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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:23 am    Post subject: Genting founder dies Reply with quote

Genting founder dies Crying or Very sad

PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, founder and honorary life president of Genting Group, passed away at 11.20am Tuesday at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre.

The tycoon, who turned 90 in April this year, was renowned for his vision in transforming Genting Highlands from an unexplored hilltop to one of the world's most successful casino resorts.

The fifth child in a family of seven children, Lim migrated from China's Fujian province in 1937 at the age of 19 with only a small suitcase and US$175.

The idea of a hill resort was chanced upon by Lim amidst the crisp air of Cameron Highlands in 1964. Lim was then working on a hydro-electric power project at the popular hill resort, patronised mostly by British colonials seeking cool refuge from the tropical heat, when he foresaw a prosperous Malaysia of the future desiring a cool mountain holiday resort within the reach of all Malaysians.

To date, Genting Highlands Resort has five hotels and two apartment blocks at the hilltop and Awana Genting Highlands Golf and Country Resort.

The company, founded in 1965, has since expanded and diversified from its initial hotel and resort activities to plantations, properties, paper manufacturing, power generation, oil and gas, electronic commerce and information technology development under Genting Group.

According to Forbes Asia, the Genting Group founder was third richest in the country with a net worth of US$4.3bil (RM14.6bil).

Lim is survived by wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, and their six children and 19 grandchildren.



林梧桐就是雲頂,雲頂就是林梧桐”的印象,深入民心多年,因為這片當年的荒蕪之地,是在他一手一腳的打拼下,躍然成為今天馬來西亞半島山巒的一顆皇冠上的寶石。

在我國各族社會,尤其是華社,對林梧桐有著深不可分的情感。

他打造的賭場,經過多年蛻變,演化成今天聞名國際的綜合性主題遊樂園,一直在陪伴著馬來西亞成長,而這裏三至四代人,對它也有著難以抹去的集體記憶。

隨著林梧桐離去之后,雲頂的常客,或曾受惠于林梧桐慈善功業的人士,可能會產生若有所失的一絲惆悵。

林梧桐與全天下相約于雲頂,雖然“天下無不散之筵席”,惟他生前已在雲頂山莊選好墓地,如今百年歸老,也生生世世與雲頂在一起,延續著“林梧桐就是雲頂,雲頂就是林梧桐”的佳話。



這張高空鳥瞰的雲頂娛樂城版圖,是林梧桐花了大半輩子心血與時間,將一座森林開拓成國際享有知名度的旅遊勝地。

for more details.. http://www.chinapress.com.my/topic/UncleLim/default.asp?sec=Text&art=1024uc01.txt
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote




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PostPosted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

UNLCE LIM..Bye Bye.. Thanks to builds up the Genting for us
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yeah.. really admire him can be billionare which start from ZERO and not everyone can do so lo.. and his money.. no need to work for few generations also cant finish... just leave it in bank eat interest enuff jor..

this year April when he celebrating his birthday still looks so healthy.... but mana tahu... so fast bye bye liao....
anyway.... hehe... tuesday i am going up genting with my sabah's frend..... hehehe...
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