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by Ang Yik Han<\/p>\n

\"\u767d\u5fc3\u6b63,<\/a>

\u767d\u5fc3\u6b63, Pek Sim Jia (photo Yik Han)<\/p><\/div>\n

The tomb\u00a0 of \u767d\u5fc3\u6b63 (probably Pek Sim Jia in romanised Hokkien) at Hill 3. Hailing from Anxi (\u5b89\u6eaa – An-khoe) county of Fujian, he was the proprietor of Pek Sam Choon (\u767d\u4e09\u6625) –\u00a0 a tea importer who was one of the founding members of the Singapore Chinese Tea Importers and Exporters’ Association in 1928.<\/p>\n

No longer in operation today, the firm was known to still exist in the 1950s when it was run by one of his sons, Thiam Hock, whose name appears on his tombstone. As Anxi county is famed for producing tea especially Ti Kuan Yin (\u94c1\u89c2\u97f3), a sizable proportion of local Chinese tea merchants hail from that county. Some old firms founded before the war are still around today.<\/p>\n

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Advertisement for Pek Sam Choon in the 30th anniversary commemorative publication of Singapore Ann Kway Association 1952<\/p><\/div>\n

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Registered trademarks of Pek Sam Choon (ST 12 Dec 1931)<\/p><\/div>\n

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