Published: Wednesday July 25, 2012 MYT 11:56:00 PM
Updated: Wednesday July 25, 2012 MYT 7:26:57 AM
Friends of BN in UK give spirited welcome to Olympic torch
LONDON: Friends of Barisan Nasional (FBN) UK gave the Olympic torch a spirited welcome as it passed through Chinatown Monday.
An open-top bus decked out with a banner expressing support for the Malaysian contingent was paraded around London, and eventually departed to the Olympic Village in Stratford.
FBN UK Senior Resident VP S.K. Lingam (left), secretary Pradeeban Letsumanasingam (second from left), community engagement VP Edmund Yeoh (back, third from left) and VP and treasurer Peng Kiong Chou (right) welcoming the Olympic torch as it passes through London's Chinatown. "The banner highlighted Malaysian representatives, Friends of Barisan Nasional and 1Malaysia's support for the 2012 Olympic Games," said FBN UK in a statementy.
FBN UK Community Engagement vice president Edmund Yeoh, who is also London Chinatown Ambassadors chairman, led an Oath of Performance ceremony which was also attended by the Deputy Mayor of London.
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