Wee Boon Teck (; 1850–1888) was the only son of

Wee Bin Wee Bin () born in China in 1823, was a Chinese migrant of the mid-nineteenth century who founded what was, at the time, Singapore's largest Chinese shipping firm.One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore by Ong Siang Song, 1923Family ...

and was the latter's successor at the firm of Wee Bin & Co., where he improved and strengthened the position of the firm.Asian culture, Issue 28 by the Singapore Society of Asian Studies Published by Xinjiapo Yazhou yan jiu xue hui, 2004 He served on the committees of

Tan Tock Seng Hospital Tan Tock Seng Hospital (abbreviation: TTSH) is a tertiary referral hospital in Singapore, located in Novena. The hospital has 45 clinical and allied health departments, 16 specialist centres and is powered by more than 8,000 healthcare staff. ...

and

Po Leung Kuk The Po Leung Kuk, founded as the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services. History In the late 19th century, ab ...

. He donated $4,000 to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which was invested by Government for about twenty years and which was then applied towards the cost of building a ward bearing his name in the Hospital at Moulmein Road.One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore by Ong Siang Song, 1923 He was described as having a kindly and charitable disposition. Wee Boon Teck died on 22 September 1888 at the age of 38. Boon Teck Road is named after him.Twentieth Century Impressions of British Malaya, Wright Arnold

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#Singapore: days of old By Illustrated Magazine Publishing Co. (Hong Kong) "A special commemorative history of Singapore published on the 10th Anniversary of Singapore Tatler." published by Illustrated Magazine Publishing Co.,Ltd., 1992, , 9789627093190 #Home port Singapore: a history of Straits Steamship Company Limited, 1890-1965 - Page 65 - by K. G. Tregonning - Business & Economics - 1967 #Lloyd's register of British and foreign shipping By Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping (Firm) published by Cox and Wyman, printers, 1878 #Opium and empire: Chinese society in Colonial Singapore, 1800-1910 By

Carl A. Trocki Carl A. Trocki is an American historian specializing in the history of Southeast Asia and China. He was formerly Professor of Asian Studies at the Queensland University of Technology and Director of the Centre for Community and Cross-Cultural Stud ...

#One Hundred Years of Singapore: Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlements from Its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on 6 February 1819 to 6 February 1919, Gilbert Edward Brooke, Volume 1 of One Hundred Years of Singapore, Walter Makepeace, Authors: Walter Makepeace, Gilbert Edward Brooke, Roland St. John Braddell, Edited by Walter Makepeace, Gilbert Edward Brooke, Roland St. John Braddell, Published by J. Murray, 1921 #The directory & chronicle of China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Borneo, Siam, the Philippines, Korea, Indo-China, Netherlands Indies, etc. Published 1892 #Tan Tock Seng, pioneer: his life, times, contributions, and legacy By Kamala Devi Dhoraisingam, Dhoraisingam S. Samuel #Singapore, then & now by Ray K. Tyers - Singapore - 1976 #

The Nautical Magazine ''The Nautical Magazine'' was a monthly magazine containing articles of general interest to seafarers. The magazine was first published in 1832 by Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. (London) as ''The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects C ...

, Volumes 163-164 Published 1950 #A gallery of Chinese kapitans by Choon San Wong - 1963 Page 31 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wee, Boon Teck 1888 deaths Singaporean businesspeople 1850 births

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