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DISPLAYTITLE: == Tam Kan == }} Name : 谭根 Tam Kan (18 Dec 1917 - 10 Jun 2001) 籍贯：原籍广东新会 Tam Kan (simplified Chinese:谭根) was born in China. He is the second son of Tam See Chow's second marriage to Wun Li King. Although Tam See Chow was a rich and high-ranking official, Tam Kan went through hardship since the age of three when his father passed away. He learnt carpentry and worked to support his mother, and went through the hardship of surviving WW2. He later went and worked for the British North Borneo Company and was one of the early patches of workers selected for transfer from China to North Borneo (now called Sabah) in the early 50s. During the 50s, Tam Kan worked as foreman of the British North Borneo Company, contributed and witnessed the early development of North Borneo. He overseen many constructions of the early buildings and landmarks of which many still exists in today's Sabah. After North Borneo attained self-government in 31 August 1963, Tam Kan became one of the very first to establish a foothold in the booming construction industry by establishing his own company 'Tam Kan Contractors Company'. The company went on to build many iconic buildings in the state of Sabah, such as Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu; Segaliud Bridge; Teachers' Training College; 100 Police Flats in Kepayan; Police Flats in Tanjung Aru, shop houses and many more. Although many still exist today, some have either been demolished or are going to be demolished such as ‘Tam Kan Flats’ as reported recently in 2015 by Malaysian media such as the Malaysian Chinese Association (Link: http://www.mca.org.my/en/tam-kan-flats-in-inanam-to-be-demolished/) , The Borneo Post (Link: https://www.propertyhunter.com.my/news.php?id=1577), New Sabah Times (Link: http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/87229), and Kinabalu Today (Link: http://www.kinabalutoday.com/index.php/home-2/local-news/7490-sell-off-abandoned-tam-kan-flats-rather-than-rebuilding-it-suggests-lawmaker) Tam Kan was also the founding President of the West Coast Sze Yi Association (四邑公會) where he initiated the funding and construction of the eight-storey Sze Yi building in Bundusan Commercial Centre in Kota Kinabalu. He was president from 1986-1989. The Association established an education loan scheme for the good of members' children in 2015, continuing Tam Kan's belief that all children should receive education. (Source: Article from Daily Express (Malaysia) online newspaper of East Malaysia published on 6 July 2015. Link=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news.cfm?NewsID=101248) His many contributions to Sabah, Malaysia, formally known as North Borneo was recognized by the Head of State and he was conferred the titles 'BSK' and 'ASDK' in the 70s and 80s respectively for outstanding services for Sabah Malaysia (see Wikipedia under Orders, decorations, and medals of Malaysia for more info). Tam Kan was a philanthropist who worked tirelessly to help the less fortunate. He was particularly keen in promoting education and sponsoring children in attaining formal education, both locally and overseas, as he himself was deprived of an education. He had donated generously to the running and building of schools and libraries in Malaysia and in China. Tam Kan passed away on 10 June 2001 in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia at the age of 84 having suffered from ill health for a number of years. Tam Kan married Lam Chee (simplified Chinese:林珠, 26 April 1922 - 24 January 2012) on 28 October 1942 and has four sons and three daughters. Tam Kan Contractors Company is no longer active in the Malaysian construction industry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tam Kan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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