En. Ding Nguk Kong dari Kuantan, Pahang
En. Ding menubuhkan Gabungan Lembaga Pengurus Sekolah-sekolah Cina Pahang semasa tempoh Operasi Lalang. Persatuan ini merupakan benteng pertahanan bagi sekolah-sekolah Cina di pantai timur. Beliau mengetuai lawatan ke semua sekolah Cina di Pahang untuk mendapatkan sokongan, memainkan peranan penting dalam mendapatkan jaminan tempat dalam institusi pendidikan tinggi bagi pelajar sekolah swasta Cina dan melaksanakan rancangan pembelajaran bahasa ibunda untuk pelajar sekolah menengah atas sebab tiada kampus sekolah swasta Cina di Pahang.
Mr. Ding helped organize the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Pahang during the times of Operasi Lalang. The association became a line of defence for Chinese schools in the east coast. He led a visit to all Pahang Chinese primary school to garner their support, guaranteed seats in higher education institutions for Chinese independent school students, and implemented a programme where students can continue studying their mother tongue language without a Chinese independent school campus in Pahang.