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Established in 1987, Lee Kuo Chuan Primary School was situated along Ah Hood Road. This newly formed school also took in students from Rayman Primary School, which closed in 1984. The school was officially declared open on 3rd April 1987 by Mr Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong, former Member of Parliament for Moulmein Constituency.
Tan Sri Dato' Lee Kong Chian PMN SPMJ SJMK (Chinese: 李光前; pinyin: Lǐ Guāngqián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Kong-chiân; 18 October 1893 – 2 June 1967), also known by his alias Lee Geok Kun (Chinese: 李玉昆; pinyin: Lǐ Yùkūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Gio̍k-kun), was a prominent Chinese Singaporean businessman and philanthropist based in Malaya and Singapore between the 19...
Lee Kong Chian (Dr) (b. 18 October 1893, Nan’an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China–d. 2 June 1967, Singapore), also known as Geok Kun, was a philanthropist and multi-millionaire businessman who made his mark in the rubber trade and later the pineapple, coconut oil and sawmill businesses, among others.1 Lee also invested large sums in enterprises such as t...
Lee Kong Chian built a business empire that stretched beyond the boundaries of Malaya into Thailand, Indonesia, and even to the United States and the United Kingdom. Today, his name and reputation live on, as his business and philanthropy continue to thrive. Photo courtesy of the Lee Foundation.
Mar 1, 2016 · Lee Kong Chian was born in Furong Village, Fujian, China, and received his early education in private schools in his hometown. In 1903, 10-year-old Lee came to Singapore to join his father, Lee Kuo Chuan, who worked as a tailor. He studied at the now-defunct Anglo-Indian School and the Chung Cheng High School.
Tan Sri Lee went to Singapore in 1903 at the age of 10 to join his father, Lee Kuo Chuan (Lǐ Guózhuān). In Singapore, he studied the English Language in Anglo-Chinese School and the Chinese Language in Yung Cheng School.
Mdm Lee Lay Hoon (Stephanie) Ms Ong Shi Han: 2 Brilliance: Miss Zipporah Asha Zaccheus Mdm Ong Wee Chyun: 2 Courage: Mdm Tracia Ho Ms Chew Jia Yi: 2 Diligence: Ms Tan Pei Pei Mdm Koh Xin Wei: 2 Excellence: Ms Toh Bin Bin Ms Joyce Tan Ser Yan: 2 Faith: Ms Kayci Lim Mdm Lee Soo Wah: 2 Grace: Mdm Anna Shii Mdm Kam Ee Ling: 2 Hope
Succeeding Principals were Mrs Lee Choon Neo from 1972 to 1977, Mrs Mabel Lew from 1978 to 1983 and Madam Kang Swee Chin from 1984 to 1990. The two schools reached another important milestone when in 1985 they merged into a singular entity known as Kuo Chuan Presbyterian School.
There are also some places named after Lee's father, Lee Kuo Chuan, including: Kuo Chuan Avenue, a road in Singapore's Marine Parade district; Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School; Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School; Heritage Centre, Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section), previously known as Kuo Chuan Art Centre; Lee Kuo Chuan ...
The National Library of Singapore invites applications for the Lee Kong Chian Research Fellowship programme, a six-month residential fellowship to research valuable historical materials, dating from the 16th century, on Singapore and Southeast Asia in the collections of the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library and the National Archives of Singapore.
