Warmest felicitations to our the National Secretary, Bro. Wong Hong Meng, on being conferred the Doctor of Business Administration degree on 28th March 2007, by the University of South Australia for his research into Christian religiousness and business ethics. This is the latest addition to his list of academic and professional achievements. He was in the pioneer batch of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the University of Malaya graduating in 1969 with an honours degree in Economics.

He was also the first Malaysian to graduate with an MBA from Cranfield University in 1973. His professional qualifications include being a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

“Getting the DBA fulfills a long unrealised dream held since I got my MBA in 1973. Upon opting for early retirement in 1999 I was finally able to pursue it. It took me 4 years but I could not have done it without the Lord’s help. I was stuck for quite some time trying to come up with a conceptual framework for the research. Then in early 2004 two articles appeared in the peer-reviewed Journal of Business Ethics which provided me with the basis for my research. I could see the Lord’s hand upon the entire exercise. Truly when we delight ourselves in the Lord, He will grant us the desires of our hearts.”

His DBA dissertation entitled, “Religiousness and the Business Ethics of Malaysian Christians in Business”, is available on the FGBMF website at www.fgb.com.my. It consists of three papers one of which Religiousness, Love of Money, and the Ethical Attitudes of Malaysian Christians in Business, will be published in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Business Ethics.

From the time he came to the Lord in 1981, Bro. Hong Meng and his family have been worshipping at Calvary Church, Kuala Lumpur.

He was the chairman of Calvary Men’s Ministry for a number of years. In March 2007 he was appointed Secretary to the FGBMF Governing Council.