** P89-Bentong-Liow Tiong Lai

** Tiong Bahru: School of Business

** Vietnam War: The Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.

** Vietnam War – My Lai massacre: American troops kill scores of civilians.

** Leon Lai, Hong Kong singer and actor

** Vietnam War: Lieutenant William Calley goes on trial for the My Lai massacre.

** U. S. Army Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty of 22 murders in the My Lai massacre and sentenced to life in prison ( later pardoned ).

** Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula, south of the Chu Lai Marine base.

** Li Hiam Lai 賴利賢 ( 1958, born in East Timor ), Councillor, Yarra, Victoria, 1996 – 2004

** Leon Lai 黎明 ( 1966 -; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in China ; Hakka pronunciation: Le Min ), Singer / actor ; One of the " Four Great Heavenly Kings " of Chinese pop music

** José Feliciano for " Le Lo Lai "

** Love Story – Francis Lai

** Lai Chi Pai ( 荔枝排 )

** Tsing Lai Bridge

** apm ↔ Hiu Lai Court and Sau Mau Ping

** Best Actor: Leon Lai

** Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀 ( 1923 -; Dabu, Guangdong ; born in Singapore ; Hakka pronunciation: Lee Kong Yau ), Founding father of modern Singapore ; Prime Minister of Singapore, his mother Chua ( 蔡 ), is a Min Nan Nyonya 1959-1990

** Lee Hsien Loong 李顯龍 / 李显龙 ( 1952 -; Dabu, Guangdong ; born in Singapore ; Hakka pronunciation: Lee Hen Loong ), Present Prime Minister of Singapore, his mother Kwa ( 柯 ) is of Min Nan Tong ' an ancestry

** Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Yong Kuet Tze 楊國斯 / 杨国斯 ( 1921-2001 ; Dabu, Guangdong ; born in Malaysia ), former Minister of Science, Technology & Environment

** Cheong Fatt Tze 張弼士 ( 1840 – 1916 ; Dabu, Guangdong ) Appointed the Chinese Consul ( based in Penang ) in 1890.

** Arthur Raymond Chung 鐘亞瑟 / 钟亚瑟 ( 1916-2008 ; Dabu, Guangdong ), First President, Guyana, 1970 – 80

** Teresa Cheung Tak Lan 張德蘭 / 张德兰 ( Dabu, Guangdong ; born in Hong Kong ; Hakka pronunciation: Zhong Det Lan ), Popular Hong Kong singer in the 1970s-1980s

** Chiu-chao style dumplings ( 潮州粉果 chiu-chau fan guo ): A dumpling said to have originated from the Chaozhou prefecture of eastern Guangdong province, it contains peanuts, garlic, chives, pork, dried shrimp, Chinese mushrooms in a thick dumpling wrapper made from glutinous rice flour or Tang flour.

** Hong Xiuquan 洪秀全 ( 1812-1864 ; Huaxian, Guangdong ; Hakka pronunciation: Fung Siew Chen ), Heavenly King ; Leader, Taiping Rebellion

** Hon Sui Sen 韓瑞生 / 韩瑞生 ( 1916-83 ; Jiexi, Guangdong, born in Malaysia ; Hakka pronunciation: Hon Sui Sang ), Finance Minister, 1970 – 1983

** Howe Yoon Chong 侯永昌 ( 1923-2007 ; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in China ), Cabinet Minister, 1979 – 1984

** Yap Ah Loy 葉亞來 / 叶亚来 ( 1837-1885 ; Huiyang, Guangdong ; born in China ), founder of Kuala Lumpur

** Chung Keng Quee 鄭景貴 / 郑景贵 ( 1827-1901 ; Zengcheng, Guangdong ; born in China ; Hakka pronunciation: Chang Kin Gui ), founder of Taiping, Perak ; Kapitan China, Penang and Perak

** Yap Kwan Seng 葉觀盛 / 叶观盛 ( 1846-1902 ; Chixi, Guangdong ; born in China ; Hakka pronunciation: Yap Kon Sin ), Last Kapitan China, Kuala Lumpur, 1989-1902 ; A major road, Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, in Kuala Lumpur was named after him

** Chung Thye Phin 鄭大平 / 郑大平 ( 1879-1935 ; Zengcheng, Guangdong ; born in Malaysia ), Last Kapitan China, Perak

** Datuk Seri Lau Pak Khuan 劉伯群 / 刘伯群 ( 1894-1971 ; Zengcheng, Guangdong ; born in China ; Hakka pronunciation: Liew Pak Khiun ), Founding member of Malaysian Chinese Association ; First Chinese to be conferred the " Datuk Seri " title by a Malaysian Sultan ; Led the unsuccessful bid for Chinese equal citizenship rights and official language status during drafting of Malaysia Constitution

** Datuk Peter Lo Sui Yin 羅思仁 / 罗思仁 ( Longchuan, Guangdong ), Chief Minister of Sabah, 1965 – 67

** Datuk Yong Teck Lee 楊德利 / 杨德利 ( 1958 -; Longchuan, Guangdong ), Chief Minister of Sabah, 1996 – 1998

** Peter Chin Fah Kui 陳華貴 / 陈华贵 ( 1945 -; Bao ' an, Guangdong ; born in Malaysia ), Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Malaysia, 2004 -

** Teresa Kok 郭素沁 ( 1964 -; Huizhou, Guangdong ; born in Malaysia ), Member of Parliament, 1999 -; Won by the highest majority among 200 seats contested in the 2008 General Elections

** Thaksin Shinawatra 丘達新 / 丘达新 ( 1949 -; Fengshun, Guangdong ; born in Thailand ; Hakka pronunciation: Hiew Tat Sin ), founder Thai Rak Thai political party ; only Prime Minister of Thailand to finish a term of office and be reelected, 2001 – 2006 ; exiled, 2008.

** Low Lan Pak 羅芳伯 / 罗芳伯 ( 1738-1778 ; Meixian, Guangdong ), Founder and President, Hakka Lanfang Republic ( present Western Kalimantan, now part of Indonesia ), 1777 – 1884

** Hasan Karman 黄少凡 ( Meixian ; Guangdong ; born in Indonesia ; Hakka pronunciation: Wong Sau Fan ), Mayor of Singkawang, West Kalimantan ; Indonesia's first Chinese mayor

** Khin Nyunt ( 1939 -; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Burma ), Prime Minister of Burma, 2003 – 2004

** Sir Moilin Jean Ah-Chuen 朱梅麟 ( 1909-1991 ; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Mauritius ; Hakka pronunciation: Chu Moi Lin ), First Chinese member, Legislative Council, 1949 ; Minister of Local Government, 1967 – 1976 ; Second Hakka after Sun Yatsen to have his portrait printed on the bills of a country's currency

** Noel Lee Cheong Lem 李國華 / 李国华 ( 1951 -; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Mauritius ; Hakka pronunciation: Lee Ket Fah ), Minister of Tourism, 1993 – 1995

** Joseph Tsang Mang Kin 曾繁興 / 曾繁兴 ( 1938 -; Meixian, Guangdong ; born in Mauritius ), Minister of Art and Culture, 1995 – 2000