Thio Guan Tat: Pioneer in Remittance Services
Located by the roundabout in Hill 1 (near the LTA signboard) is the tomb of Thio (Teo) Guan Tat who came from Fujian Province and was a pioneer in the remittance business. On the altar of his tomb, is an epitaph inscribed in elegant calligraphy Summarised by Brownie Khoo Ee Hoon: “Mr Thio Guan Tat came to Singapore as a youth with high aspirations and who strived for many years before succeeding. Finally in 1920 he started “Thio Guan […]
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