Bukit Mertajam
Wong Siew Te was born in Bukit Mertajam, Penang on 16 May 1969 as the youngest son of the tailor Wong Soon Kew, who operated the business "Soon Kew Tailor" in Bukit Mertajam from the 1950s to the mid 1980s. He grew up with eight other siblings – four elder brothers and four elder sisters. From 1976 to 1982 he joined "Kim Sen Primary School" in Bukit Mertajam and from 1982 to 1987 the "Jit Sin High School", also in Bukit Mertajam.