The never-before-told story of Keng Teck Whay, a secretive and exclusive mutual-aid society and one of Singapore's oldest self-help groups, has inspired a publication nearly 200 years after it was founded.
The 517-page book, titled Keng Teck Whay - 200 Years Of Brotherhood, and its Chinese edition will be launched on Nov 23 at the National Library.
The book is edited by the society's current president, Mr Ronney Tan, 69, and renowned historians Kua Bak Lim, 75, and Lim How Seng, 81, and is written by several guest writers.
Mr Kua, the chief editor, said that the book attempts to analyse the society according to its founding background, building, management philosophy, personnel and its chronicles.
The association was founded in 1831 by 36 wealthy Hokkien-Peranakan businessmen from Melaka. While the "blood brothers" were mostly unrelated and had 20 different surnames among them, they worshipped a common deity - the Sanguan Dadi (Three Emperor-Officials) in Zhangzhou, located in China's Fujian province.
They had responded to the call of William Farquhar, the first Resident of Singapore, to seek business opportunities in Singapore.
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