Receiving 25 years long service award
from Wee Chor Yaw UOB Chairman
Toasting on behalf of the long service
award recipients
Giving a joint thank you speech
From left : Pao Ven Kong
Joyce
Property staff from 396 Alexandra Road
Front row from left: Chan Khye Heng, Melina Wee
Pao Ven Kong, Joseph Tay, Lim Kiam Leng
Back Row from left: Jamal, Pang Mum Piew,
Lim Meng Tuck
From left: Jane chong, Chin Tin Koon,
Paul's driver, Danny Tan, Chan Pak Seng,
Goh Sin Tub, Paul Chaston (behind Goh ST),
Ng Kian Seng, Pao Ven Kong, Poh Tock Keng,
Chua Geok Beng, Seow Chooi Hock,
Tay Poh Hua (sitting)
From left: Daniel Sim, Angeline Leong,
Pek Choo, Joyce, Pao Ven Kong
Tan Lye Beng with the girls
Daniel Sim and Tan LB singing
Property staff celebrated
Goh Sin Tub's birthday
Goh Sin Tub giving a speech at his birthday party
UOB Hong Kong staff Mr Lau's wedding
Mr Bak Soo Ha UOB HK Senior Manager
From left: Tan Lye Beng, Pao Ven Kong,
Chan Yew Kwong, Raymond Ang, Rajoo
Fishing trip to Tioman
From right : Lim Boon Peng,
Pao Ven Kong
From left: Chin Tin Koon, Yeo Chee Beng,Chan Pak Seng, Pao Ven Kong, Poh Tock Keng
(partial hidden), Ng Kian Seng
Property staff gathering
From right: Ling Swee Chan, Paul Chaston,
Khoo Kah Nan, Roger Ng
From right: Khoo Kah Nan, Paul Chaston
Ling Swee Chan
Pao Ven Kong doing butterfly stroke
From left: Daniel Sim, Jason Chong,
Chan Yew Kwong, William Tay,
Pao Ven Kong
UBRC big walk sub-committee
Pao Ven Kong (closed one eye)
Noraini's wedding
From left: Pao Ven Kong,
Woon Sin Fong
Tan Lye Beng,
Chua Ai Tong
From Left: Hui Fook Seng,
Kay Leong,
Chua Ai Tong,
Pao Ven Kong,
Patricia Chan
UOB old HQ project site staff
UOB old HQ project
basement excavation
Sheet piling with RSJ for
sub-structure work
Pao Ven Kong being
dressed up as woman
UBRC dinner
From right: Chan Khye Heng,
Lim Boon Peng, Pao Ven Kong
UBRC badminton team
UOB dinner at Neptune
Theather Restaurant
BBQ at Pasir Ris bungalow
From right: Louis Chan,
Pao Ven Kong
Standing: Patrick Tang
Sitting: Pao Ven Kong
From right: Angeline Leong,
Pao Ven Kong
From Left: Lim Chew Yong,
Pao Ven Kong
Jansen Lee
Standing: Loo Kee Keow
Sitting: Pao Ven Kong
From left: Noraini,
Pao Ven Kong,
Angeline Leong
William Tay
Farewell dinner for Ah Kong 63
Ah Kong gave thank you speech
Christopher Ng
Ah Kong gave thank you speech
Singapore River in 1972
From left: Heng Seng Woo, Connie Tan
Liew Beng Leong, Chin Tin Koon,
Soon Wee Lam
(first man on the right)
Coins bank corner
Banking hall interior decoration
Back row from left: Janet Lim, Yassmin,
Connie Tan, Andrew Ong, Lim Kiam Leng
Front row from left: Angeline Leong,
Pao Ven Kong, Christopher Ng
From left: Ng Weng Hon,
Pao Ven Kong,
Poh Tock Keng
Tan Lye Beng
BP Tower staff from left: Lim Kaim Leng,
Pao Ven Kong, Pang Mum Piew, Lim Meng Tuck
Melina Wee, Joseph Tay, Jamal, Chan Khye Heng
Dinner at Neptune Theater Restaurant
From left: Ng Kian Seng,
Pao Ven Kong,
Tay Poh Hua
Toman fish tail bitten
Front row from left: Chan Khye Heng,
Lim Boon Peng
Back row from left: Joseph Tay,
Pao Ven Kong
From left: Low Sow Lan, Connie Tan,
Pao Ven Kong, Janet Lim
I was considered quite lucky to get a job just a few months after I graduated from the Singapore Polytechnic with a building diploma. I responded to an employment advertisement in the Singapore Straits Time. It was United Overseas Bank 大华银行 looking for a suitable site supervisor for their proposed 30 storey new head office building at Bonham street / Raffles Place.The job title was Clerk-of-works. I went for the job interview on 23 April 1971 at the UOB temporary head office,175-176 Cecil Street (UOB has sold the then HQ building.It is the present GB building location).I was employed by UOB as a contract staff and reported to work on 11 May 1971. I was stationed on the construction site. The site staff were required to do shift work to minimise overtime work. Mr Liew Peng Leong was the Property Manager and he was also the project manager.He stationed at Cecil Street office. Mr Goh Boon Peng was the resident engineer. All the site staff reported to him. The main contractor for the project was Low Keng Huat Construction.The project was completed in first quarter of 1974 and UOB had moved in to the new HQ building. There after I was employed as a permanent staff. My career path with UOB was as follows:
1. 11-05-1971 Clerk-of-works for proposed UOB HQ building
2. 01-02-1974 Assistant property officer (Internal officer )
3. 05-02-1977 Assistant property officer (Class 2)
4. 29-03-1982 Assigned to HongKong for 2 months project
5. 31-01-1984 Property officer (Class 1)
6. 15-02-1988 Changed title to Senior officer (grade 1)
7. 12-05-1986 General Manager Mr Goh Sin Tub early retirement
8. 09-12-1991 Received 25 years long service award (Omega watch,now still wearing)
9. 28-01-1995 Assistant Manager (grade 2)
10 07-01-2000 Deputy Manager (grade 3)
11 22-03-2006 Assistant Vice President
12 02-04-2009 extended service with one year contract
13 02-04-2010 Retired I have worked with UOB for 39 years.
I am very happy working with UOB & even more happy to be with the Property Division. I wish to thank all my colleagues for the support & assistance given to me in the past. With the good working environment and steady in come, I got married and managed to raise my family and sent the two children to the local universities.(NUS新加坡大学 & NTU南洋理工大学). Now I am retired. I can spent more time with my family, especially with my wife. I have more time to exercise regularly maintaining good health.
Thank you Uncle Wee 谢谢老黄。
