A Biography of Ong Seok Kim

Authors

Wang Jianshi, the 17th son of Ong Ong Eng-Joo, the 25th son of Ong Seok Kim, was born in Sitiawan. Seok Kim, was born in Sitiawan. He In 1947, at the age of 11, Jianshi was educated at St Francis School and followed his elder brother Jianque to Anglo-Chinese School in Sitiawan, China where he resides permanently. Perak State, and later in University He graduated in history from of Science Malaysia in Penang, and Xiamen University, Xiamen. Jianshi Macquarie University in Sydney, taught logistics and philosophy at Jiangxi Communist Australia. He worked as a town planner and economist in Labour University in Nanchang City from 1959 to 1982; the public and private sectors in Kuala Lumpur for more and at Huaqiao University in Quanzhou from 1982 to than a decade. In 1988, Eng-Joo and his family migrated 1987. He was an editor of the department’s news bulletin to Australia. In Sydney, he worked as an environmental from 1987 till his retirement in 1996. planner for a local council and later for the New South Wales Government for two decades. In latter years, he established his own consulting firm and practised as an environmental planner.

王叔金 Preface i e make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give

W - Winston Churchill

ii Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 NO OTHER WAY OUT A Biography of Ong Seok Kim

A Pioneer in Chinese Education in Malaysia, Social Worker and Philanthropist

Wang Jianshi • Ong Eng-Joo

Consultant and Editor Lena Khaw

SIRD Strategic Information and Research Development Centre Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

王叔金 Preface iii First published in 2013 by Strategic Information and Research Development Centre No. 11, Lorong 11/4E, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Email: [email protected] Website: www.gerakbudaya.com

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Wang, Jianshi No Other Way Out : A Biography of Ong Seok Kim : A Pioneer in Chinese Education in Malaysia, Social Worker and Philanthropist / Wang Jianshi, Ong Eng-Joo; Consultant and Editor; Lena Khaw. ISBN 978-967-5832-95-6 1. Ong, Seok Kim, 1884-1964. 2. Chinese--Education--Malaysia--History. 3. Social Workers--Malaysia--Biography. 4. Philanthropists--Malaysia--Biography. I. Ong, Eng-Joo. II. Khaw, Lena III. Title. IV. Series. 370.92

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iv Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 heir (the Chinese immigrants) energy and enterprise have made the Malay States what they are today and it would be impossible to overstate Tthe obligation which the Malay Government and people are under to these hardworking, capable, and law-abiding aliens . . . In all the early days it was Chinese energy and industry which supplied the funds to begin the construction of roads and public works, and to pay for all the other costs of administration . . . They brought all the capital into the country when the Europeans feared to take the risk; they were the traders and the shopkeepers. Their steamers first opened regular communication between the ports of the colony and the ports of the Malay States.

- Sir Frank Swettenham British Malaya – An Account of the Origin and Progress of British Influence in Malaya, London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1906, p. 232

王叔金 Preface v 王叔金 ONG SEOK KIM 1884 - 1964

vi Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 To

王叔金 ONG SEOK KIM

For your contributions, carried out with passion, dedication, compassion, honesty, integrity; for your belief in humankind in the 50 years (1912-1962) of charity works, in particular Chinese education, in Dindings (now known as Manjung) District, State of Perak, Malaysia, that is and will be a continued inspiration to your family - present and future generations - and the community at large.

王叔金 Preface vii viii Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 Contents

Preface xi Chapter THREE Chapter FIVE Acknowledgements xiv List of Maps and Charts xvii Contributions to Society 47 The Man Himself 129 List of Appendices xviii 3.1 Aik Tee Recreation Association 5.1 A Self-Portrait 129 List of Photos xix (Aik Tee Soo Poh Seah) 47 5.2 Filial to Family 130 List of Attachments xxiii 3.2 Sitiawan Rubber Traders Association 50 5.3 The Businessman 3.3 Sitiawan Chinese Cemetery, Lumut Road, - His Pain and His Gain 135 Chapter ONE Pundut 51 5.4 Character and Philosophy of The Man 138 3.4 Sitiawan Chinese Maternity Hospital 52 5.5 Loyalties and Support to Motherland 141 The Start of Things to Come 1 3.5 Social Contribution to China 52 5.6 Japanese Occupation 1.1 In the Beginning 1 3.6 Other Charity Organisations 58 - Refusal to be a Traitor 143 1.2 The New Beginning at Teluk Anson, Perak 8 5.7 The Family Man 149 Chapter FOUR 5.8 Man of Compassion and a Big Heart 152 Chapter Two 5.9 Letter to His Children 154 Contributions to Education 69 5.10 Twilight Years 156 Ancestry, Family Structure and 4.1 Chung Cheng Primary School, Sitiawan 70 5.11 The Planner Right to the End 160 17 Family Profiles 4.2 Perceptions on Ong Seok Kim in His Charity 5.12 Summary 162 2.1 The Royal Roots - Ancestral Ties: Works for Chung Cheng Primary School 76 Tracing the Roots 17 4.3 Nan Hwa High School, Sitiawan 85 Chapter SIX 2.2 Ong Seok Kim 22 4.4 Ping Min Free School, Lumut 98 2.3 The First Family 27 Epilogue - In Memory of Ong Seok Kim 181 4.5 Dindings High School, Lumut 101 2.4 The Second Family 27 4.6 Services to Other Schools in Manjung 2.5 The Third Family 31 110 2.6 Some Observations 32 District, Perak; and Betong, Thailand 2.7 Family Profiles 32 4.7 In Essence 110 2.8 Wang/Ong Generation/Middle Names 33 4.8 Some Perspectives 112

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his book has been five years in the making. This - Seok Kim’s (and our) ancestors and his descendants, so biography of Ong Seok Kim (王叔金), which that the family has information of other family members Tcentres on his life and community and education and the connections between them. In fact, that was the works, is based on Wang Jianshi’s (王建士) (author wish of Seok Kim, as expressed in his 1962 Memoirs, and 17th son) rewrite and update of the original 1962 stressing the importance of support among his children Ong Seok Kim Memoirs (王叔金回忆录) which was and the importance of being close to family members, written by Seok Kim two years before his passing on especially those in China. However, in order not to detract May 31, 1964. Jianshi’s memoirs of his father have been from the extraordinary life and educational and societal revised several times, the latest being version seven in contributions of Seok Kim, it was decided to detail the 2012 as more information of the man became available. family in a separate book entitled Ong Seok Kim Family Book 2013 (王叔金家庭书2013). The other author - Ong Eng-Joo (王永裕) (25th son) - immersed himself into the project on his retirement three In the production of this book, many of Seok Kim’s photos years ago. The initial plan was to further update and were borrowed from family members. The photos were expand the Ong Seok Kim Memoirs, detailing his life, scanned, retouched and fixed for damages so that they are his ancestry, his philosophy, his education and charity suitable for inclusion into the book. works, his legacy and to a limited extent, his family. But as the project got underway, it became important that In the collection of data, Aik Tee Recreation Association sufficient information was included of his whole family (益智韦报社), one of the founders of which was Seok

王叔金 Preface xi Kim and for which he was Chairman for 40 years, was educationalists and students in the schools that Seok Kim approached for documents and photos of Seok Kim. But pioneered/founded and together with his descendants in unfortunately most were destroyed during the Japanese China and those not proficient in English, will benefit and Occupation. The five schools - S.R.J.K. Chung Cheng, be inspired by his life, his philosophy and his charity and S.R.J.K. Ping Min, S.M.J.K. Nan Hwa, Nan Hwa High societal works. We have targeted the translation work to School (Private) and S.M.J.K. Dindings - for which Seok be completed by end of 2013 and the book to be published Kim was the founder/pioneer, were then approached. Old in mid-2014. school magazines, some edited and published by Seok Kim, were borrowed and scanned. Relevant photos were then This book is part of a larger scheme that we are cropped, retouched and fixed for inclusion into the book. undertaking to preserve and publicise our heritage, in particular the contributions of Seok Kim to Chinese The schools had permitted photos to be taken outside education and charity covering a period of almost 50 and within its premises. The schools have honoured Seok years. We have also established the ongseokkim.com (王 Kim’s contributions in the form of plaques, boards with 叔金网络) website in his honour to provide the family, inscription of Chairpersons of the School Board and with future generations and the community with inspiration his photos hanging in the school halls. of his selfless contributions to society. The website is in English and Chinese. Visits were made to the Jindou Ancestral Temple and Quanzhou Ancestral Temple, Fujian, China. The museum For the family, we have published a Family Directory of Quanzhou Ancestral Temple is rich in the history of the (家庭姓名地址录) to provide connections between Wang/Ong (王) ancestry. A number of photographs of our family members. In this regard, we have also established visit were taken there and can be viewed in Chapter 2. the family structure and provided family details in “myheritage” website which includes family trees, family This book is published in English even though Seok Kim profiles, portraits, photos of family members and basic was Chinese-educated and most of his charity and societal personal details such as year of birth, date of marriage and works, in particular in the field of Chinese education, date of passing of family members. were for the benefit of the local Chinese community where he lived and built his business. For it to go back The Ong Seok Kim Family Book 2013, ongseokkim.com, to its roots, we have started action to translate this book Family Directory and “myheritage” website are not static into Chinese so that the Chinese community, in particular projects. They are and will be updated regularly as births,

xii Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 marriages and deaths take place. It is our hope that more Wang Jianshi family members, especially the younger generations, will 17th son of Ong Seok Kim participate in these projects so that his legacy and heritage September 2013 will live on for the knowledge, benefit and inspiration not only for the present, but also for future generations. In our Ong Eng-Joo own little way, as his descendants, we hope to eternalise 25th son of Ong Seok Kim the flame that Seok Kim lit. September 2013

王叔金 Preface xiii Acknowledgements

book of such immensity and complexity, spanning Recreation Association (formerly Aik Tee Soo Poh a period of more than a century, can be successfully Seah) and the Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education Fund. Acompleted only with the assistance and contributions We acknowledge and are grateful for their generous of a large number of organisations and individuals. contributions in managing the Fund in memory of our father and managing Aik Tee Recreation Association, an We are grateful to the principals and managements of Association which Seok Kim was one of the founders and S.R.J.K. Chung Cheng, S.R.J.K. Ping Min, S.M.J.K. Chairman for 40 years. To the pioneers, Ng Kuok Thai, Nan Hwa, Nan Hwa High School (Private) and S.M.J.K. Saw Seng Chor, Ong Boon Tee, Kong Kar Hin, Quah Gim Dindings, schools that Ong Seok Kim pioneered, Choo among others, who established the Ong Seok Kim in providing us with documents, in particular old Memorial Education Fund in honour and memory of Seok school magazines, and access to their libraries, for our Kim, his family wishes to express its deep appreciation. research. We are indebted to the Quanzhou Ancestral Temple for allowing us access to its museum and to We are indebted to our relatives - brothers, sisters, take photos of its displays some of which are included nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces and cousins in this book. - for their contributions in providing us with photographs and information of their family and feedback on the book. Our gratitude goes to Quah Gim Choo, Mah Sum Fatt, To top it, we appreciate your warm hospitality during our Lim Ming Teng and Soo Swee Lim for providing us visits and your trust in lending us your invaluable family with documents and photographs relating to Aik Tee photographs for inclusion into the book.

xiv Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 In particular, Yufeng and Robin Wu Chunyu’s roles black and white photos and coloured ones, while Eddie in greatly assisting in gathering of information from Neo provided guidance in the use of Indesign software relatives in China, without whom this biography would be and the setting up of templates for the layout of photos. incomplete. To Wang Ping and Chen Yanling, who spent To them we say a big thank you. time driving us around Yongchun and the surrounding areas, Quanzhou and Xiamen to meet relatives and to visit Almost all primary sources were in Chinese. This was our father’s birth place, our ancestral home and the Wang/ particularly challenging as Jianshi had limited knowledge Ong ancestral temples (Quanzhou Ancestral Temple and of English and Eng-Joo, limited knowledge of Chinese. Jindou Ancestral Temple), this project owes to them its We, therefore, relied on family members and friends, who history and background. With their assistance, we also were well versed in both languages, for translation works. managed to visit Seok Kim’s early work place in Wulijae In this regard, we are greatly indebted to Tan Kuan Hong, and the “route” he took out of Yongchun to Malaya, now Philip Zheng Haibo, Robin Wu Chunyu, Winnie Chee Malaysia. Lim Hoon, Simon Lee Chin Sin, Jimmy Goh Then Kang and Jimmy Lou whose competencies in translation made We are are also grateful to our brothers Thean Teng and it possible to produce this book. It Shaw (David), and nephew Chong Eng for taking us around Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas and to Lena Khaw, who teaches English Proficiency at the various parts of Malaysia - Sitiawan, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala University of Malaya and other local institutions to Kangsar and Johor Bahru - to meet family members during undergraduate and postgraduate students, is the consultant the information gathering stage. On the other side of the and editor who put the book together. Coming from a world, Geok Yen (Grace) provided us with a base to meet similar migrant background with a similar Hokkien family relatives in Melbourne, for which we are appreciative. structure she has enabled an indepth understanding of the circumstances of the migration of our father to Malaya The preparation of the book was complex, involving the and the Seok Kim family structure. Her command of the use of various computer software. Being not particularly language and easy writing style has presented the story in computer savvy, we are indebted to Andy Goh Ting Fong an easily readable form for the family and the public. We and Andrew Springell for their ever-willing support in are grateful for her insights. providing us with assistance to resolve our inadequacies in computer skills. As well, Andy Goh Ting Fong, and Freddie Cheah, who has worked as a senior journalist and Denis Jenkins lent their talent in retouching most of the subeditor in Australia, China, Malaysia and Singapore,

王叔金 Acknowledgements xv assisted greatly in proof-reading the manuscript and made Many have contributed towards the preparation of a large number of useful amendments and suggestions this book, but the responsibility for its failings and to ensure consistency and improve readibility. We are shortcomings must solely rest with both of us. appreciative of his contributions to the book. Most of all, this book is in memory of our father, Seok In ensuring that the book gets published in time, we are Kim, who had the foresight and gift to document the very grateful to Chong Ton Sin of Strategic Information events, happenings of his life journey with his thoughts and Research Development Centre who took up the accompanying them, thus leaving a legacy for his challenge of a tight schedule, and to Janice Cheong, the descendants to be proud of and to emulate. To him we are graphic designer, for the meticulous work and the patience eternally grateful for the documentation work undertaken. she showed in last-minute changes. We will cherish the great works he had done, despite the adversities he sometimes faced. We as a family are stronger for this.

xvi Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 List of Maps and Charts

1 Map of Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, China xxv Chapter TWO 2 Map of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore xxvi 3 Map of Manjung (Dindings) District and 2.1 Origin of Wang/Ong Surname Surrounding Areas, State of Perak, - 2,500-Year History 18 Peninsular Malaysia xxvii 2.2 Family Structure 28

Chapter ONE Chapter FOUR

1.1 Map of Ipoh and Surrounding Areas, 4.1 Plan of Ong Seok Kim for Dindings High School, State of Perak 9 1953 101 1.2 Map of Manjung (Dindings) District, State of Perak 12

王叔金 List of Maps and Charts xvii List of Appendices

1 Sample of Ong Seok Kim’s Calligraphy A-2 5 Office Bearers - Ong Seok Kim Memorial 2 Sample of Certificates for Junior Middle Three Education Fund, 1965-2013 A-7 and Teachers’ Training Course endorsed by the 6 Financial Awards and Aid - Ong Seok Kim Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau in Chongqing A-4 Memorial Education Fund, 1966-2012 A-12 3 Introduction to Hometown Yongchun to 7 A Summary of Ong Seok Kim’s Significant My Children A-5 Lifetime Events in Chronological Order A-14 4 Travelling to Hometown by Sea or Land A-6

xviii Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 List of Photos

2.4 Tomb of Wang Shengzhi in Fuzhou, Fujian, Chapter ONE China 22 1.1 The house where Ong Seok Kim was born 2 2.5 Descendants of Ong Seok Kim and Jindou 1.2 The house where Ong Seok Kim lived, Ancestral Temple’s committee members 23 1887-1898 3 2.6 Quanzhou Ancestral Temple 24 1.3 The street in Wulijae where Ong Seok Kim 2.7 Altar at Quanzhou Ancestral Temple 25 worked 5 2.8 Three Wangs - Wang Shengzhi, Wang Shengui 1.4 Crossroads in Penghu where Ong Seok Kim and Wang Chao 26 rested on his journey to Nanyang 6 2.9 Wang Chunchi, father of Ong Seok Kim 27 1.5 Authors Jianshi and Eng-Joo at Crossroads, 2.10 Khoo Saw Kee, Ong Seok Kim’s second wife 29 Penghu 7 2.11 Ong Seok Kim’s second family 30 1.6 Xiamen Port (Amoy Port) in early 1900s 7 2.12 Phie Ah Im, Ong Seok Kim’s third wife 31 1.7 Xiamen Port, 2013 8 12 1.8 Ong Seok Kim - a sketch Chapter THREE

Chapter TWO 3.1 Aik Tee Recreation Association basketball team, 1937 48 2.1 Slogan of “Pioneers of Fujian Province” 21 3.2 Ong Seok Kim speaking at Aik Tee’s 50th 2.2 A sketch of Wang Shengzhi, first King of Fujian 22 anniversary, 1962 48 2.3 An idol of Wang Shengzhi, first King of Fujian 22 3.3 Aik Tee’s office/library, 1951-2010, which it shared with Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) 49

王叔金 List of Photos xix 3.4 Aik Tee’s centennial celebrations, 2012 50 4.11 Photo of Ong Seok and his second and third wives 3.5 Tomb of Ong Seok Kim and his two wives in in a classroom in Chung Cheng Primary School 83 Sitiawan Chinese Cemetery, Lumut Road 51 4.12 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1954 84 3.6 Sitiawan Chinese Cemetery, Lumut Road, 2013 51 4.13 Chung Cheng Primary School, 2013 85 3.7 Sitiawan Chinese Maternity Hospital, 1938 52 4.14 No. 54 Main Road, Kampung Koh, the first 3.8 Sitiawan Chinese Maternity Hospital now premises of Nan Hwa High School 86 converted to home for senior citizens, 2013 52 4.15 Founding of Nan Hwa High School, 1936 87 3.9 1940 Malayan Comfort Mission photos on 4.16 Temporary attap-roofed building of Nan Hwa display in Tan Kah Kee Memorial Museum, High School at rear of No. N-126 Kampung Xiamen, China 55 Koh Road, Sitiawan, 1936 88 3.10 Descendants of Ong Seok Kim in Tan Kah Kee 4.17 Haw Par Assembly Hall, 2013 90 Memorial Museum, Xiamen, China 56 4.18 Arrival of Aw Boon Haw in an aeroplane to 3.11 1940 Malayan Comfort Mission photos on opening ceremony of Haw Par Assembly Hall, display in Tan Kah Kee Memorial Mausoleum, 1940 92 Xiamen, China 57 4.19 School activity in front of Haw Par Assembly Hall, 1940 93 4.20 Nan Hwa High School, 1940 93 Chapter FOUR 4.21 Nan Hwa High School (Private), Sitiawan 94 4.1 Board in Chung Cheng Primary School showing 4.22 S.M.J.K. Nan Hwa, 2013 95 Chairpersons of School Board, 1920-2012 70 4.23 Board showing Chairpersons of School Board 4.2 Tan Yoon Yee 70 1936-2010 on display in museum of 4.3 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1924 71 Nan Hwa High School (Private) 96 4.4 Lim Nya alias Hup Choon Ma 73 4.24 Ong Kean Hoe, 19th son of Ong Seok Kim 4.5 Ong Seok Kim 73 presenting Encyclopaedia of Modern China 4.6 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1937 75 to S.M.J.K. Nan Hwa on May 28, 2013 96 4.7 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1940 77 4.25 Board showing contributions of Ong Seok Kim 4.8 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1946 79 to Nan Hwa and other schools and charity works 4.9 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1947 80 on display in museum of Nan Hwa High 4.10 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1950 82 School (Private) 97

xx Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 4.26 Board showing Chairpersons, Ping Min Free 4.44a; 4.44b School, 1951-2011 hangs in the school hall, Khuen Hean Primary School, Changkat Keruing, 2013 98 2013 114 4.27a; 4.27b 4.45 Pei Min Primary School, Segari, 2013 115 Ping Min Free School, 1952 98 4.28 Ping Min Free School, 1961 99 Chapter FIVE 4.29 Photos of Ong Seok Kim, Saw Cheng Chor and Sim Teng Guan (first principal) hang at 5.1 Jinxingtang, the family house Ong Seok Kim 131 doorway of the school hall, 2013 100 built in Jindou in 1910 (1980s photo) 132 4.30 S.R.J.K. Ping Min, 2013 100 5.2 30-year-old Ong Seok Kim, 1914 5.3 Jinxingtang, the family house Ong Seok Kim 4.31 Government Rest House, Lumut 102 built in Jindou in 1910 (2012 photo) 133 4.32 Vacant land for Dindings High School, 1953 102 5.4 47-year-old Ong Seok Kim, 1931 137 4.33 Ong Seok Kim on his rounds to supervise 5.5 The house Ong Seok Kim built in Sitiawan construction of the school, 1953 103 in 1928 139 4.34 The school canteen, 1953 103 5.6 61-year-old Ong Seok Kim, 1945 149 4.35 Dindings High School, 1958 104 5.7 Ong Kean Hin, Ong Seok Kim’s nephew 152 106 4.36 Dindings High School, 1961 5.8 Teoh Chai Yean, Ong Seok Kim’s 4.37 Photos of Ong Seok Kim, Saw Seng Chor and mother-in-law 153 109 Ng Kuok Thai on display in school hall, 2013 5.9 Khoo Toon Suan, Ong Seok Kim’s 4.38 Board showing Chairpersons of Dindings High brother-in-law 153 School, 1954 to date hangs in the school hall, 5.10 11-year-old Jianshi (author) leaving for China, 2013 110 1947 157 4.39 Representatives of Chinese schools in Dindings 5.11 79-year-old Ong Seok Kim, 1963 159 District at the palace of the Sultan of Perak 111 5.12 Ong Seok Kim’s birthday celebrations, 1963 161 4.40 Chinese schools in Manjung District, 1947 112 5.13 Seok Kim cradling grandson, Chong Eng, 1964 162 4.41 Chinese schools in Manjung District, 1952 113 5.14 May 31, 1964 - Funeral of Ong Seok Kim 4.42 Pei Ching Primary School, Beruas, 2013 113 - Students from schools he founded at the funeral 4.43 Eng Ling Primary School, Lumut, 2013 113 procession through Simpang Empat, Sitiawan 163

王叔金 List of Photos xxi 5.15 Ong Seok Kim’s tomb in the cemetery he 6.7 Mah Sun Fatt 183 established, Lumut Road, Pundut 164 6.8 Lim Ming Teng 183 5.16 Awarded Justice of the Peace by Sultan of Perak 6.9 Ong Tee Chiang 183 164 in 1963 6.10 Financial Awards, 1970 183 5.17 Awarded Kesatria Mangku Negara (KMN) by 6.11 Fire in Sitiawan, 1968 184 the Yang di-Pertuan Agung of Malaysia in 1964 164 6.12 Financial Awards, 1975 184 6.13 Financial Awards, 1980 185 Chapter SIX 6.14 Ong It Shaw (David), 28th son of Ong Seok Kim 186 6.1 Founding Committee, Ong Seok Kim 6.15 Financial Awards, 1987 186 Memorial Education Fund, 1965 182 187 6.2 Ng Kuok Thai 182 6.16 Financial Awards, 1990 188 6.3 Saw Seng Chor 182 6.17 Financial Awards, 1995 6.4 Ong Boon Tee 182 6.18 Financial Awards, 2012 190 6.5 Kong Kar Hin 182 6.19 Financial Awards, 2012 - presented by 6.6 Quah Gim Choo 183 Ong Kean Hoe, 19th son of Ong Seok Kim 191

xxii Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 List of Attachments

Attachments to Chapter ONE A2.28 Migration of the Wang/Ong from Fujian to Other Parts of China, A1.1-A1.4 Ong Seok Kim’s Birthplace, Jindou, Taiwan and South-East Asia 45 Yongchun, Fujian, China 13 A1.5-A1.7 House Ong Seok Kim Lived, Attachments to Chapter THREE 1887-1898, Jindou Yongchun, Fujian, China 14 A3.1-A3.2 Aik Tee Recreation Association 59 A1.8-A1.9 Ong Seok Kim’s Descendants in A3.3-A3.6 50th Anniversary, 1962 60 Wulijae, Yongchun, Where He A3.7-A3.10 Financial Awards, 2012 61 Worked, 1898 - 1902 15 A3.11-A3.33 100th Anniversary, 2012 62 A3.34-A3.37 Ong Seok Kim’s Descendants at Attachments to Chapter TWO Tan Kah Kee Memorial Museum, Xiamen, Fujian, China 67 A2.1-A2.8 Jindou Ancestral Temple, Jindou 36 A2.9-A2.12 Ong Seok Kim’s Descendants at Attachments to Chapter FOUR Jindou Ancestral Temple 39 A2.13-A2.15 Quanzhou Ancestral Temple, A4.1-A4.12 Chung Cheng Primary School, 1940 116 Quanzhou 40 A4.13-A4.15 Chung Cheng Primary School A2.16-A2.18 Doorways into the Temple 41 - New Classrooms, 1947-48 118 A2.19-A2.20 Ong Seok Kim’s Descendants at the A4.16-A4.19 Chung Cheng Primary School - Temple 42 Graduation 119 A2.21-A2.27 History of the Wang/Ong Narrated A4.20-A4.21 Nan Hwa High School - Founding, on Wall and Museum of the Temple 43 1936 120

王叔金 List of Attachments xxiii A4.22-A4.24 Nan Hwa High School - Early Attachments to Chapter SIX Premises, 1936 121 A4.25-A4.29 Nan Hwa High School, 1936-1940 122 A6.1-A6.4 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A4.30-A4.34 Nan Hwa High School 123 Fund, 1971-74 193 A4.35-A4.39 Ping Min Primary School 124 A6.5-A6.9 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A4.40-A4.44 Dindings High School - 1961 Fund, 1975 194 Memorial Magazine 126 A6.10-A6.14 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A4.45-A4.47 Chinese Schools in Manjung Fund, 1976 195 District, 1936 127 A6.15-A6.24 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education Fund, 1977-78 196 Attachments to Chapter FIVE A6.25-A6.38 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education Fund, 1979-81 198 A5.1-A5.3 House Ong Seok Kim Built in A6.39-A6.42 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education 1910 in Jindou - House in Context Fund, 1987-88 201 of Jindou Village 165 A6.43-A6.46 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.4-A5.8 Around the House 166 Fund, 1989-90 202 A5.9-A5.12 Inside the House 167 A6.47-A6.50 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.13-A5.16 Ong Seok Kim’s Descendants at Fund, 1991 203 the House 168 A6.51-A6.55 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.17 House in Sitiawan, Manjung Fund, 1992 204 District that Ong Seok Kim Built A6.56-A6.61 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education in 1928 169 Fund, 1993 205 A5.18-A5.21 Around the House 170 A6.62-A6.106 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.22-A5.23 The Living Area 171 Fund, 1994 - 28th Anniversary 206 A5.24-A5.38 Family Man 172 A6.107-A6.108 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.39-A5.43 May 31, 1964 - Funeral of Fund, 1995; 2011 214 Ong Seok Kim 177 A6.109-A6.112 Ong Seok Kim Memorial Education A5.44 Ong Seok Kim Family, 1964 179 Fund, 2012 215

xxiv Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 Map 1: Map of Quanzhou Prefecture, Fujian, China

王叔金 Maps xxv Map 2: Map of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore

xxvi Biography of Ong Seok Kim 王叔金 Map 3: Map of Manjung (Dindings) District and Surrounding Areas, State of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia

王叔金 Maps xxvii