Grandfather’s Brush with Politics

Grandfather Yeo Cheow Kaw was born in the late Qing Dynasty and died in the Republic of China. He experienced the political tides before and after the Xinhai Revolution and left records of his activities in history. In 1913, he was appointed as the Director General of the Fujian Provincial Industry Department in China. In 1924, he became a member on the Chinese Advisory Board for the colonial government in Rangoon. These political engagements proved the esteem he received in the community.

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Plaques of Honour

Two beautiful plaques hang on the wall of Sit Teik Tong in Rangoon. One of them marks the conferment of the title of Director of Industrial Business to Yeo Cheow Kaw. A third plaque, in stone and marking the same honour hangs above the main door to his former residence in Xiayang. Here is the story behind these plaques of honour.

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