New York, New York

Shing Huei Peh

Chapter 8 in Strictly Business:The Kwek Leng Beng Story, 2023, pp 84-92 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: New York, New York. Everything about New York agreed with Kwek Leng Beng. He loved cities, eschewed the countryside. And no city comes bigger, brighter and bolder than the Big Apple, Gotham City, the Capital of the World. He thrived on speed, demanding results at a digital pace even though he belonged very much in the analogue age. The relentless pace of Wall Street, of Broadway, of Times Square synced with the inner rhythm of a man whose favourite answer when asked about a deadline was “yesterday.” He obsessed about locations and there is no more prestigious zip code in the world than Manhattan. After all, few places could be identified globally by its phone number area code, unlike bygone days when 212 denoted a cool connection at the heart of it all…

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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