Hit the Ground

Shing Huei Peh

Chapter 3 in Strictly Business:The Kwek Leng Beng Story, 2023, pp 23-36 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Soon after joining Hong Leong Finance as a branch manager in 1971, James Sim was offered a ride by his young boss Kwek Leng Beng. It was a rare chance to enjoy the breeze in a gleaming grey Jaguar convertible, at a time when such luxury automobiles remained as infrequently sighted in Singapore as the big cat whom the brand was named after. Sim hopped in at their corporate headquarters in Robinson Road, the central business district of Singapore, and Kwek drove east…

Keywords: Kwek Leng Beng; Hong Leong Group; Hong Leong; Singapore; Millennium Hotel; Millenium Hotel; 9/11; The Plaza; authorised biography; CDL; City Development Ltd; Donald Trump (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 L21 L26 L85 M1 M13 M16 R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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