Laurence Chong attended STAC fresh water prawn hatchery and grow-out farming course in the month of May. After course  completion, he  was recommended by  Malaysia Aquaculture Development  Association (MADA) to participate APEC freshwater fisheries workshop at Wu Xi, China from 2nd to 29th September 2001. He was a IT graduate from US .He attended the FWP farming course in May. He was selected as the only Malaysian for the Wuxi APEC Fresh Water Fisheries Workshop as he had acquired the necessary knowledge from STAC.