Giving her heart and soul for the ‘kids’


KAJANG: When Kong Lan Lee decided to quit her job as an administrative manager to become director of the Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation in Petaling Jaya, her mother, boss and colleagues asked her if she was sure.

There was no money in the career change and she was doing well at her job, her mother pointed out. But Kong was bored of the wild goose chase in the corporate world.

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