Philanthropist sets up society to help the poor here and abroad

SOME people’s lives are changed forever by a turn of events, as in the case of Datuk Tan Leong Hoo — the founder and president of the Xim Phou Moon Welfare Society Malaysia.

A pilgrimage trip of sorts to Sri Lanka in the late 1980’s had exposed him to the harsh living reality there — people did not have proper shelter as the continuous war and in-fighting had rendered thousands homeless and many were using blankets as their only cover.