Kenneth Gin Ying Doon
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Kenneth gin ying doon | |||
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| Born | December 1924 Australia | ||
| Nationality | Australian | ||
| Citizenship | Australia | ||
| Education | Melbourne High School | ||
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne | ||
| Occupation | President of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore | ||
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Wee Kit Lee in 1956 | ||
Er. Kenneth Gin Ying Doon (born December 1924) was elected as the first President of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore.[1] He practised as a Civil Engineer from 1946 to 2000.
Personal life and education
Er. Kenneth Gin was born in Australia in December 1924 as the third youngest of twelve siblings. He had 5 brothers and 6 sisters. His father was Hoey Sing Goon, a small Chinese businessman who migrated to Melbourne, Australia before marrying Woo Choy Yeuck. Gin attended Melbourne High School in South Yarra, Melbourne from 1939 to 1941.[2] He then graduated with Honours in Civil Engineering from the University of Melbourne in 1945.[3] Kenneth Gin married Dr. Wee Kit Lee in 1956.[2]
Engineering career
In 1946, he joined Messrs, Scott & Furphy, Consulting Engineers in Water Supply, Sewerage and Municipal Works, Melbourne.[2] He moved to Singapore to work for Hume Industries (Far East Organization) Ltd. as Project Engineer between 1956 to 1959. He was appointed Deputy Director of Public Works, Singapore in 1959.[4] Following that he was appointed Acting Director of Public Works in 1963.[4] Finally, in 1966, he was appointed General Manager of Singapore's Public Utilities Board (former Public Works).[4][5] In 1970, he became the Group General Manager of Singapore Land & Investment Corporation[6] that was in charge of the development of the island of Sentosa into a tourist attraction. A new company was incorporated in 1973 to oversee the development of Sentosa, Sentosa Development Corporation. Gin was named General Manager of Santos Development Corporation in 1973.[4] By 1976, Gin had created his own Engineering Consultancy practice[3] working with Mobil|Mobil Oil Singapore Pte Ltd oil refinery projects and as an Arbitrator on engineering disputes.[6]
References
- ↑ "Milestones of IES 1966 to 1970". The Institution of Engineers, Singapore. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Singapore Engineer June 2016". Issuu. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matthews, Shirley Ho, Eliah Castiello, Zac (2013-10-01), The Melbourne Graduate, retrieved 2020-11-28
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tian, Er A/Prof Chew Yong (1996-03-01), English: Interview with IES Founder President Er. Kenneth Gin, retrieved 2020-11-28
- ↑ Jshutler (1969-03-27), A World Hunt for a Superman to Run Utilities Board, retrieved 2020-11-28
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Matthews, Shirley Ho, Eliah Castiello, Zac (2013-10-01), The Melbourne Graduate, retrieved 2020-11-28
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