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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 ...
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.
Lee Foundation is Singapore's largest private charitable foundation. [1] It was founded in 1952 by philanthropist and businessman Lee Kong Chian, and has since supported various educational causes, healthcare and medical endowments as well as disaster relief efforts.
5 days ago · Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. Recently, I come across a case of shattered doctor-patient relationship. A middle-aged patient with metastatic cancer became terminally ill in hospital receiving hospice care. He was deeply jaundiced and showed ascites and signs of multi-organ failure.
Mr Lee Kong Chian, then vice-chairman of Chinese Commercial Bank, led the amalgamation of the three banks to form OCBC Bank in 1932. Besides being well-known for his generous philanthropy, Mr Lee was also well-respected as the son-in-law of Mr Tan Kah Kee.
Dr Lee Kong Chian’s spectacular business success is surpassed only by his legacy of philanthropy. The man who would earn the title ‘Prince of Philanthropy’ came to Singapore from Fujian, China, in 1903 as a poor 10-year-old boy of little education.
The late Tan Sri Dato’ Lee Kong Chian was a very knowledgeable and successful businessman with a great passion for education and philanthropy. In 1952, he established the Lee Foundation with the noble mission of advancing education, science and medical research, culture and social welfare including aid to the poor and needy and other ...
Hao LIANG. Full-time Faculty. Associate Professor of Finance; Recipient, Ho Bee Professorship in Sustainability Management; Co-Director, Singapore Green Finance Centre; Sustainable Business Research Peak Co-lead. Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM; Chinese: 李光前自然历史博物馆; pinyin: Lǐguāngqián zìrán lìshǐ bówùguǎn) is a museum of natural history at the Kent Ridge Campus of the National University of Singapore.It is named after Lee Kong Chian, a prominent Chinese businessman and philanthropist active in Malaya and Singapore between the 1930s and the 1960s.
2 days ago · His recent visit to the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) from 22 April to 3 May 2024 provided an opportunity for us to get to know him better, explore his research and delve into the significance of these enigmatic creatures!
