ONG Seok Kim was an extraordinary man with a big heart. A pioneer in the early development of Sitiawan and the Dinding district (now Manjung), Ong dedicated almost 50 years of his life to the betterment of the local community.
Known as an educationist, social worker and philanthropist, Ong lived to the ripe old age of 80 before he passed on in 1964. At his funeral, many Chinese community leaders in then Malaya and South-East Asia came to pay their last respects. A big crowd of mourners, including students, lined the roads, during the funeral procession.
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