WONG Siew Qui, 黄兆珪

Chairman of - Great Eastern Life Assurance Co. Ltd. / Estate and Trust Agencies Ltd. / Ching Keng Lee & Co, Ltd. / Kluang Rubber Co. (Malaya) Ltd. / Nyalas Rubber Estates Ltd. / Malaya Tribune Press Ltd.

ex-residence: 10 Cairnhill Circle, Singapore
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Graduated as a Barrister-at-Law from Middle Temple in London in 1910, then returned to Singapore to setup practice. Gave up after eight years and entered business. Served on the Municipal Commission from 1921-38. Conferred the datoship by Sultan Ibrahim of Johore in 1941. Married at the age of 24, wife Ng Yung Chee was 20.

S. Q. Wong was born in Singapore on 23 October 1888. He studied at Raffles Institution and later went to Middle Temple (Cambridge University) to study law. He was called to the British Bar in 1910. He later returned to Guandong China as the Supreme Court Judge. Owing to the uncertainty of the political situation in China, he returned to Singapore to practise law. In 1915, he set up Cooper & Wong Partners but in 1918, he gave up his law practice, and went into business. Despite being a legal consultant to many wealthy businessmen, he still managed to find time for social community work. His public offices included his appointment as a member of the Johor Council of State and Commissioner. As a member of both the Singapore Municipal Commission and the Johor Council of State, he was a valuable link between the two bodies. He advocated for Chinese street names to be displayed in Chinese characters on road signs.

黄亚福的第四个黃兆珪(1888-1980)是一位律師，他在莱佛士书院毕业后，考进英国中宇法学院（MIDDLE TEMPLE）1911年考获律师资格。他接受中国政府的任命，出任广东省总检查长一职。但是，黄亚福看到新成立的中华民国政治动荡不稳，催促他回到新加坡。1913年，他回到新加坡，据说在孙中山先生的穿针引线，和一名塩税官吴哲梅先生的女儿吴蓉姿结婚。他们在广州结婚，婚后回到新加坡，两人总共生了12个孩子，组成一个大家庭。六个男孩是秉勤，秉德，秉康，秉安，秉勋和秉恩；六个女儿是玉苹，玉梅，玉芙，玉薇，玉菱，和玉蘅。
黄兆珪是时任柔佛苏丹伊布拉欣所信赖的心腹朋友。1921年，他被委任为柔佛州议会议员，一直到日本南侵为之。战后，他在1948年又再次被委任为州议员。
1929年他受封柔佛州王室拿督第二级勋章DPMJ.1941年由被苏丹伊布拉欣赐封为柔佛州王室第一级勋章SPMJ,以表扬他对柔佛州的贡献。
黄兆珪也被委任为许多官方机构的委员，其中最重要的是出任新加坡市政委员会委员。他从1921年担任该委员会委员一直到1938年为止，他一直关心如何确保新加坡拥有良好的基本设施。
在新加坡同柔佛政府商谈有关新加坡在柔佛建造自来水厂的课题上，他扮演着一个重要的角色。作为新加坡市政委员会委员和柔佛州议会议员，他是这两个机构之间可贵的联系人。
黄兆珪也是黄亚福业务上的好帮手。黄亚福需要他的律师专业知识，来协助管理他的投资业务。他原本在新山黄亚福街开设了一间名为古柏与黄氏的律师楼；但是，很快的他就被商业，尤其是锡矿也和树胶业所吸引。
在商业领域，黄兆珪也展现了他的才华。他是最早摆脱华人传统贸易制度，步入公司领域的华人之一，最后他成为二十多家公司的董事和多家公司的董事主席。
黄兆珪也是一个眼光独到的商人，在他的促使下，在马来亚的三家银行，就是和丰银行，华商银行以及旧华侨银行，合并成现在的华侨银行，在增强华人银行业的力量方面，发挥了重大的作用。
黄兆珪也通过加入东方联合保险公司，推动华人晋身保险业。他认为，随着华人商业的发展和扩张，越来越迫切需要有保险的保障，特别是在树胶业方面。他利用黄亚福在大东方保险公司和联合保险公司所拥有的股份，积极参与这两家公司的运作，最后被选为东方联合保险公司的董事主席。
1920年，一批新加坡华商成立一间新的保险公司-华侨保险时，黄兆珪也是董事之一，他毫不吝啬将他的经验传授给这间新的公司。
黄兆珪也曾在1914年创办一份英文报纸THE MALAYAN TRIBUNE（马来亚论坛报），致力在新加坡和马来亚这样一个由欧美人士控制舆论的环境下，明确表达另一种观点，一个致力于反映亚洲人视角的报章。
黄兆珪以拿督S.Q.Wong稱著於新山社會

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