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Deputy Commissioner of Police Tan Sri G/4218 Khoo Chong Kong (died: 13 November 1975) was a Perak state police chief during Communist Insurgency War (1968-1989) in Malaysia.

Assassination

On November 13, 1975, DCP Khoo was shot dead by two gunmens of the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) on a motorcycle, at a line of traffic lights junction between Fair Park and Jalan Anderson in Ipoh, Perak. Also killed, his driver, PC 5135 Yeung Peng Chong when he return fire at his assassins.

During his funeral in Ipoh, about 20,000 peoples were attended including the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn and Inspector General of Police Tun Hanif Omar. His body was flown back to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Sempang Air Base in Kuala Lumpur and then buried at his hometown in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.

Legacy

The Jalan Khoo Chong Kong in Ipoh, Perak and Jalan Tan Sri Khoo Chong Kong in Police Quarters at Taman Desa Baiduri, Cheras, Selangor were named after him.

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-'''Tan Sri Khoo Chong Kong''' (died: 13 November 1975) was a [[Perak]] state police chief during [[Communist Insurgency War]] (1968-1989) in [[Malaysia]].
+Deputy Commissioner of Police '''Tan Sri G/4218 Khoo Chong Kong''' (died: 13 November 1975) was a [[Perak]] state police chief during [[Communist Insurgency War]] (1968-1989) in [[Malaysia]].
 ==Assassination==
+On November 13, 1975, DCP Khoo was shot dead by two gunmens of the [[Communist Party of Malaya]] (CPM) on a motorcycle, at a line of traffic lights junction between Fair Park and Jalan Anderson in [[Ipoh]], [[Perak]]. Also killed, his driver, PC 5135 Yeung Peng Chong when he return fire at his assassins.
+During his funeral in Ipoh, about 20,000 peoples were attended including the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]], [[Tun Abdul Razak]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]], [[Tun Hussein Onn]] and [[Inspector General of Police]] [[Tun Hanif Omar]]. His body was flown back to [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]] (RMAF) [[Simpang Airport|Sempang Air Base]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and then buried at his hometown in [[Seremban]], [[Negeri Sembilan]].
-On 13 November 1975, Khoo was shot dead by two terrorists of the [[Communist Party of Malaya]] (CPM) on a motorcycle, at a line of traffic lights junction between Fair Park and Jalan Anderson in [[Ipoh]], [[Perak]]. Also killed, his companion, Sergeant Yeung Peng Chong and coachman.
-During his funeral in Ipoh, about 20,000 people were attended including the [[Prime Minister of Malaysia]], [[Tun Abdul Razak]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]], [[Tun Hussein Onn]] and [[Inspector General of Police]] [[Tun Hanif Omar]]. His body was flown back to [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]] (RMAF) [[Simpang Airport|Sempang Air Base]] in [[Kuala Lumpur]] and then buried at his hometown in [[Seremban]], [[Negeri Sembilan]].
 ==Legacy==
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