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+++ wee_hap_lang [2026/05/07 21:46] (kini) – [Perihal] sazli
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 ===== Perihal =====
-//"Mr. Wee Hap Lang, of 19, Rodger Street, Kuala Lumpor, is vice-president of the Selangor Anti-Opium Society, and was a delegate to the first Anti-Opium Conference at Ipoh. He is the son of Mr. Wee Liang Hin, and was born in Malacca. His father and grandfather were merchants at Malacca. The latter was a financier and established an extensive business with the Malays and the Chinese miners. In the course of business Mr. Wee Hap Lang's father made many trips up country, and on one of these, about thirty-five years ago, he became sick and dies at Ro[e]ko Hill, Kajang. Another member of the family was murdered by the Malays in Perak. The subject of this sketch entered the Government service after obtaining a training in different mercantile houses. Resigning in 1894, he started in business on his own account at Kuala Lumpor. Coming under the notice of Captain China Yap Kwan Seng, he acted as his assistant and English secretary until the time of the captain's death in 1902. On two occasions during Captain China's absence in China he managed his affairs. He is the founder of the British Malayan Mining Company, Ltd., just floated privately, and is developing several other mining properties. He possesses mines of his own at Serdang, Sungei Besi, Damansara, and Kajang. Mr. Wee Hap Lang is vice-president of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce, a committee member of the Mandarin School, a trustee of the Anglo-Chinese School, a member of the Turf Club, the Weld Hill Club, and many other similar institutions. He is also one of the originators of the Chinese Christian Association of Singapore. Nine sons and four daughters were born to him, all of whom are living. Of the former, one is being educated in England and another in America. The whole family are being thoroughly trained in English and Chinese. Mr. and Mrs. Wee Hap Lang celebrated their silver wedding on October 10, 1907."// (Twentieth Century Impressions of British Malaya, hlm.161).
+{{:gambar:weehaplang-1908.png?200|Wee Hap Lang, sekitar 1908}} \\
+Wee Hap Lang, sekitar 1908 (Arnold Wright, H.A. Cartwright (Ed.), 1908: [[https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea233|"Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources"]], hlm.926).
+//"Mr. Wee Hap Lang, of 19, Rodger Street, Kuala Lumpor, is vice-president of the Selangor Anti-Opium Society, and was a delegate to the first Anti-Opium Conference at Ipoh. He is the son of Mr. Wee Liang Hin, and was born in Malacca. His father and grandfather were merchants at Malacca. The latter was a financier and established an extensive business with the Malays and the Chinese miners. In the course of business Mr. Wee Hap Lang's father made many trips up country, and on one of these, about thirty-five years ago, he became sick and dies at Ro[e]ko Hill, Kajang. Another member of the family was murdered by the Malays in Perak. The subject of this sketch entered the Government service after obtaining a training in different mercantile houses. Resigning in 1894, he started in business on his own account at Kuala Lumpor. Coming under the notice of Captain China Yap Kwan Seng, he acted as his assistant and English secretary until the time of the captain's death in 1902. On two occasions during Captain China's absence in China he managed his affairs. He is the founder of the British Malayan Mining Company, Ltd., just floated privately, and is developing several other mining properties. He possesses mines of his own at Serdang, Sungei Besi, Damansara, and Kajang. Mr. Wee Hap Lang is vice-president of the Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce, a committee member of the Mandarin School, a trustee of the Anglo-Chinese School, a member of the Turf Club, the Weld Hill Club, and many other similar institutions. He is also one of the originators of the Chinese Christian Association of Singapore. Nine sons and four daughters were born to him, all of whom are living. Of the former, one is being educated in England and another in America. The whole family are being thoroughly trained in English and Chinese. Mr. and Mrs. Wee Hap Lang celebrated their silver wedding on October 10, 1907."// (Arnold Wright, H.A. Cartwright (Ed.), 1908: [[https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea233|"Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources"]], hlm.160-161).
 //"Another member of the anti-opium movement, who was also a miner, Wee Hap Lang once voiced in his interview session; 'Opium smokers have only one goal and that is the goal of a wreck. They will begin to smoke, and then they will smoke, smoke, smoke; it depends on the constitution of an individual or other circumstances, but in the end, they are sure to become a wreck.'"// (Jayakumary Marimuthu, Mohd Firdaus Abdullah, 2020: {{ :lampiran:opium_smoking_suppression_campaigns_and_the_role_of_anti-opium_movements_in_the_federated_malay_states_1906-1910_-_44772-144085-1-sm.pdf ||}}[[https://journalarticle.ukm.my/17094/|"Opium smoking suppression campaigns and the role of anti-opium movements in the Federated Malay States, 1906-1910"]]. Jebat: Malaysian Journal of History, Politics and Strategic Studies, 47 (3). pp. 31-57. ISSN 2180-0251, hlm.44).
+===== 1904-07-03: Dilantik AJK Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce =====
+//"In the early history of Chinese mercantile and mining activities in the State of Selangor, business questions were generally discussed at meetings held in Chop Tong Him Loong, owned by the esteemed and wealthy Towkay Loke Yew. This primitive arrangement, however, was not allowed to continue long. Mr. San Ah Wing, a public-spirited
+gentleman of Kuala Lumpor, began an active agitation in favour of the establishment of a properly constituted Chamber of Commerce, and as the result of a series of lucid and forcible articles written by him and published
+in the Malay Mail, a largely attended meeting of merchants and miners was held at the General Farm in Kuala Lumpor, and it was unanimously decided to form the Selangor Chamber of Commerce. An inaugural meeting was held at the Selangor Miners' Association on March 27, 1904, and the following officebearers were appointed : Chairman, Towkay
+Loke Yew ; vice-chairmen, Towkays Chan Sow Lin and Loke Chow Kit ; committee, Towkays Chin Choon, Low Luan Gan, Lee
+Kong Lam, Kan Choon, San Kee, Chia Boon Teat, Yap Long Hin, Wee Hap Lang, Khoo Hock Chong, Ong Chee Slew, Wong Wan Fan, Wong Tau San, Fong Swee Chee, Mak Chak Sang, San Ah Wing, Sin Chew Kee, Hoi Guan, Eng Hoh Seong, Seng Soon, Fong On, Chin Sin Hee and Mah Hoi Chee ; and hon. secretary, Mr. San Ah Wing."// (Arnold Wright, H.A. Cartwright (Ed.), 1908: [[https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea233|"Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources"]], hlm.855).
+===== 1907: Dilantik Naib Pengerusi Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce =====
+{{:gambar:selangor-chinese-commerce-1908.png?300|Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce, sekitar 1908}} \\
+Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce, sekitar 1908.
+//"For the year 1907 Towkay Chan Sow Lin was chairman, and Messrs. San Ah Wing and Wee Hap Lang were the vice-chairmen. Mr. Choo Cheong Khay, the hon. secretary, went to Manchuria in May, and in his absence the duties of the office were undertaken by Mr. Loon Lenn Yew, a well-known member of the local community."//
+(Sumber: Arnold Wright, H.A. Cartwright (Ed.), 1908: [[https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea233|"Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources"]], hlm.855).
 ===== 1907: Pendanaan Gimnasium Methodist Boys School KL =====
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 and one of the Principal's old pupils, Towkay Eu Tong Sen, has given the institution a fine library, while Mr. K. Dorasamy Pillai defrayed the cost of building the central hall. Other improvements are being made, including
 the erection of a gymnasium by Mr. Wee Hap Lang, and the levelling of the cricket and football ground for the use of the boys by Mr. Loke Yew. Some idea of the cosmopolitan character of this excellent school may be gathered from
-the fact that the pupils are representative of nine races and five religions. In February, 1907, Mr. R. McCoy, B.Sc, was appointed to the Vice-Principalship of the school, in which there is now a staff of 14 teachers."// (Twentieth Century impressions of British Malaya, hlm. 280).
+the fact that the pupils are representative of nine races and five religions. In February, 1907, Mr. R. McCoy, B.Sc, was appointed to the Vice-Principalship of the school, in which there is now a staff of 14 teachers."// (Arnold Wright, H.A. Cartwright (Ed.), 1908: [[https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/sea233|"Twentieth century impressions of British Malaya: its history, people, commerce, industries, and resources"]], hlm. 280).
 //"A library was added in 1906 financed by a Chinese philanthropist, later known as the “Lum Mun Yoke Memorial Library”, and in 1907, when the number of teachers had risen to fourteen, eight new classrooms were added. The sports field was built from a large donation by Loke Yew, Chinese business magnate, and a gymnasium was erected with the assistance of Mr.Wee Hap Lang."// (Malaysia 1786 - 1957: {{ :laman:methodist_boys_school_kuala_lumpur_1897_malaysia_1786_1957.pdf ||}}[[https://britishmalaya.home.blog/2022/08/29/methodist-boys-school-kuala-lumpur-1897/|"Methodist Boys’ School, Kuala Lumpur (1897)"]]).