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| Keywords: ong sam leong tomb boon tat wife gwee soon neo bukit brown singapore public domain publicdomain outdoor Son of Ong Sam Leong Died July 5, 1941 Buried with wife Gwee Soon Neo From Singapore Street Names: Singapore-born businessman and elder son of Ong Sam Leong, Ong Boon Tat was the proprietor of the New World amusement park in Jalan Besar. Boon Tat extended his father's business and was the owner of brickworks, sawmills and rubber estates. In the 1920s, he was described as "one of the group of young Straits-Chinese who are taking a practical interest in public affairs, having realised the duties of citizenship which devolve more especially on the men of education and standing in our community." Originally called Japan Street, the road named after him was the first to be renamed by the Municipal Commissioners in 1945 after the Japanese Occupation. Son of Ong Sam Leong Died July 5, 1941 Buried with wife Gwee Soon Neo From Singapore Street Names: Singapore-born businessman and elder son of Ong Sam Leong, Ong Boon Tat was the proprietor of the New World amusement park in Jalan Besar. Boon Tat extended his father's business and was the owner of brickworks, sawmills and rubber estates. In the 1920s, he was described as "one of the group of young Straits-Chinese who are taking a practical interest in public affairs, having realised the duties of citizenship which devolve more especially on the men of education and standing in our community." Originally called Japan Street, the road named after him was the first to be renamed by the Municipal Commissioners in 1945 after the Japanese Occupation. | ||||
