I was very surprised the local residents never heard of the name of the most famous son's from Nibong Tebal. Tan Sri Datuk Ir. Professor Emeritus Dr. Chin Fung Kee passed away on 29th. August, 1990 at the aged of 70. His parents operate a goldsmith shop, Kedai Emas Sin HonSeng in Jalan Atas. Sorry for earlier blunder.
Professor Chin had contributed significantly to the nation's building. Malaysia's most respected civil engineering, excellence in geotechnical, structural and hydraulic engineering. He was a also a local pioneer engineer who played a key role in the development of engineering education, research and practice in Malaysia. His contributions and achievements were recognized not only in Malaysia's but worldwide.
Professor Chin is remembered for playing a key role in the design and construction of the first Penang Bridge, the KOMTAR building foundation rectification work and the PLUS Highway.
An acting Vice Chancellor of University Malaya for seven years and also a Professor and Dean of Engineering. For more details biography of Professor Chin, please visit Wikipedia.
This is a tribute to Tan Sri Datuk Ir. Professor Emeritus Dr.Chin Fung Kee. Rest in peace and your contributions to the nation's building will always be remembered by me. And I hope the younger generation will learn something useful about our elders.
Kang, how did you know so much about Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Professor Chin Fung Kee? He passed away more than 20 years ago but his legacy lives on. Puan Sri left us in 2010. I only knew him as my uncle.
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