Datin Chong Lee Hui was appointed to our Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2022. She is the Chairperson of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and serves as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Datin Chong graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Laws from the University of London in 1998 and a Master of Laws from the University of Malaya in 2003. Datin Chong joined Messrs. Halim Hong & Quek as an Advocate and Solicitor in 2000. With 23 years of practising in the area of real estate and project development, Datin Chong is regularly engaged by major developers, corporate clients and financial institutions for advice and representation in matters relating to real estate.
Datin Chong has vast experience in advising and representing major property developers in the sale and purchase transactions of mixed developments, landed stratified developments, guarded neighbourhood projects, as well as commercial industrial developments with freehold and leasehold titles. Datin Chong does also advise foreigners on legal matters relating to property purchases in Malaysia, as well as real estate taxes. Aside from frequently advising property developers and purchasers on conveyancing matters and homeownership schemes, Datin Chong has represented several corporate bodies in the purchase of large estates and industrial land and the sale and purchase of office buildings. Datin Chong is also regularly sought for advice in matters relating to tenancy and strata management, whereby she has broad experience in providing advice on matters relating to the management of commercial developments, formation of management corporations and many other related issues.
On top of that, Datin Chong is entrusted by the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia (“REHDA”) as one of the task force committee members to discuss with respective stakeholders on the proposed amendments to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966, Strata Management Act 2013 and proposed Commercial Residence Act. In the area of Banking & Finance, Datin Chong has advised and represented major local and foreign banks in the completion of financing facilities for corporate bodies, structuring and finalisation of cross-border loans, conventional and Islamic property financing, and facilitation of refinancing arrangements. Besides providing strong stewardship in heading the firm’s Real Estate Department, Datin Chong is the incumbent Deputy Head of its Risk Management Committee and heads the Learning & Development Team, through which she organises and provides various training sessions to empower and update clients on the latest laws relating to the real estate industry. She does not hold any other directorship in public companies and listed issuers in Malaysia.

