Eric Khoo Heng-Pheng
顾兴平
Member of the World Scout Committee
In office
2008–2014
Chairman of the Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee
Assistant National Chief Commissioner of the Scouts Association of Malaysia
Personal details
Born
Khoo Heng-Pheng

(1956-04-17)17 April 1956
Tengkera, Malacca, Malaysia
Died13 January 2014(2014-01-13) (aged 57)
Resting placeMalacca Christian Cemetery, Cheng, Malacca, Malaysia
OccupationConsultant, company director

Eric Khoo Heng-Pheng (Chinese: 顾兴平; 17 April 1956  13 January 2014) was one of 12 elected volunteer members of the World Scout Committee, the main executive body of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, and Chairman of its Asia Pacific Regional Scout Committee, elected in 2001. He was elected at the 38th World Scout Conference in South Korea for a six-year term.

Early life

Khoo was from Tengkera, Malacca, Malaysia. He was a company director in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, and consultant for public relations and marketing. His business activities involved logistics, engineering, warehouse and property development. He was a member of the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Scouting

Khoo joined Scouting in 1965 at the age of nine as a Cub Scout and earned his King's Scout award in 1973. He has served as a Rover Scout leader, Scout Leader at the Maz International School, Chairman of the 25th Asia Pacific Region Scout Jamboree in Thailand in 2006, and Assistant National Chief Commissioner of the Scouts Association of Malaysia, as well as various positions in the King Scout's Association of Malaysia.

Khoo attended the 1999 35th World Scout Conference in Durban, South Africa, as well as the 2002 36th World Scout Conference in Greece and the 37th World Scout Conference in Tunisia.

Awards

Khoo was awarded:

Death

He died on 13 January 2014 from a heart attack.[1]

See also

References

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