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About Yeap Chor Ee (叶祖意) Arriving in Penang at a mere age of 17 from China in the 1890s, virtually penniless but with relentless energy and business sense, Yeap Chor Ee worked his way up and became Penang’s richest man of his time. Besides dominating the business world, he was also a great philanthropist when he donated a big amount of ...
Wisma Yeap Chor Ee can be seen to the far left of this 1900s postcard of George Town. Wisma Yeap Chor Ee, built in 1922, was the first of the three buildings along the southern side of China Street Ghaut that were constructed by Yeap Chor Ee, a Chinese tycoon with business interests in various industries, including tin mining, rubber and sugar.
Locations PSC@Heritage Operating Hours: Open daily, 9am – 6pm[Closed on major public holidays] Wisma Yeap Chor Ee,37, Gat Lebuh China,10200 Georgetown,Penang. Phone: 012-602 3039 PSC@Bagan Operating Hours: On-demand only Level 1,Dewan Dato Hj Ahmad Badawi,Lot 272 & 273, Jalan Datuk Hj Ahmad Said, Butterworth,12000 Butterworth Perai,Penang. PSC@Krystal Operating Hours: On-demand only 1-4-20 ...
As the story goes, Tiong Ham surprised by Chor Ee’s growing dominance in the Malayan market held off charging Chor Ee for the refined sugar, assuming that the $2 million bill would bankrupt him, and allow Tiong Ham to gain a strong foothold in the market. But Yeap Chor Ee ever the thrifty businessman, had the money and soon paid up.
Until the 3rd quarter of the 20th century, Yeap Chor Ee Road was a dead end country lane just outside the southern boundary of George Town. It was the road that led to the plantations at Bukit Gelugor and Bukit Gambir. The construction of Jalan Bukit Gambir in the 1980s changed all that. It turned Yeap Chor Ee Road into a major road to connect ...
The House of Yeap Chor Ee was the first home of Yeap Chor Ee, a young immigrant who came to Penang in 1885 and worked as a barber before becoming a captain of industry at the turn of the 20th century. The building was turned into a Social History Gallery in 2008.
