Loke wan tho death in paradise

Malaysian-Singaporean business magnate, ornithologist and photographer

In this Chinese name, the family name is Loke.

Tan SriLoke Wan Tho (simplified Chinese: 陆运涛; traditional Chinese: 陸運濤; pinyin: Lù Yùntáo; Jyutping: Luk6 Wan6 Tou4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lio̍k Ūn-tô; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Lu̍k Yun-thàu; 14 June 1915 – 20 June 1964) was a Malaysian-Singaporean business magnate, ornithologist, and photographer.

He was the founder of Cathay Organisation in Singapore and Malaysia, and Motion Picture and General Investments Limited(MP&GI) in Hong Kong.

Early life and education

Born in Kuala Lumpur on 14 June 1915, Loke Wan Tho was the ninth child of Loke Yew, an ethnic Chinese businessman of Cantonese descent, and his wife of mixed Hokkien-Hakka ancestry named Loke Cheng Kim.

Loke was 2 years old when his father died. His early education was in Kuala Lumpur at the Victoria Institution, a school set up by the British for Chinese boys which c