鄭文新传
砂拉越雲南善堂主席鄭文新白手起家的傅奇
虽然出生於渔民家庭，并在渔村长大，但对海上生活，却是有股与生俱来的抗拒感，也因此，让他失去继承捕鱼父业的本能。虽然如此，却造就了他在海产冷冻食品，以及生产与供应高级卫生冰粒领域上的成就，更成了这个新兴行业佼佼者。此外，在他的学生时代，他爱上了桌面游戏，目前继续积极支持它们，包括 https://slotogate.com/pt/table-games/keno/。
他在海产冷冻食品界名声大操，同时也被喻为“砂拉越高级卫生冰粒之父”，其古晋冷冻食品厂有限公司更是规模庞大，同时以24小时营运方式为各行各业服务，高级卫生冰粒生意更是横贯砂拉越多个省份。
现在，就让我们一起深入认识这位靠天赋、靠勤奋白手起家，且肩负整十个社团要职的商业奇才兼社团闻人一郑文新先生。
郑文新先生，於1948年在打铁街(现毕打拿地区)的一个纯朴渔民家庭里出生，是郑家中国福建莆田江口镇南来砂拉越落地生根的第二代。父亲则以捕鱼为生，因此他从小就在渔村里长大，过着平凡的生活。
提及如何走向成功之路时，掀起了郑文新脑海里的陈年往事，并表示成功的背後都有一段悲痛回忆，这条成功路凹凸不平，崎岖难行，途中的酸，苦，辣绝非三言两语可以形容。原来他在赚取人生的第一桶金後，曾在其他资本家及友好的游说下，於东西两岸四处投资失败，就连家庭经济亦发生危机，影响日常生活作息，不禁令他悲从中来，彻底觉悟。
其实，郑文新童年时，於1957年修完古晋中华第三校小学学业後，曾跟随父亲出海捕鱼一星期，惟他完全无法适应怒海上的生活，在海上与大自然搏斗的可怕经历，更是令他顿失继承父业之念头。期望有朝一日，能开辟属於自己的人生道路。
或许，是这段不堪回首的海上生活，让郑文新对家庭观有着无法释怀的情感，再加上童年的生活与教育的影响，造就他从小养成节俭、刻苦耐劳、谦卑、顾家的个性与良尚美德；诚信至上的待人处事态度，对人对事谦和有礼忠於职守；对已却严苛守律。
在最初阶段，他对机械业深感兴趣，而在一家机械厂当学徒。接着转行学习修理摩托车及汽车。期间、他并没有放弃学习的机会，报读夜校、以增长学识。
当时，郑文新和许多人一样、认为创业仿佛只是一个梦想，却不敢有太多的联想。因此在工作业馀时间，收购二手摩托车或汽车自行维修，之後转售他人，从中赚取外快。
直至1965年，他加入砂拉越冰厂职场、由于本身对机器机械的维修方面颇有研究与经验，备受雇主器重，委任他监督冰厂机械运作及维修，同时他常与从新加坡远道而来，进行定期检修的技工相互交流，更把经验倾囊相授，令他对冰厂继续维修，甚至改良的知识方面，获益不少。
不仅如此，在冰厂就职的日子里、也让他从中学习到许多有关制造、生产、 运作及行销等等宝貴技能及窍门。在鱼村长大的他，同时也对海产业充满了希望与抱负，因此进行策划，朝着早期的创业梦想迈进。随着梦想起飞、这也造就了他在海产冷冻食品，以及生产与供应高级卫生冰粒领城上的成就。
1968年，郑文新实现了自己的梦想，设立海产出口公司，收购本地海产处理后出口至西马半岛。尽管如此，他仍然马不停蹄地前往多个国家进行考察，并研究外国的生产技术，哪怕对国语言一窍不通。经过一番奋斗後，其公司业务一日千里，成功跨入国际舞合，在多个世界强国对手手中分得一杯羹，此举不仅令他事业腾飞，亦将本地海产打进国际市场，出口到新加坡，远至日本及美国，实为本地海产界的荣耀事迹。由于海产出口业务日愈壮大，出口限制亦越来越严格，故他所经营的海产出口公司进行多方面的改进及转型，以跟上时代的脚步与需求。
在本地商场及国际舞台上长袖善舞的郑文新，於1969年与陈国贞女士共缔良缘，这场天作之合，令他如虎添翼般，成为其家庭及事业上不可欠缺的得利助手。
光阴似箭，1977年他再创设古晋冷冻食品有限公司，将收购的各类海产，经过加工後进行出口。随着砂拉越水产养殖业的兴起，其所经营的冷冻食品有限公司，除了收购及加工海产外，也收购本地养殖的虎虾、加工後出口远至日本等地。他也终於圆梦、取到人生当中的第一桶金。
投資失败面临破产
所谓树大招风，郑文新在冷冻食品界名声大操、亦引来许多资本家及朋友的搭訕、并游说他合资生意、开创工厂，甚至是从事其它行业的都有，当时冲劲十足，血气方刚的郑文新毫无之忧，一脚踩下、於东西两岸四处投资，包括开设黄梨加工厂，以及从事渔船及其它行业等等。最终自己的冷冻食品出口生意业务繁忙，分身乏术，对这些投资项目缺乏妥善管理，搞得血本无归，负債累累，更面临破产。这今郑文新感叹万分，恍然大悟，并怨恨自己过於冲动。
经过这次慘痛的教训後，郑文新经一事，长一智，变得更加成熟稳重。郑文新最终凭着过去多年来的商场上的优良信誉与口碑，成功避开破产之厄运，十年来他咬着牙根生活，逆水行舟，终於将所有債务还清，同时也开始储蓄，磨拳擦掌准备东山再起，哪怕是今天买一只铁，明天买一包洋灰，又或是引入二手机械自行复新，都要坚持到底。
郑文新於1987年把握时机，再度向海产业进军，努カ奋斗，不断自我提升，从挫折中吸取经验，一脚步一足印，一路走来的辛酸不堪回首。尽管如此，这些并未影响他立志的決心，最终得以将之前的所有债务还清，其勇于承担的作风，使其在商场的信誉更加巩固。
1994年创设现代化冰厂
郑文新表示，期间，他经常出国考察，领悟到各个各行业的管理与营运式，以及掌握了最新科技方面的资讯，也许他自幼与身俱来的求上进心强，勇于探索与创新。在1994年机缘成熟下，他决定进军冰厂业，1999年正式注册，创设了古晋冷冻食品冰厂有限公司(KFF ICE WORKS SDN BHD)，专门生产高级卫生冰粒，碎冰及冰块，供应餐馆，酒店，小販中心，渔业码头及船。在辛勤努力工作之下，其公司以诚信和秉持顾客第一的服务态度，获得顾客们的支持惠顾，冰厂业务蒸蒸日上，奠定稳固的生意基础。
他亦於1996年开始与友人合作，创设亿丰建筑(马)发展有限公司及亿丰运输发展有限公司，其业务是建设基本设施与运载建筑原料及所需之物品。
郑文新所创设的冰厂，是砂拉越首家采用高科技及先进技术生产符合卫生与健康标准的冰类产品的工厂，为各相关行业带来即便利又适用及经济合理的冰冻产品，无疑为传统冰厂事业常来巨大的冲击。
膺获多项国际品管认证
其公司极其重視卫生及品质管理，郑文新也明确认识到，卫生与品质管理是食品加工业的主要关健所在，特别是欲将冷冻食品打入欧洲市场，非将品质管理抓牢不可。在其团队努力下，古晋冷冻食品有限公司不但获得马来西亚卫生局所发出的“危害分析关健控制点系统认证书”( Certificate Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System)，同时，也获得欧洲联盟的认证( European Union Certificate)，
得以出口海产食品至欧盟国家。
古晋冷冻食品有限公司过去10多年来，除了应付本地市场需求外，也出口海产至日本、香港、中国、新西兰、澳洲、南非、美国及其它欧盟国家。信誉卓越，倍受世界各国食品信赖，成为砂拉越数一数二的冷冻食品加工与出口驰名公司。
多年来细心管理，亲自修及改良生产机器的郑文新独识慧眼，把握时机，分别於2000年，2003年，2004年，在诗巫，斯里阿曼及民都鲁创设古晋冷冻食品冰厂有限公司分行，将业务扩展至其他省份，成为全砂性公司。此外他更计划进军北砂及邻邦，并将创设新分行，作为扩张业务的一个重要据点。
值得一提的，该冰厂所推行的品管圈管理也获得政府当局的认可，在2003年分别获得国际1S09001:2000认证，这是马来西亚首家冰厂生厂冰粒获得此项国际品管理认证，因此，古晋冷冻食
品冰厂有限公司可说是我国卫生冰粒生产行业的俊俊者。今天其公司生产的卫生冰粒无论大街或小巷，已经在砂拉越建立优等口碑，亦成了家居生活不可欠缺的物品之一。
他说，古晋冷冻食品冰厂有限公司目前拥有近百部冰车，在砂拉越各地提供运送服务。该厂每天24小时运作生产而冰车送货服务从清晨至午夜12时，目前员工多达数百人，造就不少就业机会，规模之大，可想而知。
最令郑文新自豪的是，其冰厂自设一套品管系统，包括水质的化验及管理，深获政府卫生部及相关部门的认同及赏识，从而常派官员前来研究，学习及交流，这些官员来自全马各地，也成了这些官员的训练中心之一。
2008年首创冷藏仓库
尽管在冷冻食品及现代冰厂业务上取得骄人成就，但对於深具进取心的他，并不因此自满，或者在原地踏步，反而更勤於吸纳国外先进国的科技，尤是冷冻行业发展及新趋势，具有巨大的发展潜能。他终於在2008年创设砂拉越首间“冷藏仓库”，为冷冻食品业，各涉及需要冷冻的产品业者提供後勤的服务。
他所创设的“冷藏仓库”以古晋冷冻食品後勤有限公司( KFF Logistics Sdn Bhd)名下进行管理及营运。这家冷藏仓库座落於古晋实仁甲工业区，拥有设备先进，完善的冷藏装配，为本地与国际食品业者提供冷藏仓库服务，也包括集装箱拖运，进出口等一揽子服务，成了冷冻食品业的优良典范。
对郑文新而言，他一生中有二个不平凡。第一个，就是与贤妻陈国贞女士结为连理。第二个，就是爱妻替郑家产下3男3女。这二个不平凡，照亮了他的一生。
面临破产危机时，其夫人不断激励与扶助，对他不离不弃，甚至在路边充当小贩，替他分担。儿女全力支持及体谅之下，郑文新咬紧牙根，逆水行舟，抱着乐观的态度接受各种挑战，不再旁徨，为了家庭努力奋斗，若非得到妻儿的鼎力支持，亦没有今天的他，家人为他所做的一切，郑文新表示没齿难忘，铭记於心。
提及最令他感到遺憾的是，在家庭经济状况未回复时，孩子半工半读，甚至凌晨夜加班，协助补贴家用，回忆这段往事，他非常怒恨自己，同时也感谢孩子们无怨无悔的付出，今天，他以孩子们为傲。
他与其贤内助，对管理体教子女有其一套哲理，不会刻意要他们遵循自己的观念与想法，而任由已长大成人的子女都创造自己的天地，落实他们的人生理想与目标。
妻儿是事业得力帮手
不过，他深感欣慰的是，其贤内助及子女们都忠於追随他的创业渠道，全力以赴地协助管理及营运现有多个工厂及公司。由於他们兄弟姐妹同心协力，都成了他事业上的得力助手，因此，事业上的接班有人才，也让他无後顾之忧地积极参与各社团与慈善机构的服务，以回馈社会，造福人群。
谈及社国与社会服务，他表示，早年深受兴化乡贤，包括拿督斯里郑天祥和长辈的影响，自此以後，他便积极参与地缘性，血缘性团体，慈善及福利机构的服务，而後均成了这些组织的主干领导之一。他所领导或参与的社团不仅仅是晋汉省，乃至砂拉越的社团，都不负众望地取得一定发展及成就。
目前，郑文新先生所领导或担任要职的社团，包括砂拉越云南善堂主席，古晋福建公会监察主席，民达华联谊会主席，晋汉省华总副会长，古晋康福文化协会主席，民达华兴安天后宫理事会署理主席，马来西亚福联会理事，古晋省联谊总会副主席，砂拉越郑氏公会顾问，古晋兴安会馆永久名誉会长等等。
在社团与社会服务方面功绩彪炳，郑文新先生於2011年荣膺砂拉越州元首配合华诞庆典而封赐BBS勋章，以肯定及表扬他一路走来对社团及社会的付出与贡献。
郑文新认为，从事慈善机构或是社团工作，最主要是自愿，愿意为社会，为族群奉献自己的力量，并积极做出服务。
他觉得，人生的幸福并非是获得什么，而是自己付出了什么，透过对他人的付出与奉献，让内心获得满足与喜乐。
他深信，为社会人群奉献与服务，或许劳碌奔波，苦了自己一人，却能造福了许多人。公会社团亦是如此，大家彼此团结一致，为共同的目标而努力，将让每个人都感到心满意足。
这大无畏的慈悲心肠，信息就是他多年来，默默付出，积极参与及推动慈善活动，为社会弱势人士提供关爱与援助，发挥人间有情之高尚情操的主要原因。
展望未来，郑文新希望能够在慈善事业上更上一层楼，帮助更多真正有需要的人士，他相信人同有情，更期盼有更多领域的善心人士投身於慈善福利事业，共同为创设和谐社会尽一份绵力。
在笑谈成功的秘诀时，郑文新毫不犹豫地表示，他的成功秘诀就是“以家为本”这么简单。因为，家人是他最大的精神支柱，他的成功，乃源自於家人的功劳，家人，就是他的传奇。
（郭良 编）
PERSONAL STORY OF A BARE-HANDED LEGEND
TAY BOON SIN
(President of Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng Association)
Mr Tay Boon Sin was raised in a fisherman’s family but his upbringing did not help him to overcome his fear for the sea and to succeed his father’s trade as fisherman. However, due to this unique exposure. he turned his way to supply frozen sea products and hygienic ice cubes and has successfully made a name for himself in these two fields.
Let us turn our attention to this legend who had started his business from scratch and at the moment he is holding important posts from ten associations.
Mr. Tay was born in 1948 from a simple fisherman family in Petanak area with s plain fishing village style childhood.
When we touched on his success stories, Mr. Tay cannot hold back his sorrows and regrets about those early but failed investments and landed his family in financial difficulties. Those were bitter lessons to learn.
In fact, he did follow his father to fish in the rough sea for a week. This 7-day terrible experience has prompted him to leave this trade and look for other more suitable avenues.
Surprisingly this short-term experience did not haunt Mr. Tay but molded him to be a thrifty. hardworking, humble, discipline and a man of integrity who loves his family.
After leaving the sea, Mr. Tay worked as an apprentice in a machinery factory and thereafter he learned the skills of motor car and motorcycle repair. He also did not give up the chance to improve himself by attending night classes.
Mr. Tay dared not dream of starting his own business; he just tried to sell and repair some motor vehicles at his free times to earn some extra income until he joined Sarawak Ice Factory in 1965. His experience in mechanical repair and maintenance works of the factory maintenance earned him the job to supervise the repair and maintenance works of the factory and to work with technicians from Singapore while they carried out their routine maintenance works. These valuable experiences had greatly improved his knowledge and skills on the maintenance of ice factory machinery and also laid a solid foundation on the management of ice factory especially in the areas of manufacturing, production, operations and marketing. Combining his advantages with his fishing village upbringing, Mr. Tay successfully ventured into the business of frozen seafood and manufacturing of high-quality hygienic ice-cubes.
In 1968, Mr. Tay finally realized his dream of setting up a seafood exporting company to supply local seafood products to West Malaysia. He bought in foreign production technology to his efforts were rewarded with remarkable increased turnover.
Mr. Tay got married in 1969 and his beloved wife has since become a capable assistant to manage his business as well as his family affairs.
Mr. Tay set up Kuching Forzen Food Sdn Bhd in 1977 to process local sea produces for exportation and thereby managed to earn his first huge capital returns.
Armed with this newly acquired wealth, Mr. Tay invested hastily into many unfamiliar fields including pineapple processing factories, fishing vessels etc. He paid for the price of carelessness with heavy losses and indebtedness and was on the brink of bankruptcy.
however, with his excellent and trustworthy business records and personal credentials, he scrapped through this harsh period and repaid all the debts through hard works and thriftiness.
In 1987, he took the opportunity to re-start the seafood business in a more careful, mature and stable style of management. Riding on the booming trade of Sarawak seafood industry, Mr. Tay’s company added another line of exporting processed tiger prawns to Japan and other countries.
By now, status of his company has grown leaps and bounds with many clients from overseas countries like Singapore, Japan, USA, etc. He also re-modeled his company’s operation with stringent production criteria so as to fulfill the strict export regulations by the relevant authorities.
Mr. Tay was not satisfied with his present status and went on to acquire further knowledge by visiting different countries for better technologies and modern management. In 1994, he ventured into ice manufacturing business and set up KFF Ice Works Sdn Bhd in 1999. He supplies high quality hygienic ice cubes to restaurants, hotel, hawkers, fishing jetties and vessels. His company grows tremendously with his personal integrity and good customer services. His ice factory is the first user of high and advanced technology to produce hygienic, healthy and affordable ice products which has affected the business of traditional ice-making firms.
Mr. Tay also joint-venture with his son-in-law to set up construction business in 1996.
With his stringent instruction to maintain hygienic and quality products, his team of staffs managed to obtain the recognition from the authority and his company was awarded with this “Certified Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point System” and “European Union Certification” which is a prerequisite to supply seafood products to European Union countries.
For the past decades, Kuching Frozen Food Sdn Bhd supplies quality products to both local and overseas markets and has firmly established itself as one of the top exporting companies in Sarawak.
The company has since branched into Sibu, Sir Aman and Bintulu. Mr. Tay is also planning to set up branch in neighboring countries.
The company has also obtained ISO9001:2000 certification in 2003 and was honored to be the first Malaysian company to receive the certification of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP).
Mr. Tay revealed that the ice production company has a few hundred workers taking shift to work round the clock and the one hundred ice trucks are operating from early morning till midnight to service clients throughout Sarawak.
Mr. Tay is proud to relate that his ice factory has become a model of quality control. Officers from the relevant authorities were sent to study and learn from his factory system.
In 2008, Mr Tay set up KFF Logistics Sdn Bhd to provide warehouse services for frozen food. This warehouse is well-equipped with modern frozen food facilities and is providing a one-stop services including containers, export and import and etc. KFF Logistics Sdn Bhd is another role-model for the industry frozen food storage.
Mr. Tay has expressed his gratitude towards his wife and six children. They had never forsaken him but helped and supported him during the time of difficulties. His children had even worked part-time to relieve his financial burden. He also thanked his wife for her effort to mold all the children into mature individuals with own and independent perspectives. All the family members are now working hand in hand with Mr. Tay and are poised to succeed him. This has given him more times to concentrate on charity and welfare works for the needy.
Mr. Tay is now holding many key-posts in NGOs (non-government organizations). He is the Chairman of Sarawak Hun Nam Siang Tng Association, Supervisory Chairman of Kuching Hockien Association, Chairman of Kuching Hockien Association, Chairman of Kuching Bintawa Community Association, Vice President of the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan & Serian Division Chinese Associations, Chairman of Kuching Kang Fu Physical Culture Association, Bintawa Heng Ann Committee, Deputy Chairman of Malaysia Hockien Federation, Vice President of Kuching Division Community Associations, Advisor of Sarawak Zheng Clans Association, Life Honorary President of Kuching Heng Ann Association. His contribution towards the society has earned him the BBS award from the Sarawak Government.
Mr. Tay never expected any reward for his charitable works and he is hoping to help more needy and urging more people from different professions to work together to make a caring society.
Last but not least, Mr. Tay thanked his family members; if not for them, he will not be what he is today. Family unity is the best formula of success.