A photo from the historic Baling talks between David Marshall, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock (far right) and Chin Peng. - Filepic
He devoted his life to social and political reform, played a crucial role in government committees and in civil society efforts, and fought to improve the well-being of the poor.
Key public figure and successful businessman Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock was born into a well-to-do family. Tan’s great-great-grandfather, Tan Hay Kwan, first set foot in Malacca between 1771 and 1775. He married a local woman named Lee Chye Neo.
