Tye Kee Yoon (; 1849–1919)"Tye Kee Yoon 1849 - 1919." PHT Newsletter (May to July) Issue 79 (2003): 15. Print. George Town (Penang): Penang Heritage Trust. was a

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Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

, one of the founders and 'Five Great Sponsors,' of the

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Khoo, Salma Nasution. Streets of George Town, Penang. Penang, Malaysia: Areca, 2007:37-38. Print: According to Khoo (2007, Page 105), miniature statues of the Five Great Sponsors to Kek Lok Si are preserved within the temple. owned property in

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, and was proprietor of a business named Chop Hen Choong Toong. He arrived at Penang, a penniless coolie from China, in 1873, but by December 1907, had risen to the prominent position of diplomat. Success and recognition followed that appointment. He became a Revenue Farmer, and succeeded in obtaining the Gambling Farm for Taiping (Perak), the following year. In 1910 he was appointed to the Committee of the District Hospital, Penang. Disaster soon followed success beginning with the death of his wife, Khoo Lye Neoh on Sunday 6 April 1913 and later that year, on Friday 14 November, of his daughter, the wife of Khoo Chye Hean. He was Chinese Vice Consul in Penang between 1907 and 1911, an Acting Consul-General of Singapore from 1911 to 1912, toward the end of the

and a philanthropist of Lebuh Tye Kee Yoon fame. He was one of the largest individual town-property holders in the state. He contributed handsome donations to schools, hospitals, temples and may other philanthropic establishments, among which are the King Edward Memorial Hospital, the Adventist Hospital, the Penang Free School, the Chung Hwa Confucian School and the Kek Lok Si Temple. He contributed to the Malayan Aircraft Fund during the First World War. The Shih Chung School premises which was, at one time, known as "The Chinese Residency," belonged to Tye Kee Yoon,PHT Newsletter (May to July) Issue 79 (2003): 14. Print. George Town (Penang): Penang Heritage Trust: According to the Penang Heritage Trust (2003) The building originally belonged to Cheah Tek Soon - 'a prominent 19th century figure, after whom Tek Soon Street was named' - who had had it built before 1893. Tye Kee Yoon acquired the premises in 1908. who used it for China's Consulate in Penang. His other well-known property was on Leith Street. He died in Penang in 1919 at the age of 71. According to newspaper reports, after his death, Tye Kee Yoon was regarded as the richest man in Penang at the time of his demise. Upon his death, Tye Kee Yoon's son, Tye Phey Yuen, also known as Tye Shook Yuen, succeeded him as Chinese Consul at Penang, appointed to that position by Dr. Sun Yat Sen.Choong, Kwee-Kim. "A Peek into Hakka Heritage." The Star etaling Jaya16 Aug. 2006: n. pag. Archives , The Star Online. Star Publications (M) Bhd., 16 Aug. 2006. Web. 04 Apr. 2015. : Choong (2006) too referred to him by his later name but spelt it differently, when he wrote, "These Chinese consuls in Penang included Cheong Fatt Tze, Chang Yu Nan, Cheah Choon Seng, Neohh Phaik Lu and Tye Kee Yoon, whose son Tye Siok Guan was later appointed by Dr. Sun under the Republic of China Government as Chinese consul based in Penang (1912-1930). That article went on to note that Tye Siok Guan (Thye Phey Yuen) established the Penang Kheh Association, serving as its first president, in 1939.

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