page_title: Ong Seok Kim
section_title: Social Organisation
hierarchical_section_title: Ong Seok Kim / Social Contributions to Malaysia / Social Organisation
caption_attribution_description: English: Seok Kim at Aik Tee's 50th Anniversary, 1962; Book: No Other Way Out - A Biography of Ong Seok Kim. PJ, Malaysia; Authors: Wang Jianshi, Ong Eng-Joo; Publisher: Strategic Information and Research Development Centre, 2013; Site: http://ongseokkim.com
context_page_description: Ong Seok Kim was an educationist, social worker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He was born in Yongchun County, Southern Fujian Province in China and migrated to the then Malaya in 1903. As an entrepreneur, Ong began building up his wealth through trading in supplies for tin miners in the Ipoh/Gopeng area in the state of Perak, and later as a local trader in Sitiawan, Manjung District, also in Perak. He continued building his wealth through establishing retail shops, and later through investment in rubber estates and commercial properties in Manjung District and as far as Betong in Thailand. The wealth he created would later be used towards various charity and education projects in Manjung District, and in particular, Sitiawan town.
context_section_description: In 1913, at the age of 29, Ong established the Aik Tee Recreation Association (Aik Tee Soo Poh Seah) in Sitiawan, for the purpose of enabling the migrant community to socialise, exchange news, read books and newspapers, and for the youth to take part in sporting activities. He was Chairman of the Association for 40 years, from 1915 to 1955. Two years after his death, the Association posthumously recognised his contributions to the community with a lifetime achievement award.
  In 1922, Ong established the Sitiawan Rubber Traders Association. The Association levied 50 cents on every ton of rubber sold in the Sitiawan area, to fund the building of classrooms and school facilities for the Chinese community in the local areas. Ong, as part of the Association, collected, managed and disbursed the money from the levies to the schools.
caption: 1962_Ong speaking at Aik Tee's 50th Anniversary
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