Ong Tiang Swee
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Ong Tiang Swee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ong Tiang Swee 3 August 1864 |
| Died | 19 October 1950 |
| Nationality | British (1864-1950) |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman Community Leader |
| Spouse | Chan Hua Kheng |
| Parent(s) | Ong Ewe Hai (Father) Teo Soo Neo (Mother) |
Ong Tiang Swee, OBE (Chinese: 王長水; pinyin: Wáng Chángshuǐ; August 3, 1864 – October 19, 1950) was a renowned Chinese leader and businessman in Sarawak. He was Kapitan China and President of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, as well as an advisor on Chinese Affairs and confidant to Rajah Charles Brooke. He was also the first Chinese nominated to the Sarawak Council Negri (Legislative Council) in 1937.
Honours
In Kuching, there is a road named after him, called Jalan Ong Tiang Swee, which was awarded by the Rajah in recognition of his contributions.
There is a total of six roads in Kuching, Sarawak named after generations of the Ong family, mostly by the Rajah in recognition of their contribution to the community. These include Jalan Ewe Hai (also Ewe Hai street), Jalan Ong Kwan Hin, Jalan Ong Kee Hui, Jalan Hui Sing and Jalan Ong Hup Leong, a branch road of Jalan Ong Tiang Swee.
The first appointment to the newly crated Order of the Star of Sarawak, as a Companion of the Order, was made to him in September 1928.[1]
References
- Ong Boon Lim (1990). Ong Tiang Swee of Sarawak. Malaysian Historical Society
- ^ The British North Borneo Herald, 2nd November 1928 p 201