Penang Po Leung Kuk
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In 1878, a group of local Chinese in Hong Kong presented a petition to the Governor of Hong Kong, John Pope Hennessy to set up the Po Leung Kuk
to rescue the kidnapped victims. The main objective of Po Leung Kuk is to care for the young and protect the innocent.
The Penang Po Leung Kuk was founded in 1889 by Foo Tye Sin
, Koh Seang Tat, Khaw Sim Bee, Ong Boon Teik and Ong Beng Teik. The Penang Po Leung Kuk was the first Anglo-Chinese welfare organisation in Penang
dedicated to protecting Chinese female immigrants from exploitation and sexploitation.
The Po Leung Kuk homes in Singapore, Malacca and Penang were controlled by committees of Chinese gentlemen and financed by endowment funds raised from public subscriptions.
The Penang Cheshire Home was set up in 1978 in a wing of the former Penang Po Leung Kuk Home.
Rosalind Hoalim, wife of Lim Cheng Ean and a well-known figure in colonial Penang, was sympathetic to the plight of unfortunate servant girls and helped various escapees from cruel households re-establish themselves at the Penang Po Leung Kuk. Later, her daughter, Datuk Lim Phaik Gan better known as P. G. Lim, led the Penang Po Leung Kuk in the 1920s and 1930s helping to train and rehabilitate Chinese prostitutes.
Po Leung Kuk
The Po Leung Kuk is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services.-Founding of Po Leung Kuk:...
to rescue the kidnapped victims. The main objective of Po Leung Kuk is to care for the young and protect the innocent.
The Penang Po Leung Kuk was founded in 1889 by Foo Tye Sin
Foo Tye Sin
Foo Tye Sin was a Justice of the Peace and an influential community leader of 19th century. Penang born Foo Tye Sin, a British subject, was a Hakka tin miner who could trace his ancestry to the Yong Ting district, Ting Chou prefecture, Fujian Province. He was educated at St. Xavier's Institution...
, Koh Seang Tat, Khaw Sim Bee, Ong Boon Teik and Ong Beng Teik. The Penang Po Leung Kuk was the first Anglo-Chinese welfare organisation in Penang
Penang
Penang is a state in Malaysia and the name of its constituent island, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia by the Strait of Malacca. It is bordered by Kedah in the north and east, and Perak in the south. Penang is the second smallest Malaysian state in area after Perlis, and the...
dedicated to protecting Chinese female immigrants from exploitation and sexploitation.
The Po Leung Kuk homes in Singapore, Malacca and Penang were controlled by committees of Chinese gentlemen and financed by endowment funds raised from public subscriptions.
The Penang Cheshire Home was set up in 1978 in a wing of the former Penang Po Leung Kuk Home.
Rosalind Hoalim, wife of Lim Cheng Ean and a well-known figure in colonial Penang, was sympathetic to the plight of unfortunate servant girls and helped various escapees from cruel households re-establish themselves at the Penang Po Leung Kuk. Later, her daughter, Datuk Lim Phaik Gan better known as P. G. Lim, led the Penang Po Leung Kuk in the 1920s and 1930s helping to train and rehabilitate Chinese prostitutes.
See also
- 1878 - Hong Kong Po Leung KukPo Leung KukThe Po Leung Kuk is a charitable organisation in Hong Kong that provides support for orphaned children, education and other services.-Founding of Po Leung Kuk:...
- 1888 - Singapore Po Leung KukSingapore Po Leung KukThe Singapore Po Leung Kuk was established in 1888 and began as a single room with six beds and was meant for permanent juvenile residents. This was expanded to 120 beds in 1896, with new accommodation in 1928 providing for 300 residents...
- 1889 - Penang Po Leung Kuk
- 1895 - Kuala Lumpur Po Leung KukKuala Lumpur Po Leung KukIn 1878, a group of local Chinese in Hong Kong presented a petition to the Governor of Hong Kong, John Pope Hennessy to set up the Po Leung Kuk to rescue the kidnapped victims. The main objective of Po Leung Kuk is to care for the young and protect the innocent....
- 1900 - Perak Po Leung Kuk
- Hong Kong Po Leung Kuk website.
- The Penang Po Leung Kuk: Chinese Women, Prostitution and a Welfare Organisation By Neil Khor Jin Keong and Khoo Keat Siew