Lim Goh Tong (; 28 February 1918 – 23 October 2007) was a prominent wealthy
Malaysian Chinese
Malaysian Chinese (; Malay: ''Orang Cina Malaysia''), alternatively Chinese Malaysians, are Malaysian citizens of Han Chinese descent. They form the second largest ethnic group after the Malay majority constituting 22.4% of the Malaysian po ...
businessman & entrepreneur. He was renowned for his transforming
Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busines ...
from an unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts. He was once the richest man in
Malaysia
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with a net worth of US$4.2billion
Early life
Born in 1918 in
Anxi, a mountainous county in southeastern
Fujian
Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its capi ...
province, China, Lim Goh Tong was the fifth child in his family. He had an elder brother (Jing Ya), three elder sisters (Lim Zhuang, Lim Bau and Lim See), a younger sister (Lim Mei) and a younger brother (Jing Kun). Lim was born into a rustic environment in a village. During that time, China was in a period of turmoil and unrest after the
1911 revolution
The 1911 Revolution, also known as the Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, ended China's last imperial dynasty, the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and led to the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution was the culmination of a d ...
, but life was relatively sheltered for Lim in the village. He grew up peacefully and had the opportunity of studying in school. However, disaster struck and his father died when he was 16. Lim was forced to leave school and he and his elder brother had to take over the heavy burden of feeding his family.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 1: Beginnings]
As China's situation was becoming worse, Lim Goh Tong decided to take the plunge in venturing out to
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
(known as Malaya at that time) following in his cousin, Lim Kheng Chong's footsteps. He left China through
Xiamen
Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...
in early February 1937 at the age of 19. He worked for his uncle as a carpenter in the first two years, learning the
Malay language
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in the meantime. After gaining experience he went on to become a building sub-contractor and completed his first job of building a two-storey school. He returned to Anxi in 1940, but went back to Malaya the next year amidst a deteriorating war environment.
Career and business
The
Japanese
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invaded Malaya in 1942 and caused Lim to have a few near-death experiences. During the early Japanese Occupation, he earned a living as a vegetable farmer but decided to switch to petty trading for a better living. Later on, Lim ventured into scrap-metal and hardware trading. When the Japanese Occupation ended, there was an urgent demand for heavy machinery for resumed operations in mines and rubber plantations. Lim seized the opportunity and engaged in second-hand machinery trading, making his first fortune.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 2: The Formative Years of Business]
From used machinery trading, Lim strayed into iron mining, joining as a partner in an iron mining company which couldn't settle the outstanding payment of two bulldozers with him. This proved to be a successful venture, and he later went on to form a joint-venture company which was one of the first Chinese tin companies to utilise dredges.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 4: Mining Ventures: Seizing Opportunities]
While dealing in heavy machinery, Lim accumulated a wide range of reconditioned machines as well as a substantial amount of cash to move into construction and related industries. In the name of his family construction company, Kien Huat Private Limited, Lim began taking on several contracting jobs with help and guidance from his uncles. Kien Huat won accolades and became recognised as one of the leading construction companies, building the Ayer Itam Dam
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 5: Building a Name as a Contractor] and the Kemubu Irrigation Scheme.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 6: The Kemubu Scheme: Brink of Bankruptcy]
Developing Genting Resort
Genting Group's involvement in the property sector can be traced from the initial primary objective of holding land-based assets for long term appreciation and development potential to the current strategic move to develop and market the Group's landed properties mainly held in the plantation subsidiary, by Asiatic Land Development Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genting Plantations Berhad – which is 54.8% owned by Genting Berhad.
![Genting Highlands Previous Outdoor Theme Park](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Genting_Highlands_Previous_Outdoor_Theme_Park.jpg)
The idea of building a hilltop resort was first conceived when Lim Goh Tong was having dinner in
Cameron Highlands
The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia, occupying an area of . To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with ...
. As he was enjoying the soothing cool breeze of Cameron Highlands, an idea struck him that as the standard of living rose steadily in Malaysia, more and more people would visit mountain resorts for relaxation and recreation, but Cameron Highlands was too far away from the capital city
Kuala Lumpur
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, therefore building a mountain resort nearer to Kuala Lumpur would have great business potential.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 7: Development of Genting Highlands: Labour of Love]
After doing some research, Lim found Gunung (mountain in Malay) Ulu Kali at a place called Genting Sempah to be an ideal location for his plan. He formed an expedition and explored the place, collecting a wealth of data on the topography, drainage, soil conditions and other relevant aspects of the region, which proved to be very useful in drawing up plans for developing the resort.
Upon conceiving this idea, many naysayers were sceptical of Lim turning a wilderness into a tourist resort. Most thought it was really risky and reckoned Lim who was financially comfortable to be foolish to invest heavily in money and time to develop Genting, but Lim brushed off all these negativities and went ahead firmly with his plan.
After getting approvals from the Federal and State governments, Lim began the project in the face of a colossal task. Among the problems were building the access road towards the hilltop, water and electricity supplies, sewerage system and fire safety. Lim managed to build the access road towards the summit in three years when it was estimated to take fifteen years. Several sources of water in the mountain were identified and supply was secured by building water-collection stations and water filtration plants with treated water stored in reservoirs. Electricity is supplied through a central electricity generation system with 12 big generators.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 8: Resort Infrastructure and Beyond]
During the construction, Lim survived six close brushes with death. Meanwhile, Lim had to administer another major project in
Kelantan
Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode").
Kelantan is located in the ...
, the Kemubu Irrigation Scheme at the same time. This stretched his physical endurance to the limits as he had to shuttle between Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan and he worked seven days a week.
During the Genting project, Lim spent all he had without earning any income. He sold an 810-hectare rubber estate to raise RM2.5 million. In addition, he invested all the money he had made from iron mining, sub-contracting and hardware businesses. The project was a heavy drain on Lim's finances. When asked to invest in this project, Lim's friends turned him down and counselled him to drop the entire scheme instead.
Genting was granted the only casino licence after
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah ( ms, تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 8 Febru ...
, then
Prime Minister of Malaysia
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, visited Genting Highlands and commended Lim's effort to develop a resort contributing to Malaysia's tourism industry without government help.
Lim managed to obtain a pioneer status for Genting Highlands and tax incentives despite its resort development not qualifying for it. He did so by convincing the government that tax incentives in the early stage of development of Genting Highlands were not only vital for them but also profitable to the government later on.
The whole Genting project was completed in January 1971, but prior to officially commencing business, Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas were hit by the worst rainstorms in a century, the road to Genting was closed by landslides at 180 locations, the damaged sections took four months to repair. Genting opened its door for business on 8 May 1971.
In the next 30 years, Lim continued to develop and expand Genting Highlands beyond its original idea of a hotel with basic tourist facilities to an integrated resort. Among the projects was the construction of more hotels, indoor and outdoor theme parks, and a convention centre. A new road was built to shorten the journey to Genting from the northern states, and RM920 million was invested to widen a 10 km stretch of the access road to reduce congestion. Another RM928 million was spent on constructing a cable car system to provide visitors with an alternative mode of transportation.
In 1993, at the suggestion of Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
, a township was developed on an 81-hectare piece of land around the site of the Genting Skyway cable car station. It was named Gohtong Jaya after Lim as a token of remembrance for his efforts in the development of Genting Highlands.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 9: Genting and the Tourism Industry]
As of now, Genting Highlands is one of the most successful Casino resorts in the world and is one of the primary tourist attractions in Malaysia. Lim's company,
Genting Group
The Genting Group is a company headquartered in the Wisma Genting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It comprises the holding company Genting Berhad (), its listed subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad (), Genting Plantations Berhad (), Genting Singapore ...
operates Genting Highlands and has diversified into many other industries such as plantations, property, paper, power generation, oil and gas exploration and cruise boat industries. In the process new company brands were created that have become distinctive names in their respective fields, namely Asiatic,
Genting Sanyen Genting may refer to:
* Genting, Sarawak, an inhabited place near Kelupu and Labas
*Genting Group, a Malaysian company
*Genting Highlands, a mountain resort in Malaysia
** Genting Grand Hotel
** Genting Sempah, the mountain on which the Genting ...
(paper manufacturing) and
Star Cruises
Star Cruises was a cruise line headquartered in Hong Kong and operating in the Asia-Pacific market. The company was owned by Genting Hong Kong. It was the eighteenth largest cruise line in the world after Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribb ...
.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 10: Diversification]
On 31 December 2003, Lim handed his chairmanship of Genting Group over to his son, Tan Sri
Lim Kok Thay
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay (; born 16 August 1951) is a Malaysian Chinese billionaire businessman. He is the chairman of Genting Group, a casinos, resorts and palm oil conglomerate with a market capitalization of almost MYR40 billion, and the secon ...
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Lim Yi Xiang
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* Liza Lim (born 1966), Australian classical compos ...
.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 13: Moving On]
Personal life
Lim Goh Tong was married to Lee Kim Hua in 1944, together they had six children and nineteen grandchildren.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 3: My Wife – My Family] The six children are Lim Siew Lay, Siew Lian, Siew Kim, Tee Keong, Kok Thay and Chee Wah.
Throughout his life, Lim has had a few medical crises including malignant tumour and cardiovascular problems, which he pulled through after several surgeries.
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 11: Medical Crises in My Life]
Lim wrote his autobiography "My Story – Lim Goh Tong" and it was published in 2004. In the book, he wrote about his early life, how he started off with nothing to building a world-class casino resort through hard work and perseverance confounding sceptics, and the people he acknowledges.
Ten years after Goh Tong's death, on 25 August 2017, his wife Kim Hua died at the age of 88.
Achievement and awards
Lim Goh Tong had won many awards together with his company Genting Group for his entrepreneurship and his contribution such as:
* Malaysian Entrepreneurs Award 1985
* Manager of the Year Award 1986
* Business Achiever of the Year Award1994
* Number 1 ranking of 10 Malaysian Leading Companies 1999
* The Best Employer Award 1996
[''My Story – Lim Goh Tong'', Chapter 12: Acknowledgements]
In 1978 Lim Goh Tong set up Yayasan Lim, a family foundation that donates regularly to educational and medical institutions, old folk's homes, various organisations for the physically handicapped and other charitable causes.
Honours
* :
**
![Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia - PSM](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Order_of_Loyalty_to_the_Crown_of_Malaysia_-_PSM.svg)
Commander of the
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
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The order was instituted on ...
(PSM) - Tan Sri (1979)
* :
**
![MY-SEL Order of the Crown of Selangor - Knight Commander - DPMS](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/MY-SEL_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Selangor_-_Knight_Commander_-_DPMS.svg)
Knight Commander of the
Order of the Crown of Selangor
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(DPMS) - Dato’ (1980)
* :
**
![MY-PAH Order of the Crown of Pahang - Grand Knight - SIMP](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/MY-PAH_Order_of_the_Crown_of_Pahang_-_Grand_Knight_-_SIMP.svg)
Grand Knight of the
Order of the Crown of Pahang
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The order was founded by Sultan Abu Bakar on 27 December 1968. It is awarded t ...
(SIMP) - formerly ''Dato, now Dato' Indera (1987)
* :
**
![MY-PERA Order of the Perak State Crown (before 2001)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/MY-PERA_Order_of_the_Perak_State_Crown_%28before_2001%29.svg)
Knight Grand Commander of the
Order of the Perak State Crown
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(SPMP) - Dato' Seri (1989)
Death
![Statue of Lim goh Tong](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Statue_of_Lim_goh_Tong.jpg)
Lim Goh Tong died on 23 October 2007, at Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) in
Subang Jaya
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. He is survived by his wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren. His body was buried at
Gohtong Memorial Park
Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busine ...
at
Gohtong Jaya
Gohtong Jaya () is a service township of Genting Highlands named after Lim Goh Tong, the founder of Genting Group and Genting Highlands himself. It has several facilities such as hotels (including one Hotel Seri Malaysia branch), restaurants, sh ...
on Monday 29 October 2007.
*
The Black Eyed Peas
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who were performing on the night of 26 October in Genting
Arena of Stars
Arena of Stars is a 45,000 square feet musical amphitheater in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, built in 1998. The hall has a capacity of about 6,000 seats. It is also known for its famous World and National lion dance and dragon dance compe ...
paid tribute to Lim Goh Tong during their concert. "A man died recently who was responsible for the place where we are today. I'd like to ask for a moment of silence to honour his life and legacy,"
will.i.am
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said in his tribute.
More than 20,000 people, including royalty, Asia's rich and famous, politicians, friends, business allies and members of the public paid tribute to Goh Tong in their own ways. They either attended the wake, sent wreaths or penned messages of sympathy.
Among those who paid their respects to Lim were
* Tengku Puan Pahang
Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar
*
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Dr.
Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali
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, wife of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
* Dato' Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
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, Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Tun
Musa Hitam
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, former
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
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* Dato' Seri
Najib Razak
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, Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
* Dato' Seri
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,
Minister of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia & President of the
Malaysian Chinese Association
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(MCA)
* Tun
Mohammed Hanif Omar
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and wife Toh Puan Hamidah Abdul Hamid, former
Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia)
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& Deputy Chairman of
Genting Group
The Genting Group is a company headquartered in the Wisma Genting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It comprises the holding company Genting Berhad (), its listed subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad (), Genting Plantations Berhad (), Genting Singapore ...
and
Resorts World Bhd
Genting Malaysia Berhad () started in 1980 in Malaysia. In 1989, Genting Group and Resorts World Bhd underwent a restructuring exercise, which resulted in Resorts World Bhd acquiring from Genting Group of its entire gaming, hotel and resort-relat ...
* Tan Sri Dr. Saleha Mohd Ali, sister-in-law of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
* Tan Sri Dato' Seri
Yeoh Tiong Lay
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and wife Puan Sri Tan Kai Yong, Group Chairman of
YTL Corporation
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*
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Marina Mahathir
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, daughter of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
* Dato' Indera
Nazir Razak
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, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
CIMB Group
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* Puan Sri Christine Khir Johari
*
Vincent Cheng
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, Chairman of
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(HSBC)
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Irene Dorner
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, CEO of
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Tribal
More than 1000 wreaths received from all over the world are being displayed 300m along the entrance of Gohtong Villa. Among the many corporate entities sent wreaths and condolences included Las Vegas
Caesars Palace
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, Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau,
Stanley Ho
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, and the Government of
Fujian
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province where Lim was born. Asia's second-richest man,
Li Ka Shing
Sir Ka-shing Li (; born 13 June 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 31st richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$33.4 billion. He is the senior ad ...
(He is now first), sent a personal condolence note to the bereaved family, offering words that perhaps best captured the essence of who Goh Tong was.
Words of farewell
"From harvesting lettuce and maple syrup, we have now become the most profitable resorts in the world. Before Lim, we only knew poverty. It was with his faith and trust that we are what we are now."
– Michael Thomas, chairman of the Native American Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
"He was a good man. He also understood that he needed to repay society after benefiting from it."
– Dr Tan Tat Chin, a member of the Tung Shin Hospital board of directors.
"He is a source of inspiration and we salute his accomplishment. He will continue to live in the heart of those who have been touched by him."
– Tan Sri Dr Ng Lay Swee, president and chief executive officer of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.
See also
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Genting Highlands
Genting Highlands is a hill station located on the peak of Mount Ulu Kali in the Titiwangsa Mountains, central Peninsular Malaysia, at 1,800 metres elevation. Located in the state of Pahang. It was established in 1965 by the late Chinese busines ...
*
Genting Group
The Genting Group is a company headquartered in the Wisma Genting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It comprises the holding company Genting Berhad (), its listed subsidiaries Genting Malaysia Berhad (), Genting Plantations Berhad (), Genting Singapore ...
*
List of billionaires
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Naturalised citizens of Malaysia
Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Knights Commander of the Order of the Crown of Selangor
Businesspeople in the casino industry