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Kim Ching & Co.
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ca1860 |
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Updated: 6 April 2007
Notes:
"Mr. Tan Kim Ching, the eldest of the three sons of Tan Tock Seng, was born in Singapore in 1829. On his father's death the firm of Tan Tock-seng was changed to Tan Kim Ching and the business was carried on at River-side (now Boat Quay) from 1851 to 1859 by Tan Kim Ching as sole owner. In 1860 the firm was known as Tan Kim Ching & Brother, chop Chin Seng Ho, Tan Swee Lim, a brother, having been admitted a partner, but a few months later Tan Swee Lim left the firm. The business which finally became known as Kim Ching & Co. chop Chin Seng attained considerable success, owning rice mills at Saigon, Siam and elsewhere." [S03]
In 1888, the company opened a branch in Hong Kong.
On the web:
- Tan Kim Ching - Wikipedia article by his decendant Jeffery Seow
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