Wee Boon Teng and Soh Gim Neo

Wee Boon Teng
黃文汀















Sons: 
神偉 Wee Sin Wie
神助 Wee Sin Choe
神安 Wee Sin Ann
神恩 Wee Sin Oon
神保 Wee Sin Poh

Daughters 
坤娘 Wee Koon Neo
壁蓮 Wee Pek Lian
瑞珠 Wee Swee Choo
瑞娘 Wee Swee Neo 



Soh Gim Neo 
蘇錦娘





IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER,
OEI BOON TENG, MAJOOR TITULAIR GST. ZST
SUMATRA
DIED ON 2ND DAY OF MAY 1939
AGE 75

IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER
MADAM SOH GIM NEO
DIED ON 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER 1948
AGE 82

MAJOOR' WEE BOON TENG
The Straits Times, 2 May 1939, Page 12


DEATH OF CHINESE WITH N.I. MEDALS

MAJOOR WEE BOON TENG. a Straits born Chinse who was decorated by the Netherlands Indian Government with the colonial gold and silver medals, died at his residence 5, Kim Yam Road, off River Valley Road, this morning at the age of 75
Son of the late Mr Wee Leong Hee, he was born in Singapore in 1864

He was educated at Lye Fatt English school before going to Sumatra to join his uncle, the late Kapitan Wee Leong Tan, a well known trader

In 1890 he was appointed Lieutenant China of Selat Panjang on the Sumatra east coast, and 20 years service in the post won him the silver medal. Another five years, he was promoted to Kapitan China and later awarded the gold medal

Shortly before retiring to Singapore in 1925, he was promoted to the rank and title of Majoor 
Majoor Wee and his wife celebrated their golden welding in 1937 


Son of Wee Leong Hee 
Wee Sin Choe - MD of Cheong Koon Seng & Co 

Domestic Occurrences DEATH.
Malaya Tribune, 5 May 1939, Page 4





DEATH
The Straits Times, 29 October 1948, Page 4


Three sons instead of 5 sons . Wee Sin Wei and Wee Sin Poh may have been lost in the war 

DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES.
Malaya Tribune, 20 April 1931, Page 8


Mr Khoo Eng Wah, third son of Mr and Mrs Khoo Teng Hin engaged to Miss Wee Swee Neo 

Two happy mothers
The Straits Times, 10 June 1961, Page 5






Madam Wee Swee Neo admires son Khoo Cheng Lim's gold medal which he received for being the most brillant engineering student.  

His father Khoo Eng Wah died in an accident when he was five years old 
He later became Dean of the School of Architecture in NUS and Chairman of URA 

Khoo Cheng Lim later became chairman of URA from 1987 till 2001

WEDDING COUPLE MAKE $500 GIFTS TO FUNDS
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 18 November 1940, Page 7






Major Wee Boon Teng & Mme. Soh Gim Neo
Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 30 May 1937, Page 21






Page 7 Advertisements Column 3
Malaya Tribune, 8 January 1942, Page 7



Chan Soen Nio 
Wee Sin Choe 
Chan Cheng Tat 


Wedding And Family Footage Of Peranakan Family, Circa 1930 

Should be the wedding of Mr Khoo Eng Wah and Miss Wee Swee Neo , shortly after 20th Apr 1931 






Her Son Khoo Cheng Lim became chairman of URA

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Syonan Shimbun, 30 May 1945, Page 2



Death of Khoo Eng Wah on 27.5.45 at age of 39