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Perak's National Table Tennis Cup Winners Parade Through The Streets Of Ipoh With Towkay Chong Kok Lim
The photograph shows the parade that was held to celebrate Perak State winning the National Table Tennis Championship in 1967. In the picture can be seen the leading cars in the parade carrying the trophies won by the team. They were in Hugh Low Street when the picture was taken, passing the premises of the Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation. The procession ended at the State Council Offices where a Civic celebration was held. The President of the Perak Association, Towkay Chong Kok Lim (later Tan Sri) is in the leading car.
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