For the year 1997, along with the traditional excellent performances and achievements that our school has accomplished in the fields of academics, sport and other co-curricular activities, our school recorded, among many others, the following highlights: 
 
Chung Hua Reign Supreme
(April 5, 1997)
Our school shines again for the 11th year in the Miri-Bintulu Division sports meet with 46 Gold, 18 Silver, 17 Bronze, 412 Points.  
• Best Group 1 girl athelete Lilen ak Umpa from our school rewrote the 100m hurdles record with 16 seconds.  
• Best Group 1 boy athelete Sia Shao Xiong also from our school soared 1.96m in the high jump, rewriting the old record of 1.86m.  
• Amir Bee Siang took the Best Group 2 boy ahtelete with 4 gold in 100m, 4x100m, 400m & 4x400m.   
Medal Stats - Top 5
-----SCHOOL-----------G----S----B---PTS 
SMB Chung Hua ---46 -18 -17 412
SMK Long Lama --- 1 - 8 - 4 -84
SMK Dt.Permaisuri 2 - 7 - 4 -72
SMK Lutong--------3 - 4 - 5 -60
SMK Subis --------4 - 3 - 3 -59
-*note: Total Gold for grab = 68-
 
School Concert a success 
(Febuary 27, 1997) 
We just had our concert organized by the Chinese Club of the school on the 27 and 28 of Febuary. 
The theme this year is "³¬Ô½×Ô¼º, ÔÙ´´¸ß·å."
 
SMB Chung Hua forms Electronics Club
(October 2, 1996) 
SMB Chung Hua has become the first school in Miri to form an Electronics Club to cater for its growing student population. An experienced electronic and electrical engineer Mr. William Ting volunteered to help the school. 
 
National Coach to build Strong Rugby team 
(September 23, 1996)
Chief coach of national rugby team Mr. Ishak bin Abidin has formed and will train a team in SMB Chung Hua with the aim of raising the standard of rugby to national leven in 3 years. Mr. Ishak has been the director of coaching of Malaysian Rugby Union and was the chief coach of national team to the 10th Asian rugby tournament in Bangkok in1986 and the 13th Asian tournament in Seol in 1992. 
 
Shell Traffic Games 
(August 1 1996) 
Our school has emerged champions in all the seven years eversince the competition started in Miri until now. 
 
Champion Again! 
(April 24, 1996)
We won the MSSS (Sarawak Inter-Divisional secondary schools sport meet) for the third time since 1994. SMB Chung Hua won with 262 points (35 golds) while second place goes to SMK Serian with 75 points. 
 
Champion for a Decade! 
(March 31, 1996) 
SMB Chung Hua has won the MSSMB (Miri-Bintulu divisions secondary schools sports meet) with 60 golds, 27 silver and 12 bronze with 533 points. This marked the 10th consecutive years SMB Chung Hua as a champion of the meet. Our closest competitor, SMK Bintulu grabbed 3 gold, 10 silver and 7 bronze with 103 points. 
 
Block E dismantled 
(March 13, 1996)
Block E, which housed a hostle upstairs and 4 classrooms below, was built about 50 years ago. It was one of the two first buildings (the other is Block A) of our school. Block E was dismantled on March 13, 1996 to give way to a RM1.5 million four-storey concrete block consisting of twelve classrooms and two science laboratories. The whole building is donated by the most well-known philanthropist in this part of the world, Tan Sri Datuk Ting Pek Khiing and wife Puan Sri Datin Chai Yu Lan.
 
SMB Chung Hua goes Internet 
(August 12, 1996) 
SMB Chung Hua Miri has officially launched its homepage which went online on March 31 1996, making the school the first to hog onto the Internet in this region.  Principal Dr. Fong Onn Min, who officiated at the launching ceremony, said the homepage designed and upadated by David Lee Chiing Liang, a Form 4 student of the school. Dr. Fong said that the main purposes of having such facilities are to promote the image id the school and to encourage students and parents to make use of the internet. "We hope to encourage more parents and students of the school to make use of the internet which has become a popular and important communications tool in the world today," said Dr. Fong.
 
SMB Chung Hua has the most 8As achievers in PMR 1995 
(December 1, 1995)
SMB Chung Hua has not only the largest number of 8A-scorers (21) in Miri-Bintulu Division, but also in the State of Sarawak. Second in the list is SMB Methodist, Sibu with 19 8A's, followed by SMB St. Teresa, Kuching and SMB Sacred Heart, Sibu with 11 each.  
 

 The First Permanent lionoraiy Presidents.   
 Tan Sri Datuk Ting Pek Khiing, the renowned philanthropist and his wife Mdm Chai Yu Lan (later Dato Paduka) became our school's first Permanent Honorary Presidents.  
 

Tan Sri Ting Conferred Datuk Paduka (D.Ii.M.S.)   
 Our Honorary President Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing was conferred Datuk Paduka (D.11.M.S.) by the Sultan of Kedah.  
 

Mdm Chai Yu Lan Turned Dato Paduka Mahkota (D.  F. M. S.).  
 Our Honorary President, Mdm Chai Yu Lan was conferred Dato Paduka Mahkota (D.F.M.S.) by the Sultan of Selangor.  
 

Our Principal Dr. Fong Onn Min received A.M.N. award.  
 Our most beloved Principal, Dr. Fong Onn Min was conferred A.M.N. award by the Yang Dipertuan Agong of Malaysia.  
 

Completion of New Academic Building.  
 The school's new teaching block, Dato Faduka Chai Yu Lan Academic Building donated wholly by the school's Honorary Presidents was completed, and more than 600 students of lower secondary classes moved in on 10. 7. 1997.  The four-storey magnificent building houses 12 classrooms, 2 science laboratories, 1 guest room and stores.  
 

0pening ceremony of Lee Teck Fook Road  
 A RM50,000.00 - tarred road leading from the school road to Lee Teck Fook liall was officially declared open by Mr. & Mrs. Lee Teck Fook on 18. 06. 1997.  Mr. Lee Fook is our present Chairman of the school Board who donated the road and many other facilities in the school.  Jalan Lee Teck Fook was thus named after him.  
 

Tan Sri Ting received Honorary Doctorate Degree from USC  
 Heartiest congratulations to our school's President, Tan Sri Datuk Paduka Ting Pek Khiing for being conferred honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration by the well-known University of Southern California (U.S.C.), USA.  
Tan Sri's full title and designation is Tan Sri Datuk Paduka Dr. Ting Pek Khiing (P.S.M., D.Ii.M.S., D.F.M.S., F.G.B.K., Ph.D.)  
 

Mr. Albert Ong Tol of All Coaches  
 One of our athletic coaches, Mr. Albert Ong Ngee liong, came top in the list of participants sitting for the athletic coaches' training course examination conducted by the International Amateur Athletics Association (I.A.A.F.) and the International Olympic Council (1. 0. C.) from July to August.  
 

Headboy Yau Kah Tak Top Achiever in SPM Exam.  
 Our 1995/96 headboy Yau Kah Tak scored 8 Al's in last year's SPM examination (the result of which was announced on 1. 4. 1997 and came out as top achiever in Miri-Bintulu Division and Northern Sarawak. He won a Sime Darby and K.L. Shell Scholarship for university studies.  
 

SMB Chung Hua - Champions for 11 years in a stretch.  
 Our school continued to reign supreme in the sports arena in Miri-Bintulu Division (and Sarawak) for 11 years in a row since 1987. This year, we captured 46 gold, 18 silver and 17 bronze (the second school secured only 1 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze). Again we had the largest number of athletes at MSS Malaysia meet in the whole country and managed to bring the championship title back to Sarawak (20 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze, whereas Penang captured 13, 15 and 4 respectively). As for the last 1 0 years, Dr. Fong and Mr. Yii were the team manager and chief coach, respectively. The captain was Sia Shao Xiong (T.4C).  
 

SMB Chung Hua is English Debate Champion.  
 Our debaters Benedict Polycarp, Chua Hui Jin, Lindsey Yeo Lin Sze, Lee Chiing Liang and lieng Ching Fei took the first prize in the Miri Zone Interschool English debate competitions, Miri-Subis Zone, Miri- Bintulu Division and so far, the Northern Sarawak Secondary School English debate competitions. They really have done us pround, especially in defeating last year's national champion team. 
 

SMB Chung Hua is the most beautiful School in Sarawak.  
 Again, Our school captured first prize in landscaping and compound beautification and cleanliness competition at Miri-Division and state levels. (The result at national level competition is yet to be announced).  The result of last year's competition was announced this year, and saw our school emerging first in the state (as in all the years ever since such competition started) and third at national level. No one can therefore denny that SMB Chung liua is the most beautiful school in Sarawak.  
 

Boniface Lejau cracks Watson Nyambek's record 
 Our Form Two 15-year-old outstanding athlete Boniface Lejau cracked Malaysian fastest runner Watson Nyambek's records (1 00 M & 200 M) during the Sarawak AAA open athletic championship in Kuching.  Boniface also competed in Perth, Australia in March 1997 (First runner-up, hurdles) despite his injury and come first in International Tunas Cemerlang Athletic Meet in Singapore this year.  Of course, as expected, he easily set new records in the 100 M and 200 M events during the nationallevel school (MSSM) meet in Kangar, Perils this July.  
 

Building New Car Parks and Part of School Fence  

 The construction of new car parks along the school road (approx. 1000 ft.) to accommodate a hundred vehicles will be completed in November. The front portion of the side fences was rebuilt (concrete and metal) in June.
 
Others:   
- Our team came first in Road Safety Quiz Competition organized by Junior Chamber Lutong.  

- Our rugby team which emerged champion at state level will represent the state in the forthcoming national level rugby  competition in Selangor next month (end of November).  This is the first time our rugby team shared the glamour created by our athletic, basketball, softball, hockey and other teams at the national scene.   

- Besides having several athletes (e.g. Boniface Lejau, Kong Fe!  Chuan, Lee Khin Tat, Lim Teck Leong, Lee Yen Foon, Wee Bee Fong, Ng Slew Tyng and Lau Lik Khew) representing the country at international level, we also have students participating in other games and sports such as football (Denis ak Badit), and swimming (Huang Sie Ming) at the same level.