This is an award given to someone who has accomplished much in society. It has five classes, with Lin winning the award First class ='Qword'>Class. He is the first person from Taiwan to win the award.
拿督是一種獎勵社會有功人士的榮銜，分五種等級，林東國拿的是第一等級，難得的是，他是台灣第一人獲此殊榮。