In Memory

1918 - 2007
Today, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, the founder and honorary life president of Genting Berhad pass away at 11.20am at Subang Jaya Medical Centre. He leave his wife Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, 6 children and 19 grandchild.

Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong is the third richest man in Malaysia and was a very famous figure of Malaysia. His vision had turn a hilltop to be the one of the world most famous casino and entertainment city.

When Tan Sri Lim father pass away when he was 16 and he had to take over his father business after some time. Being new in business he borrow 2 dollar from his relative to buy some vegetable seed. This 2 dollar is the starting point of how he change his life into a multi millionaire.

As normal chinese at that moment, he also struggle to live. He earn just enough to feed the family. During the China - Japan war, he came over to Malaya to help his relative and to earn some money. From there, he slowly venture into construction businesses. To make the business more easier and get more profit, he venture into machinery and steel businesses as well although it was in small scale. He also involve in mining industry.

Soon, his businesses become well know and he manage to get a lot of project including water dam project in Penang and Cameron Highland. He also manage one of the Malaya most problematic project at that period which is the Rancangan Kemubu. He almost gone bankruptcy at that moment. Tan Sri Lim get the idea of a hilltop resort when he built the dam in cameron. He feel that cameron is a nice place but will not get popularity as it was far away from our city, Kuala Lumpur.

Upon finishing the Cameron Highland dam, he quickly get a map of Kuala Lumpur and find is there any good spot for him to realizing his idea. He fall in love with Ulu Kali Hill even thought he had never been there before. Days after, he climb the hill with his team and he strongly believe this hill will be the best place for him to build his dream resort.

In building the resort, he encounter millions and millions of problem and with his determination he just continue his idea. Many people had said that he is stupid and a fool for risking his impossible idea. He manage to change people perception of impossibility and turn his vision into reality. What we see today is what he had mind years ago.

The businesses grow and keep on growing till today and Genting Berhad now is not just a family business but a multinational company. With so many subsidiary in almost all country, no matter big or small, Genting berhad is already a well established company. They now had Entertainment businesses specializing in resort and casino, international cruising, energy, oil and gas, plantation and construction, property, IT and e-commerce and paper and packaging(sold off in 2007).

He story is achieved in "my story" Lim Goh Tong. For more success story of him, you might read the book. A very comprehensive and educating book.

For me, he is my idol. A businessman without much education background, having difficulty in communicating using English and Malay yet able to success in Malaysia. He is a motivator for me, a superb businessman that always manage to turn crisis into opportunity. His success is my learning point, his businesses is a great achievement to the country, his death is a loss to the nation.