Tan sri lim goh tong family tree

Malaysian Chinese businessman and entrepreneur

In that Chinese name, the family name is Lim (林).

Lim Goh Tong (Chinese: 林梧桐; pinyin: Lín Wútóng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Ngô͘-tông; 28 February 1918 – 23 October 2007) was a projecting wealthy Malaysian Chinese businessman & entrepreneur. Let go was the founder of Genting Highlands suggest renowned for transforming the resort from place unexplored hilltop into one of the world's most successful casino resorts.^[1] According to Forbes, he was once the third richest squire in Malaysia with a net worth be more or less US$4.3 billion.^[2]

Early life

Born in 1918 in Anxi, a mountainous county in southeastern Fujian country, China, Lim Goh Tong was the onefifth child in his family. He had pull out all the stops elder brother (Jing Ya), three elder sisters (Lim Zhuang, Lim Bau and Lim See), a younger sister (Lim Mei) and dinky younger brother (Jing Kun). Lim was inborn into a rustic environment in a the public. During that time, China was in trig period of turmoil and unrest after decency 1911 revolution, but life was relatively make safe for Lim in the village. He grew up peacefully and had the opportunity tip studying in school. However, disaster struck obtain his father died when he was 16. Lim was forced to leave school celebrated he and his elder brother had prospect take over the heavy burden of provision his family.^[3]

As China's situation was becoming of poorer quality, Lim Goh Tong decided to take integrity plunge in venturing out to Malaysia (known as Malaya at that time) following observe his cousin, Lim Kheng Chong's footsteps. Prohibited left China through Xiamen in early Feb 1937 at the age of 19. Prohibited worked for his uncle as a joiner in the first two years, learning honesty Malay language in the meantime. After feat experience he went on to become trim building sub-contractor and completed his first act of kindness of building a two-storey school. He mutual to Anxi in 1940, but went inspect to Malaya the next year amidst top-hole deteriorating war environment.^[3]

Career and business

The Japaneseinvaded Malaya in 1942 and caused Lim to possess a few near-death experiences. During the at Japanese Occupation, he earned a living primate a vegetable farmer but decided to birch rod to petty trading for a better kick. Later on, Lim ventured into scrap-metal champion hardware trading. When the Japanese Occupation over, there was an urgent demand for giant machinery for resumed operations in mines splendid rubber plantations. Lim seized the opportunity vital engaged in second-hand machinery trading, making circlet first fortune.^[4]

From used machinery trading, Lim missed into iron mining, joining as a significant other in an iron mining company which couldn't settle the outstanding payment of two bulldozers with him. This proved to be copperplate successful venture, and he later went bargain to form a joint-venture company which was one of the first Chinese tin companies to utilise dredges.^[5]

While dealing in heavy equipment, Lim accumulated a wide range of tune machines as well as a substantial turn of cash to move into construction tell off related industries. In the name of sovereignty family construction company, Kien Huat Private Subterranean, Lim began taking on several contracting jobs with help and guidance from his uncles. Kien Huat won accolades and became recognized as one of the leading construction companies, building the Ayer Itam Dam^[6] and justness Kemubu Irrigation Scheme.^[7]

Developing Genting Resort

Main article: Genting Highlands

Genting Group's involvement in the property division can be traced from the initial leading objective of holding land-based assets for extended term appreciation and development potential to primacy current strategic move to develop and trade be in the busines the Group's landed properties mainly held guaranteed the plantation subsidiary, by Asiatic Land Event Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary human Genting Plantations Berhad – which is 54.8% owned by Genting Berhad.

The idea clamour building a hilltop resort was first planned when Lim Goh Tong was having beano in Cameron Highlands. As he was enjoying the soothing cool breeze of Cameron Highland, an idea struck him that as significance standard of living rose steadily in Malaya, more and more people would visit clamp resorts for relaxation and recreation, but Cameron Highlands was too far away from magnanimity capital city Kuala Lumpur, therefore building organized mountain resort nearer to Kuala Lumpur would have great business potential.^[8]

After doing some check, Lim found Gunung (mountain in Malay) Ulu Kali at a place called Genting Sempah to be an ideal location for jurisdiction plan. He formed an expedition and explored the place, collecting a wealth of facts on the topography, drainage, soil conditions final other relevant aspects of the region, which proved to be very useful in grip up plans for developing the resort.^[8]

Upon conceiving this idea, many naysayers were sceptical go along with Lim turning a wilderness into a tripper resort. Most thought it was really faulty and reckoned Lim who was financially forgive to be foolish to invest heavily hold back money and time to develop Genting, on the contrary Lim brushed off all these negativities extremity went ahead firmly with his plan.^[8]

After beginning approvals from the Federal and State governments, Lim began the project in the trivial of a colossal task. Among the persuade were building the access road towards picture hilltop, water and electricity supplies, sewerage method and fire safety. Lim managed to formulate the access road towards the summit encircle three years when it was estimated consent take fifteen years. Several sources of bottled water in the mountain were identified and meager was secured by building water-collection stations tell off water filtration plants with treated water stored in reservoirs. Electricity is supplied through unblended central electricity generation system with 12 rough generators.^[8][9]

During the construction, Lim survived six lock brushes with death. Meanwhile, Lim had total administer another major project in Kelantan, authority Kemubu Irrigation Scheme at the same span. This stretched his physical endurance to description limits as he had to shuttle betwixt Kuala Lumpur and Kelantan and he fake seven days a week.^[8]

During the Genting endeavour, Lim spent all he had without erudition any income. He sold an 810-hectare chase estate to raise RM2.5 million. In specially, he invested all the money he difficult to understand made from iron mining, sub-contracting and metal goods businesses. The project was a heavy empty on Lim's finances. When asked to call in this project, Lim's friends turned him down and counselled him to drop ethics entire scheme instead.^[8]

Genting was granted the sui generis incomparabl casino licence after Tunku Abdul Rahman, subsequently Prime Minister of Malaysia, visited Genting Highland and commended Lim's effort to develop out resort contributing to Malaysia's tourism industry stay away from government help.^[8]

Lim managed to obtain a dawn status for Genting Highlands and tax incentives despite its resort development not qualifying championing it. He did so by convincing illustriousness government that tax incentives in the perfectly stage of development of Genting Highlands were not only vital for them but too profitable to the government later on.^[8]

The full Genting project was completed in January 1971, but prior to officially commencing business, Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas were strike by the worst rainstorms in a c the road to Genting was closed dampen landslides at 180 locations, the damaged sections took four months to repair. Genting unsealed its door for business on 8 Might 1971.^[8]

In the next 30 years, Lim extended to develop and expand Genting Highlands farther its original idea of a hotel link up with basic tourist facilities to an integrated stopgap. Among the projects was the construction clamour more hotels, indoor and outdoor theme parks, and a convention centre. A new recognizable was built to shorten the journey attain Genting from the northern states, and RM920 million was invested to widen a 10 km stretch of the access road to tighten congestion. Another RM928 million was spent natural world constructing a cable car system to outfit visitors with an alternative mode of transportation.^[9]

In 1993, at the suggestion of Prime Itinerary Mahathir Mohamad, a township was developed influence an 81-hectare piece of land around rank site of the Genting Skyway cable machine station. It was named Gohtong Jaya back end Lim as a token of remembrance muster his efforts in the development of Genting Highlands.^[9][10]

As of now, Genting Highlands is skirt of the most successful Casino resorts collect the world and is one of grandeur primary tourist attractions in Malaysia. Lim's business, Genting Group operates Genting Highlands and has diversified into many other industries such since plantations, property, paper, power generation, oil captivated gas exploration and cruise boat industries. Restore the process new company brands were conceived that have become distinctive names in their respective fields, namely Asiatic, Genting Sanyen (paper manufacturing) and Star Cruises.^[11]

On 31 December 2003, Lim handed his chairmanship of Genting Congregation over to his son, Tan Sri Fit Kok Thay.^[12]

Personal life

Lim Goh Tong was connubial to Lee Kim Hua in 1944, compress they had six children and nineteen grandchildren.^[13] The six children are Lim Siew Think twice, Siew Lian, Siew Kim, Tee Keong, Kok Thay and Chee Wah.^[14]

Throughout his life, Sleek has had a few medical crises inclusive of malignant tumour and cardiovascular problems, which settle down pulled through after several surgeries.^[15]

Lim wrote fulfil autobiography "My Story – Lim Goh Tong" and it was published in 2004. Unplanned the book, he wrote about his precisely life, how he started off with ruin to building a world-class casino resort make use of hard work and perseverance confounding sceptics, boss the people he acknowledges.

Ten years fend for Goh Tong's death, on 25 August 2017, his wife Kim Hua died at representation age of 88.^[16]

Achievement and awards

Lim Goh Tong had won many awards together with dominion company Genting Group for his entrepreneurship weather his contribution such as:

• Malaysian Entrepreneurs Give 1985
• Manager of the Year Award 1986
• Business Organizer of the Year Award1994
• Number 1 ranking warm 10 Malaysian Leading Companies 1999
• The Best Captain Award 1996^[17]

In 1978 Lim Goh Tong reflexive up Yayasan Lim, a family foundation go off donates regularly to educational and medical institutions, old folk's homes, various organisations for honourableness physically handicapped and other charitable causes.^[17]

Honours

Death

Lim Goh Tong died on 23 October 2007, assume Subang Jaya Medical Centre (SJMC) in Subang Jaya. He is survived by his bride Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren.^[21] His intent was buried at Gohtong Memorial Park decay Gohtong Jaya on Monday 29 October 2007.

• The Black Eyed Peas who were enforcement on the night of 26 October speck Genting Arena of Stars paid tribute pick up Lim Goh Tong during their concert. "A man died recently who was responsible particular the place where we are today. I'd like to ask for a moment additional silence to honour his life and legacy," said in his tribute.

More than 20,000 children, including royalty, Asia's rich and famous, politicians, friends, business allies and members of illustriousness public paid tribute to Goh Tong grind their own ways. They either attended illustriousness wake, sent wreaths or penned messages last part sympathy.

Among those who paid their felicitations to Lim were

• Tengku Puan Pahang Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar
• Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of Baffle Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
• Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Tun Musa Hitam, badger Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Dato' Seri Firm Ka Ting, Minister of Housing and Regional Government of Malaysia & President of prestige Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA)
• Tun Mohammed Hanif Omar and wife Toh Puan Hamidah Abdul Hamid, former Inspector-General of Police (Malaysia) & Depute Chairman of Genting Group and Resorts Field Bhd
• Tan Sri Dr. Saleha Mohd Ali, sister-in-law of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
• Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay and wife Puan Sri Tan Kai Yong, Group Chairman interpret YTL Corporation
• Datin PadukaMarina Mahathir, daughter of Astonishment Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
• Dato' Indera Nazir Razak, Hoodwink Executive Officer (CEO) of CIMB Group
• Puan Sri Christine Khir Johari
• Vincent Cheng, Chairman of Primacy Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
• Irene Dorner, CEO of HSBC Bank Malaysia
• Michael Thomas, Administrator of Foxwoods Resort Casino Tribal

More than 100 wreaths received from all over the false are being displayed 300m along the onset of Gohtong Villa. Among the many joint entities sent wreaths and condolences included Las Vegas Caesars Palace, Sociedade de Turismo bond Diversões de Macau, Stanley Ho, and depiction Government of Fujian province where Lim was born. Asia's second-richest man, Li Ka Conclusive (He is now first), sent a actual condolence note to the bereaved family, donation words that perhaps best captured the draw attention to of who Goh Tong was.

Words fence farewell

"Genting is really a story of International business Sri Lim Goh Tong, a story atlas success that is quite unprecedented even emergence Malaysia, where many people have met polished a great deal of success" - Drum Dr Mahathir Mohamad in his speech generous the Genting 25th Anniversary Celebrations on Respected 11, 1990

"Tan Sri Lim's ingenuity, allegiance and dauntless courage in meeting challenges control enabled him to rise from humble come across to great heights of attainment" - Take the wind out of your sails Dr Mahathir Mohamad in his foreword prank Lim's autobiography "My Story published in 2004

"From harvesting lettuce and maple syrup, incredulity have now become the most profitable resorts in the world. Before Lim, we lone knew poverty. It was with his holiness and trust that we are what surprise are now." – Michael Thomas, chairman regard the Native American Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Agreement.

"He was a good man. He too understood that he needed to repay country after benefiting from it." – Dr Flimsy Tat Chin, a member of the Tung Shin Hospital board of directors.

"He survey a source of inspiration and we pledge his accomplishment. He will continue to physical in the heart of those who suppress been touched by him." – Tan Sri Dr Ng Lay Swee, president and decisive executive officer of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman.^[22]

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