Chew Boon San’s Descendants Visit Chew Museum During Chinese New Year

Descendants of Chew Boon San (r-l) Chew Yuen Keat, Chew Yuen Hin and Chew Ghim Seng (Yuen Keat's son) 

It is common to have family drop by during the Chinese New Year but it was an auspicious morning when the descendants of Chew Boon San paid a visit.

Chew Yuen Keat and his brother Chew Yuen Hin visited cousin Ignatius Chew’s during the Chinese New Year period. Yuen Keat and Yuen Hin’s were the sons of  Chew Choo Beng, Chew Boon San’s eldest son.  

(Seated l-r) Dato Dr Choong Kam Fook, Datin Choong, Chang Choon Keng, Chew Yuen Hin, Chew Yuen Keat and Chew Ghim Seng. (back row) Ignatius Chew, Lau Chee Hoong, Teoh Ghim Loo, Pauline Chew.

Yuen Hin joined the armed forces but Yuen Keat was an employee of Ban Hoe Seng. 

He began his career in 1969 when the company was still at Old Town and moved to the new Ban Hoe Seng premises at Kampar Road a year later all the while working in the claims department.

He was given the nick name of ‘Claim Chew’ because there were so many Chew’s working there.

He described his time at Ban Hoe Seng as happy and memorable working with his Uncles Chew Choon Siew and Chew Choon Kok and cousins.

“I was working under Yeoh Oon Kok my cousin from the start. It was 1969 and I was 19 when I started and worked for 42 years before I retired.  

Chew Yuen Keat aka 'Claim Chew' during his early days at Ban Hoe Seng

Chew Yuen Keat takes a photograph with the staff of Ban Hoe Seng Auto. 2019

Occasionally I was a driver for Uncle Choon Siew’s wife and took his daughter Florence to school. Sometimes on weekends Uncle Choon Siew would take the staff to Penang to stay at his Batu Ferringi bungalow  by the sea.

I had one job and was treated very well. I was happy there which is why I could work very long.  

The descendants take a photo with Chew Boon San (big photograph at back of Yuen Keat) 

'Impressed with elaborate Chew Museum' .. Ignatius briefing the cousins about the museum

Chew Yuen Hin was impressed with the Chew museum saying it was and interesting and commended Ignatius for doing an elaborate family museum.

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