Overseas Chinese in the British Empire

Khoo Hun Yeang Khoo Hun Yeang was born in Penang in 1860 to Khoo Thean Teik. His father was a prominent figure in Penang and Perak. Kho...

Baron Chan, FRCPCH, MBE © Gary Lee; Universal Pictorial Press and Agency Ltd Chan Chew Koon was the first Chinese Lord appointed to th...

One Hundred Years' History of the Chinese in Singapore  One of the highly sought after reference materials in Chinese studies in the S...

Lim Leack Lim Leack or Lim Liak was born in 1804 in China with ancestry in Jingli (鏡里). He migrated to Straits Settlements in 1825....

Khoo Cheng Lim was born in 1808 in Fujian, China to Khoo Wat Seng. Khoo Wat Seng was among the early Chinese settlers in Penang and was the...

The Chinese Consulates  The formation of the Chinese Consulates in Singapore and Penang in 1877 and 1890 respectively, was primarily to s...

Sir Charles Kao KBE, GBM (Hong Kong), PhD (London)  Kao Kuen or Charles Kao was born on 4 November 1933 in Shanghai to Kao Chun-hsian...

Khoo Siew Jin Khoo Siew Jin was born in 1884 in Penang to Khoo Hun Yeang. He was known as a young-business achiever. Khoo Siew Jin was...

Emeritus Professor Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim, PSM, DPMP, DPMS, JSM, Ph.D (Malaya)  Khoo Kay Kim was born on 28 March 1937 in Kampar, Perak...

Khoo Ewe Aik Khoo Ewe Aik was born in 1893 in Penang to Khoo Ban Seng and Yeoh Cheam Neo. He was a great grandson of Khoo Cheng Lim. ...