PART 4; TENGKU ARIF TEMENGGONG'S SPEECH

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BELOW IS THE SPEECH BY YAM TENGKU ARIF TEMENGGONG TENGKU FAHAD SULTAN AHMAD SHAH IN HIS WELCOME ADDRESS AT THE LAUNCH OF SULTAN AHMAD SHAH ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST ON 17 JULY 2012



Tengku Fahad, 18, making his welcome speech

The logo of Sultan Ahmad Shah Environmental Trust

Logo of Temenggong Initiative

Tengku Arif Temenggong having a word with his brother Tengku Mahkota Pahang 

The Sultan Ahmad Shah Environmental Trust is launched by HRH the Sultan of Pahang!

The arrival of HRH Sultanah Kalsom, HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang and Tengku Arif Temenggong Tengku Fahad Sultan Ahmad Shah

Tg Fahad looks on as his parents admire Datuk Tracy Ong's jewel booth

Tengku Arif Temenggong Pahang Tengku Fahad with his royal parents, First Lady Datin Seri Rosmah Datuk Mansor and Tengku Meriam Sultan Ahmad Shah

Tengku Fahad sharing a private joke with his father the Sultan of Pahang



"Bismilahirahmannirrahim
Asalamualaikum warahmatullah hiwabarokatuh
Dan salam sejahtera.


Mengadap Seri Paduka Ayahanda Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Pahang Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Abu Bakar Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mu'adzam Shah, DKP


Paduka Bonda Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultanah Pahang Sultanah Hajjah Kalsom, DK


Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak dan
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tok Puan Indera Dato Sri Rosmah Mansor


Mengadap Paduka Kekanda Kebawah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Abdullah Al-Haj Ibni Sultan Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah


Paduka Kekanda Kebawah Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tengku Puan Pahang Tengku Hajjah Azizah Binti Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj 


Yang Amat Mulia Paduka - Paduka Kekanda
Para penyumbang Yang Budiman serta Hadirin yang dihormati sekalian


Well this is amazing.


The launch of the Sultan Ahmad Shah Environmental Trust.
This is something I could never have imagined happening - at least not so quickly. 

As I look around the room today, I am overcome with gratitude.


I see my father who started all of this - my mother who has worked so hard as my co-Chairma, my brother the Crown Prince of Pahang and to all my family members who have given support, advice and time, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Then I see Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak and Datin Paduka Dato Sri Rosmah Datuk Mansor and of course so many Tengkus and Datos who have guided me as I grew up. 

And now, here today, we are united. Dear friends and supporters of this most cause. 

We are here for Pahang Darul Makmur. We are all here today for Malaysia.


For our culture. For our people. For our wildlife. For our environment.

Yes, indeed Prime Minister - For ONE Malaysia.


I want to tell you a story about a 15 year old boy.
On the banks of the river Temebeling there is a village. A kampung. The same as many others. The Orang Asli people there are honest people, hardworking people. Like many others, they live far from the resources and support
we all take for granted here in the city.


Last year, this boy woke up with acute stomach pains. His family and fellow villagers had no idea how to help.
The nearest nurse was in Kuala Tahan, 3 hours away by canoe. The nearest doctor even further.

The poor young man was in agony, and his family started the long journey to get help. It is only 3 years ago when I was 15. I can imagine the pain and anxiety he and his family suffered.

In every isolated kampung, you will hear a similar story.
Our beloved Prime Minister heard these stories.
And he listened.
And he acted.
Today we have the One Clinic Project all over the country. 


Working hand in hand with our Menteri Besar, villages like these are now given the  support and facilities that all Malaysians have a right to. 


I can only hope that our humble efforts in Sultan Ahmad Shah Environmental Trust can achieve similar results. 

One thing my teachers taught me while studying history at Eton College was this.
All it takes for evil to win, is for good men to do nothing.
And today, I look out at a room full of good men, and of course good women. A room full of good men and good women doing some thing!


Together we are making a difference and I am grateful to you all.


The Sultan Ahmad Shah Environmental Trust was started by my father with an initial seed funding of RM 500,000 from his own pocket. We are committed to make the most of this initiative. 


So we began.


Today we have the Greening of 'Pahang Initiative' which will plant 1 million trees in 10 years. 

We have the 'Adopt A Kampung Initiative' which will fund  community development in all mukims of Pahang. 


We have the 'Nurture Through Nature Initiative' which will educate next generation about ecology and sustainable behaviour.


We have the 'River Conservation Initiative' which will clean up the rivers and tributaries of Pahang. 


We have the 'Temenggong Ranger Initiative' which will empower local communities to tackle pollution, wildlife poaching and illegal logging. 


And of course we have the 'Turtle Sanctuary Initiative' on Tioman Island.


The money you are donating today, in the auction and by buying tickets to this event will allow us to do more. 

More for Pahang,
More for our people,
More for our country.
More for villagers like the sick young man I was told about.


I was asked once by a friend in London. He asked, What does 'Malaysia Boleh' mean?


Tonight we are answering that question.


Against pollution - Malaysia Boleh
Against poverty - Malaysia Boleh
Saving Wildlife - Malaysia Boleh


And as for the young man I was telling you about?
I heard that he is going to be okay.


They found enormous worms in his stomach. But a simple treatment cured him and he is back with his family in their kampung on the banks of the Tembeling river. 


To help boys like like him and villages like his and please continue to support the Sultan Ahmad Shah Environment Trust.


Before I finish, I must say a few specific thank yous.


Yang Amat Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia
Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak dan
Yang Amat Berbahagia Tok Puan Indera Dato Sri Rosmah Mansor, thank you for gracing us with your presence. 
Pahang thanks you.


Thank you to Dato Seri Diraja Haji Adnan Bin Haji Yaakob our beloved Menteri Besar who unfortunately could not be with us tonight.


I hear from my man in the ground, Dev, we have just finished planting 1,420 trees last month. And I know the first tree in Pekan was named after you, sir. Pahang thanks you. 

Thank you Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing, without whom none of the media, websites, short films and set-ups tonight would have been possible. You are a generous benefactor to the Trust and we are grateful. Pahang thanks you. 


A big thank you also goes out to my beloved brothers and sisters for their loving and continuous support.

Of course Tan Sri Vincent Tan. I nearly fell off my chair when I heard how much you had donated! You are truly a philanthropist and I hope your generosity will inspire everyone else during the auction. Pahang thanks you. 


Genting Berhad has also been most generous and our cause continues to grow because of big hearted corporations like yours. Pahang thanks you. 


The Ministry of Human Resources have pledged RM 500,000 to support various projects and Pahang thanks you. 


Finally, the board of Trustees and the operational comittee who have worked tirelessly to make tonight a reality. I wish to thank  Tunku Kaiyisha, Dato Sri Iskandar Michael and Dato Aida---you are the backbone of tonight. 


Pahang thanks you and I thank you. 


Last but by no means least, all of you here tonight. By purchasing tickets, you have contributed so much. I am proud to say the Trust now holds RM 3 million as I have just been told the Malaysian Government has pledged RM 1 million---this is fantastic news! 

All of this money will go straight to the causes you have read about. We are a transparent charity and our accounts are open to the public.


Pahang thanks you and I thank you.


So that's about it I think.


Enjoy the rest of your evening. There are some fantastic things coming up.


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