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Ong was born in Manila on October 24, 1963. His father, Ong Yong, was an immigrant from Jinjiang, China who settled in the Philippines in 1922. Better known as Co Tec Tai (許澤台) in the Chinese Filipino community, [3] the elder Ong was an active charity worker who served as president for various civic organizations.
Ong is the daughter of Peter Fu Yun Siak, an early employer of her husband and founder of Kuo International. [7] Ong is married to Singapore-based Malaysian business magnate and investor Ong Beng Seng. [7] [5] They have two children, a daughter, Melissa, and a son, Jonathan. [16] Ong is cited as "one of the wealthiest women in the world".
Kayong, the second-youngest of 11 children in his family, left behind a wife and two teenage children (a son and daughter) at the time of his death. Around 5,000 people attended Kayong's funeral and he was later buried at the Muslim cemetery in Jalan Lusut. [11] [12]
In 1972, Ling and Ong founded ONG & ONG, an architecture firm, she was a principal partner. [5] In 1993, she became the 5th Spouse of the President of Singapore after her husband Ong was elected president of Singapore. Despite becoming the Spouse, she continued her job as an architect at ONG & ONG, becoming the first working Spouse. [6]
Dato' Ong Beng Seng (Chinese: 王明星; pinyin: Wáng Míng Xīng; born January 1946), often known by his initials, OBS, is a Singapore-based Malaysian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of the Singapore-based organisation Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) which is a shareholder of various businesses, including Hard Rock resorts and Four ...
Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph "Bill" Stirling of Keir (9 May 1911 – 1 January 1983) was a Scottish officer of the British Army who served during the Second World War. Initially joining the Special Operations Executive , he would go on to command No. 62 Commando and then the 2nd Special Air Service (2 SAS).
Betty Ann Ong [1] (Chinese: 鄧月薇, Taishanese Ang 4 ngut 4 mi 3; February 5, 1956 – September 11, 2001 [2]) was an American flight attendant who worked for American Airlines and boarded Flight 11, the first airplane hijacked during the September 11 attacks. [3] Ong was the first person to alert authorities to the hijackings taking place ...
17 years after his son's murder, Ong Yew Kee died at the age of 66 on 9 April 1985. [45] More than 30 years after the murder, the kidnapping of Ong was re-enacted by Singaporean crime show True Files, and the episode aired as the eighth episode of the show's third season on 13 December 2004. To protect his identity and privacy, the victim Ong ...