CHAPTER 4 · ABOUT US

Fifty years in Sabah.

Established in 1976, Chin Lau Wong & Foo advises clients across Sabah from its offices in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan and Tawau. Our partners and consultant bring experience from the bench, government, the Sabah Law Society and international arbitration.

Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026: Band 1, Corporate/Commercial (Sabah), for the firm and for Datuk Roger Chin. Also ranked by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific: Law firms in Sabah and Sarawak.

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WHAT WE STAND FOR

Three promises

壹

Clarity

We explain your position and your options in plain language, so you can make decisions with confidence.

貳

Care

We take the time to understand your situation, not just the file in front of us.

參

Discretion

Your affairs stay confidential. We handle every matter quietly and professionally.

PARTNERS & CONSULTANT

The people on your matter

PARTNER Admitted 1966 (Victoria); 1969 (Sabah and Brunei)

Datuk Roland Chin Kok Fah

LLB (Melbourne)
Judicial Commissioner, High Court (from time to time)Deputy Registrar, High Court, 1970–1976
  • Administrative Officer, Sabah State Government, 1966–1967
  • Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney-General’s Chambers, 1967–1968
  • Stipendiary Magistrate, 1968–1970
  • Notary Public

Practice: Commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, wills and probate, family law, admiralty and maritime law, conveyancing, property law, gaming law.

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PARTNER Barrister-at-Law (Gray’s Inn), 1975; admitted in Sabah 1975

Chin Tai Kong

LLB (Hons) (London), LLM (London)
Former Magistrate
  • Magistrate, 1975–1976
  • Notary Public and Justice of the Peace

Practice: Commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, conveyancing.

PARTNER Admitted 1999 (Victoria); 2000 (Sabah)
Datuk Roger Chin Ken Fong

Datuk Roger Chin Ken Fong

LLB, BCom (Melbourne)

Constitutional and public law, arbitration and intellectual property, with appointments at state, federal and regional level.

Nominated Assemblyman, Sabah State Legislative Assembly (since 2025)Chairman, Invest Sabah BerhadFormer President, Sabah Law SocietyChambers Asia-Pacific 2026: Band 1, Corporate/Commercial (Sabah)

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC LAW

  • Chairman of Invest Sabah Berhad, the state’s investment promotion agency
  • Chair of the MA63 handbook working committee, appointed by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah and Sarawak Affairs)
  • Member of the Malaysian Government’s special task force on the claims by the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu
  • Member of the Board of Visiting Justices, appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs
  • Member of the Sabah Law Reform Advisory Council
  • Member of the Sabah Government task force on the Sabah Mining Ordinance 1960
  • Member of the Sabah Law Society team at the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Illegal Immigrants in Sabah

ARBITRATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

  • Founder and Council Member, Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM)
  • Empanelled arbitrator with AIAC, BICAM and THAC
  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
  • Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR)
  • CIPAA adjudicator; accredited mediator

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Patent, trademark and industrial design agent
  • Trained with the Japan Patent Office in Tokyo
  • Expert at the WIPO IP Management Clinic in Kota Kinabalu
  • Regular participant in regional IP practitioner seminars since 2011

REGIONAL, ADVISORY AND BUSINESS

  • Vice Chair (1), LAWASIA Corporate Securities & Investment Committee
  • Committee Member, Inns of Court Malaysia
  • Practised in Australia (1999); participant in the US International Visitor Leadership Program
  • Trainer in Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Malaysia Productivity Corporation
  • Former Secretary of the Advocates Inquiry Committee
  • Legal adviser to the Kota Kinabalu Hakka Association, the Association of Sabah National Type Chinese School Management Committees, the Sabah Pharmaceutical Society and Music Rights Sabah Berhad
  • Columnist for the Daily Express; formerly a management consultant with Accenture Malaysia; registered company secretary

Practice: Dispute resolution, construction, intellectual property and technology, public policy and government relations, public and constitutional law, employment and industrial law, corporate and commercial law, criminal law, and more.

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PARTNER Admitted 2000 (Sabah)

Lim Eong Puay

LLB (Hons) (London); Certificate in Legal Practice (Malaysia)
  • Commercial, banking and insolvency practice
  • Litigation, property and personal injury work

Practice: Commercial and corporate law, banking and finance, insolvency, employment law, family law, litigation, conveyancing, property law, personal injury, insurance law.

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PARTNER Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), 2018; admitted in Sabah 2020
Chen Ket Chuin

Chen Ket Chuin

LLB (Hons) (Cardiff)
  • Litigation and insolvency practice
  • Banking, conveyancing and property work

Practice: Litigation, employment law, insolvency, banking, conveyancing, property law.

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CONSULTANT Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), 1981; admitted in Sabah 1981

Datuk Seri Panglima Raymond Tan Shu Kiah

BA (Hons) Law (Manchester)
Former Deputy Chief Minister of SabahElected State Assemblyman, 1994–2018
  • Held State Cabinet posts as Minister of Industrial Development, Minister of Works and Minister of Social Services
  • Justice of the Peace

Practice: Public policy and government relations, constitutional and administrative law, labour and industrial law, corporate law.

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LEGAL ASSISTANTS

Our legal assistants

Teressa binti Sirri

Admitted 2003 (Sabah); Commissioner for Oaths LLB (Hons) (Malaysia)

Banking, finance, wills and probate, trusts, family law, litigation.

Ariah Wani binti Karim

Admitted 2017 (Malaya); 2023 (Sabah) LLB (ANU)

Litigation, corporate and commercial law, wills and probate, employment law, insolvency, banking, conveyancing, property law.

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Isabella Chong Wuan Szu

Admitted 2017 (Sabah) LLB (Hons) (UWE Bristol); CLP (Malaysia)

Conveyancing, banking, finance, corporate law, insolvency, family law.

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Christyl Chin Hui Xing

Admitted 2025 (Malaya); 2026 (Sabah) LLB (Hons) (Malaya)

Conveyancing, estate administration, land law, banking, finance, corporate and commercial law, employment law, litigation.

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Nur Aszillah binti Zaimie

Barrister-at-Law (Lincoln’s Inn), 2025; admitted in Sabah 2026 LLB (Hons) (Nottingham Trent)

Litigation, commercial and corporate law, family law, estate administration, employment law.

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WHO WE ACT FOR

Banks, businesses, public bodies and families

Our clients include major Malaysian and international banks and insurers, multinational companies, Malaysian listed groups, Sabah state agencies and development bodies, and local businesses and families across the state.

Speak to us in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan or Tawau.

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