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Wong Ah Fook J.P., S.M.J. (Chinese: 黃亞福; 12 March 1837 – 12 September 1918), also known as Wong Fook (黄福) or Wong Fook Kee (黄福基), [3] was a Chinese immigrant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who left an indelible imprint on the state of Johor in present-day Malaysia, particularly its capital, Johor Bahru.
The Kwong Yik Bank was founded in 1903 by Cantonese businessmen led by Wong Ah Fook, to provide personal banking services and arrange mortgages and loans to its predominantly Chinese clientele. In 1913, the Kwong Yik Bank experienced liquidity problems which prompted an internal audit, uncovering financial mismanagement and unsecured overdrafts ...
Abu Bakar employed the service of a Chinese contractor and long-time acquaintance, Wong Ah Fook, to oversee the development of Johor Bahru. The Johor Archives showed that Wong was the largest building contractor at that time and had been involved in at least twenty public works projects between 1887 and 1895.
Lim Ah Siang died soon after executing the bond and it was his successor, Lin Jin He, who had to manage the disposal of Ngee Heng’s assets. A sum of $5,000 was spent on building a tomb on a site not far from their lodge into which the leaders of Ngee Heng deposited all their ritual and sacred objects including their ancestral tablets. The ...
Of particular note, Abu Bakar appointed two Chinese leaders to the Johor State Council: a Kangchu from Chaozhou, Tan Hiok Nee, and a contractor from Taishan, Wong Ah Fook, who also owned gambier and pepper farms in Mersing in the 1880s. [16]
The Wong Ah Fook Street is named after Wong Ah Fook. The Tan Hiok Nee Street is named after Tan Hiok Nee, who was the leader of the former Ngee Heng Kongsi, a secret society in Johor Bahru. Together with the Dhoby Street, both are part of a trail known as Old Buildings Road; they feature a mixture of Chinese and Indian heritages, reflected by ...
Johor Bahru City Square Shopping Mall 106 - 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook: Opening date: 1999: Owner: Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) No. of stores and services: 300+ No. of anchor tenants: Cathay Cineplex, Popular, Uniqlo, H&M, Sakae Sushi: Total retail floor area: 41,800 m 2 (450,000 sq ft) No. of floors: 7 (mall area), 3 ...
Wong Ah Fook S.M.J. – one of the most famous Kangchu Johor and Chinese Entrepreneur in Johor during the 19th century; Jalan Wong Ah Fook in Johor Bahru is named after him; Tun Leong Yew Koh – first Malacca Governor, only Chinese ever appointed as the Yang di-Pertua Negeri in Malaysia, co-founder and first Secretary-General of MCA