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efore being deployed to
his current post as Con- “
Bsul General of Malaysia in
Hong Kong and Macau, Muzam-
bli Markam was involved in Chi- But I like to spend most of my free time
na affairs as part of the team that with my family. Sometimes duty requires
secured the loan deal of two giant
pandas in 2012 to commemorate me to be away from my family for months.
40 years of diplomacy between
China and Malaysia. This has taught me to cherish the time I

Markam was also the Consul Gen- have with them.
eral Of Malaysia of Guangzhou
from 2014 to 2018. ”

The two pandas are named Fu justing to the new posting. relationships, but on a personal
Wa and Feng Yi. The names were level.
chosen based on the results of a “For my family, it is still a bit chal-
national competition to name the lenging as they can understand He spends weekends golfing to
furries. Putonghua but not Cantonese,” the network. He even plays badminton
father of two says. with colleagues from the consulate
“It was one of the highlights of my as well.
career to play a role in that,” he “I have yet to single out my favou-
says. rite Hong Kong food, maybe ngau “An average posting is around
yuk beng (pan-fried beefcake). three years but I hope to spend a
Markam and his family have set- But we love the ambience of the longer time here [in Hong Kong],
tled in Hong Kong since their ar- city, the culture actually does not maybe five years. I want to provide
rival last September. feel too different to that of Guang- stability for my family. There is also
Fluent in both Cantonese and zhou,” he continues. a lot of opportunity for us here in
Putonghua, Markam feels at home Even when he is off the clock, Hong Kong to promote Malaysia
in the city, but his wife is still ad- Markam still works at nurturing and further expand our network,”
he adds.

Markam’s main duty as Consul
General in Hong Kong and Macau
is to oversee the issuing of Ma-
laysian passports, marital regis-
tration, and provision of letters of
good conduct for work permits in
Hong Kong.

“We work to ensure the welfare of
Malaysians here. I even help out
students with their assignments
from time to time” he says, adding
that he tries to provide Malaysian
Ngau Yuk Beng (Pan fried beef cake) is Muzambli Markam’s favour- students with any relevant re-
ite Hong Kong food. (Photo courtesy of Muzambli Markam)
sources that can help them in their
school work.