1917 - 2001
Tam Kan Malaysian Business
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| Birthday |
18th December, 1917
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| Died |
10th June, 2001
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| Zodiac Sign |
Sagittarius
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| Nationality |
Malaysian
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| Occupation |
Business
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Tam Kan (Chinese: 谭根; pinyin: Tán Gēn; 18 December 1917 - 10 June 2001) was born in Xinhui (新会), a city district in the city of Jiangmen in the province of Guangdong in southern China.
He is the second son of Tam See Chow's second marriage to Wun Li King.
Although Tam See Chow was a rich and high-ranking official, Tam Kan went through hardship since the age of three when his father died.
He learnt carpentry and worked to support his mother, and went through the hardship of surviving WW2.
He was one of many workers that participated in the construction of many building structures in Guangzhou including Haizhu Bridge (海珠桥), National Sun Yat-sen University Library (国立中山图书馆), and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (白云机场).
He later went to Hong Kong and worked for the Asiatic Petroleum Company (香港亚细亚油公司) and the British North Borneo Company. In 1951, Tam Kan was one of the early batch of workers selected by the British North Borneo Company to move from China to North Borneo (now called Sabah).(1)
