In december 2003, tan sri lim goh tong retired and handed over the chairmanship of the genting group of companies to his son, tan sri lim kok thay. Tan sri lim goh tong is an entrepreneur which are proactive. Unless got this clause or else i dont think they can simply remove it. Esm goh chok tong launches a children book panjang. If they were, you have a unique story to tell about your roots. Early childhood and education tan sri lim goh tong, a name that is well known in malaysia and also recognized globally. Singapore leaders doing their best to ensure leadership. My story by goh tong lim book 1 edition published in 2004 in english and held by 1 worldcat member library worldwide. One of the first was buying and selling earth moving equipment.
A big part of the book was concentrated on his genting idea. Lim tee keong l and lim chee wah, sons of gaming tycoon lim goh tong, walk behind a hearse bearing their late father during a funeral procession in genting highlands, pahang state, 29 october 2007. His father, lim shi quan passed away at the same year and tan sri lim goh tong pick up the responsibilities of as the head of his family. This legend was born in 1918 at anxi district, a province in china. Lim goh tong, chineseborn malaysian entrepreneur born april 16, 1917, anxi, fujian province, chinadied oct. Success story of lim goh tong free essay example studydriver. This childrens tale, closely accompanied with thoughtful illustrations, is an inspiring story of how one can embrace the things that make one different. He wrote his autobiography my story lim goh tong and it was published in 2004. Tan sri lim goh tong passed away peacefully on 23 october 2007 and was laid to rest at gohtong memorial park on 29 october 2007. Imagine you are enjoying the cool breeze while sipping tea with your. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming genting highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the worlds most successful. Born a generation apart, these two pioneer entrepreneurs shared many similarities in.
He was ranked 204th on the forbes 2007 list of billionaires worldwide and his life has always been seen as a classic rags to riches story. Imagine you are enjoying the cool breeze while sipping tea with your good friends on a 1,500m mountaintop facility, which is some four to five hours drive away from where you are living. Lim goh tong was studying classic chinese at age 6 and was forced to leave school at age 16 due to the revolution. Lim goh tongs story after few days, tan sri lim goh tong passed away, a friend of mine was having a book title my story, lim goh ting that certainly caught attention. Biography of lim goh tong chinesemalaysian billionaire. My story bylim goh tong this is a great books, i think the book wasvery nice and worth to read. He worked at odd jobs and then started taking all the opportunities available to him. On the 31st of december 2003, lim goh tong inherited his chairmanship of. Lim wrote his autobiography my story lim goh tong and it was published in 2004. A further affidavit filed on may 4 by tan sri lim kok thay, to whom goh tong had passed the baton, questions the shareholding of australialisted donaco international ltd, in which his two nephews, lim keong yew and lim keong hoe, collectively hold a 49. As to how such an unassuming quite the opposite type man filled lees shoes this book tells us successfully through a sharp, easygoing prose and huge chunks of verbatim. In the book he wrote about his early life, how he started off with nothing to building a worldclass casino resort through hard work and perseverance confounding skeptics, and the people he acknowledges. His son now runs the genting group and continues to do business around the world. Uncle lim duno english, i scare maybe he also duno got such clause.
The book also details for the first time how mr goh felt humiliated when, a week after the rally, thenpm lee made more public criticisms of him, saying that he was wooden when. Unless inside the agreement signed by lim goh tong, one of the clause example the one execute the fund have the power to remove whoever trustee heshe likes. Lim goh tong left behind a legacy not only for success, but also for providing his workers with excellent working conditions and contributing to the overall success of malaysia on the world stage. An autobiography, by lim goh tong, founder of the genting group, malaysia.
Lim goh tong was an immigrant who came to malaya with less than 150 us dollar rm525 and eventually became one of. Lim goh tong ranked 245 among the worlds richest people in 2006 home lists billionaires lim goh tong. My story by lim gohtong is a very popular book, with the highest rankingsales. My story by lim goh tong and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was written by non other than our very own tan sri lim goh tong, the brain behind genting highlands. Genting company berhad was founded by the tan sri lim goh tong 28 february 1918 23 october 2007 in year 1965 was a prominent wealthy malaysian chinese businessman.
Lim goh tong always is humble with tycoons, politician, and higher officials and even with the. Lim goh tong a wonderful background story about tan sri. He founded the genting group in 1965 to build the hilltop. How tan sri lim goh tong built genting highlands into a worldclass resort has been wellpublicised. My story tong, lim goh 9789679788594 books kinokuniya. Goh tong is a fujian dialect that carry the meaning of parasol tree, in chinese. He talked briefly about his childhood and his earlier projects. He continued his fathers businesses which is petty trading and learned from regular and.
The former, by sarawakian academic dr lam chee kheung, is written in chinese, and the latter is an autobiographical account drafted in chinese by chew sau loong and in english by ms cheong mei sui. The family feud between the sons and three grandchildren of genting bhd founder, the late tan sri lim goh tong, has certainly captured the attention and interest of the corporate community. In the book he wrote about his early life, how he started off with. Hoping that i can post an inspiration success story of our proud nations billionaire.
A story of family, faith and freedom, cyprian lim chronicles the ups and downs of his family, capturing 20 generations of the lee clan from the first person who established. The goh chok tong story, is particularly timely as a major theme in it is leadership renewal, pm lee said, even as the current 4g leaders are being groomed to take charge in. Lim goh tong died as a billionaire on october 23rd, 2007. Malaysian journal inner 100512 new era university college. Lim goh tong, page enjoyable autobiography of billionaire lim goh tong. He then got into construction, plantations, then building. Goh tong lim this is a longawaited book by one of malaysias most interesting entrepreneurs. There is a new twist to the feud in the family of the late tan sri lim goh tong that controls genting bhd.
The story of tan sri lim goh tong is an inspiring one, beginning with nothing to his name, he turned difficulties into opportunities, took much calculated risks and confounded sceptics through sheer foresight and perseverance. From the day he was born until his death, lim goh tong did not speak english, he only communicated in chinese and malay language. He was renowned for his vision and courage in transforming genting highlands from an unexplored hilltop into one of the worlds most successful casino resorts. And as fate would have it, the two later became friends when he was on his way to build genting. World scientific singapore cyprian lims ancestral trip. For those who want to discover, the history of genting and its distinguish tourism products created by the company, make this book as your kickstart. Lim goh tong is classic story of a ragtoriches story. Lim goh tongs business the genting group now also operates many diversified industries such as plantations, property, paper, power generation, oil and gas exploration and cruise boat industries. My story by lim goh tong new era university college. It is a full story about lim goh tong, published 3 years before he passed away in 2007. In his remarks at the event, emeritus senior minister goh chok tong thanked mapletree for donating copies of panjang to kindergartens located at their premises. In the latest development, the court of appeal yesterday ordered the disclosure of the tee keong family. He is a simple person but live with high level of discipline and focus.
Traits of entrepreneur and successful entrepreneur. Tan sri lim goh tong passed away peacefully on 23 october 2007 at the age of 89 and was laid to rest at gohtong memorial park on 29 october 2007. He gained the idea to build a hill resort when he was enjoying the cool breeze soothing of cameron highland. Lim developed the popular hill resort of genting highlands and founded the genting group which comprised listed companies on the bursa malaysia as well as the singapore and hong kong stock exchanges. I just finished reading another book today entitled my story. He only spoke hokkien but start to learn cantonese, mandarin and bahasa melayu during live in malaysia. This article first appeared in the edge financial daily, on october 18, 2016. Genting founder lim goh tong, who died on 23 october at age 90, was buried 29 october on the hilltop where he had built malaysias sole casino. Mr goh, now 77 and emeritus senior minister, reveals these feelings for the first time in tall order. The goh chok tong story, a biography that has hit the bookstores.