Tee Hock Seng
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Tee Hock Seng | |
|---|---|
| 郑福成 | |
| Born | 19 July 1949 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Occupation(s) | Managing director of Bina Puri Holdings, Bhd |
Tee Hock Seng | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭福成 |
| Simplified Chinese | 郑福成 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhèng Fúchéng |
| Jyutping | Zeng6 Fuk1 Sing4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Tēⁿ Hok-sêng |
Tan Sri Datuk Tee Hock Seng, JP (simplified Chinese: 郑福成; traditional Chinese: 鄭福成; born 19 July 1949)[citation needed] is a Malaysian businessman and group managing director of the construction firm, Bina Puri. He is a former-appointed member of the senate of the Malaysian parliament and the past president of the Chinese Association Federation of Hokkien Association of Malaysia[1][2]
Career[edit]
Tee started his career as a salesman at Chop Seng Lee selling Mobil Petroleum products. He left the firm in 1976 to join his brothers, Tay Hock Lee and Tee Hock Hin, in starting a construction-based company, ‘Pembinaan Tekun Jaya Sdn Bhd’.[3] In 1983 he oversaw the merger of the company with Bina Puri Sdn Bhd. At Bina Puri, Tee began his career as a finance director and was appointed to the board on 5 November 1990. He was subsequently appointed as the group managing director.[4] In January 1995, he was responsible for getting Bina Puri listed on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).[4]
The firm has completed numerous multi-million ringgit projects (valued in excess of US$2 billion), in Malaysia and overseas[5][6] The group's business activities include investment holdings, property development and management, the manufacturing of construction materials,[7] power generation,[8] highway concessionaire,[9] and hospitality.[10]
Party affiliations[edit]
On 15 July 2008, Tee was an appointed a member of the Malaysian Senate (the Dewan Negara),[11] for a term of three years.[12] He served concurrently as treasurer-general of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 2008 to 2010.[13][14] Following the defeat of the MCA aligned president, Tan Sri Dato Seri Ong Tee Keat, in the party polls, Tee tendered his resignation on 30 March 2010.[15][16]
Honours[edit]
- Malaysia's Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in 2005 the "Most Prominent Player" award.[17]
- Lifetime achievement award at the 2nd Malaysia Golden Entrepreneur Awards.[18][19]
- Atsumi Award at the 44th International Federation of Asian and Western Pacific Contractors’ Associations (IFAWPCA) in 2018.[4]
Honours of Malaysia[edit]
Malaysia : 
Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2000)[20]
Sabah : 
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (1989)
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (1991)[20]
Selangor : - Justice of the Peace of Selangor (JP) (1991)
References[edit]
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- ^ "Successive President (in Chinese)". www.fujianmalaysia.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Fellows" (PDF). www.cidb.gov.my. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
- ^ a b c "Tan Sri Datuk Tee Hock Seng conferred Atsumi award - Nation | Focus Malaysia". www.focusmalaysia.my. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Bina Puri-UEMC JV lands RM997.23m LCCT job - Nation | The Edge Markets Online". www.theedgemarkets.com. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "Bina Puri Gets Infrastructure Works for LRT Extension - Metro Biz |". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2015-01-17.
- ^ "Sungai Long Industries Sdn Bhd". www.sglong-ind.com. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Corporate Profile". www.megapowermakmur.co.id. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "Stock With Momentum: Bina Puri Holdings". www.theedgemarkets.com. Asia Analytica / The Edge Financial Daily. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "A Home Suite Home for everyone". www.rimbunsuites.com/. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
- ^ "马华区会主席郑福成受委任为马来西亚国会上议员". www.chinanews.com.cn. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Board Of Directors". Bina Puri Holdings. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Bina Puri Holdings Bhd (BPURol.KL)". www.reuters.com. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Y.BHG Tan Sri Datuk Tee Hock Seng JP". www.latar.com.my. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Tee quits all party posts". www.thestar.com.my.
- ^ The Report Brunei Darussalam 2011 (Report). Oxford Business Group. 2011. p. 118. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
- ^ "Jordan Investment Board". www.massa.net.my. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Hats Off to Malaysian Businessmen". www.mca.org.my. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ "Hats off to Malaysian businessmen". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
- ^ a b "Recipients of Medals, Star and Medal". www.istiadat.gov.my. Retrieved 2019-03-05.