Wee Boon Teck

Wee Boon Teck (Chinese: 黃文德; pinyin: Huáng Wéndé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Bûn-tek; 1850–1888) was the only son of Wee Bin and was the latter's successor at the firm of Wee Bin & Co., where he improved and strengthened the position of the firm. He served on the committees of Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Po Leung Kuk. He donated $4,000 to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which was invested by Government for about twenty years and which was then applied towards the cost of building a ward bearing his name in the Hospital at Moulmein Road. He was described as having a kindly and charitable disposition. Wee Boon Teck died on 22 September 1888 at the age of 38. Boon Teck Road is named after him.

Wee Boon Teck
黃文德
Born1850
DiedSeptember 22, 1888(1888-09-22) (aged 37–38)
OccupationMerchant
Known forDonor to Tan Tock Seng Hospital; namesake of Boon Teck Road in Singapore
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