Stars twinkle, and so the Original Aspiration

The Sarawak Constellation Poetical Society would like to express its sincere appreciation and gratitude to YB Datuk Sebastian Ting, the Honorable Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak for his generous support. The publication and launching of the commemorative book to mark the Society’s 50th-anniversary celebration was given the privilege of an event grant by the Ministry.

The publication of our commemorative book, titled “Stars twinkle, and so the Original Aspiration “is a noble cause to look back at where the organization and modern Chinese literature of Sarawak began, how they grew, and where they are headed. This book will definitely serve as an academic reference resource for those who urge to discover more about Sarawak’s Heritage, Arts, Literature, and Culture.

It’s known that the task of preserving Chinese literary culture is extremely tough, as our organization moves forward, we shall prioritize projects to bring in new talents to ensure inheritance and continuity. Against the backdrop of disruptive innovation, we even need digital natives to seek out the strength to continue the journey.

Sarawakians have all along emphasized the importance of strengthening our social harmony and well-being as well to ensure and preserve the culture, heritage, and beliefs of all races.

Sarawak Constellation Poetical Society is being recognized as a pioneer of Sarawak Chinese modern literature, but it has never limited itself to literary enthusiasm, its involvement in cultural and educational activities has helped to raise the social consciousness and sense of responsibility to preserve and enrich our cultural heritage.

Sarawak is unique and rare, resourceful and beautiful, the biggest asset of this land of hornbill is the harmony in diversity. Harmony in the diversity of people, of their way of living together, makes Sarawak a role model for the country, and that also makes Sarawak so much More to Discover!

As we are told, Sarawak is recording more revenue for the government coffer, we wish that more resources will be allocated to promote Sarawak’s literary and artistic activities. Besides that, there should be more Government and NGO collaborations to ensure and preserve the culture, heritage, and beliefs of all races, to address the needs of various ethnic groups for the development of culture and education.

If we are keen to optimize our Sarawak’s strength of harmony in diversity, we shall then develop our Sarawak soft power and therefore be able to ensure that our beloved land has a lot more, a lot of differences to discover.

Welcoming speech by Ng Chek Yong, President of Sarawak Constellation Poetical Society at the Launching of the commemorative book and Opening Ceremony of Literature Forum organized by the Sarawak Poetical Society held at the Grand Riverine Ballroom, Level 3, Riverine Diamond, Jalan Petanak, Kuching on Sunday, 11 December 2022

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作者黄泽荣

黄泽荣，英文名Ng Chek Yong 。

13岁始，在多家中文报发表文艺创作；2017年10月2日，卸下世界华文媒体集团执行董事及星洲媒体集团董事经理职位，同时全裸引退，辞去分布于马来西亚及国外多家媒体公司的董事要职，向深情投入38年的传统媒体行业告别。

媒体战士初心不变，在传统媒体内容遭受围剿侵蚀的非常时候，他要嘗試探索新路径，哪怕是一点点助力，也衷心希望体验「内容」王者归来。

13岁从学生期刊转向中文报章频密发表作品，就此跟中文报业缘定终身，十年之后毅然投身中文报，前九年分别当过翻译、记者、时政分析专题作者。1985年被委派随砂拉越政府官方访问团赴华实地採访，是当时合法入境神州的最年轻砂州大马公民。

从1988年，黄泽荣在星洲媒体集团一路走来，分别于1991年擢升为东马区主任兼採访主任，1997年出任东马区经理兼主编、1998年被陞为总经理兼主编，2005年获晋陞为东马区首席执行员兼主编。2000年至2017年，他担任《马来西亚日报》董事，2006 年至2017年，担任星洲媒体集团执行董事，至引退于职业生涯颠峰。

2012年3月1日，他被调派到西马星洲媒体集团总部出任集团董事经理，当时，由他在1997年带领东渡的本区域第一大中文报《星洲日报》一路高歌，实力遥遥领先，早已崛为犀鸟乡首屈一指的最强势中文报。他同時被委任为世界华文媒体集团执行董事兼集团跨国行政委员会主席。

他以世界华文媒体集团执行董事兼集团行政委员会主席身分掌管世华在马来西亚的4家报社（《星洲日报》、《南洋商报》、《中国报》、《光明日报》和《生活杂志出版社》）。海外的《纽约明报》、《柬埔寨星洲日报》及《雅加达星洲日报》的管理层也向他报告。这期间，他通过星洲媒体集团辖下的臂膀机构世华多媒体有限公司跟星洲媒体．南洋报业集团管理团队致力拓展电子商务和网络视频平台，诉诸多项数位化垦荒行动打造融媒体架构，实践资源合理及最优化的管理概念，并倾力扩大电子媒体的功效与影响版图。

他曾在星座诗社理事会服务一段相当长的时间，从1980年起担任秘书，之后出任诗社主席至1988年初辞去领导职位。在他领导期间，星座诗社主办了一项题为「走进缪思的心灵」的现代诗朗诵比赛，以音韵的方式演绎现代文学，要证明没有旧体诗押韵的现代诗，也有其内在的韵律美，也适于朗诵。比赛不但志在促进马来文及华文现代诗的交流，还号召文友走进缪思的心灵，亲近缪思，培养诗心，让更多人朗诵现代诗，倾听它跳动的脉搏，踏实的声音。

他也带领举办文学激荡系列活动，包括政治人物和文学创作名家对话、台湾乡土作家黄春明及香港作家李怡文学讲座会、许光道为华裔文化趋向求答案的思想激盪演讲。他被列为那个年代的马华作家，作品收编在《马华文学大系》等文学丛书中。1980年星座诗社庆祝成立十周年纪念举办全州征诗比赛，黄泽荣以《跪诉》获得优胜奖，他也在1981年成为第一届星座常年文学奖散文奖得主及于1987年荣膺第七届文学奖小说奖得主，得奖作品分别是《蝴蝶》及《奴英的抉择》。

他担任过马来西亚砂拉越新闻从业员协会联合会会长，也以主席身分领导过古晋省新闻从业员协会，加上在星座诗社参与领导任务多年及长时间担任过记者，这些都影响了他后来在不同岗位的领导取向和個性，特别是冲刺于新闻前线作战的经验和思维，对待新闻的无私无畏，更成了他有迹可寻的强势态度。他可以在合乎法律和道德的规范之内不按牌理，即使需要为改变某些成规、抵触某些游戏规则而付出代价，他负责到底！担当到底！