. [2] [3]

Education

Tang Heap Seng studied engineering in University Malaya, he graduated with honors in 1982.[4]

Awards

For his valor in community service and charity works, Tang Heap Seng was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal from the Pulau Pinang government.

Service to the community

Tang is quite vocal with his opinion and also he take actions to improve the lives of his fellow community members. Tang was the one who suggested that walkie-talkie must be provided to the local community policing squad in order to be an effective force in deterring crime in housing and business area. To date, 9 walkie-talkies was given to a squad of 60 members.[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia
Year Constituency Government Votes Pct Opposition Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2013 P.052 Bayan Baru Tang Heap Seng (MCA) 24,251 35.66% Sim Tze Tzin (PKR) 43,558 64.06% 68,849 19,307 86.98%

References

  1. ↑ News."Select candidates who can serve society, says Tang", The Star, 14 November 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "undiinfo - Malaysian Election Data". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. ↑ http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2013/4/28/north/13036599&sec=North
  4. ↑ UM."Official Website", University Malaya. Retrieved on 2 May 2013,
  5. ↑ News."Walkie-talkies for community policing squad", The Stra, Penang, 24 September 2012. Retrieved on 2 May 2013.
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