Yap Kwan Seng did more than just lend his name to a road, says granddaughter

PHILANTROPHIST Kapitan Yap Kwan Seng may have died over a century ago but the legacy of the last Chinese Kapitan of Kuala Lumpur lives on.

The closest that Malaysians know about this man is the road that was named after him — the busy Jalan Yap Kwan Seng that today houses high-profile tenants like the Australian High Commission, Menara Public Bank, Menara AmBank Finance and a slew of high-end restaurants.