returned fire at his assassins. After 28 hours, Khoo's condition worsened due to his gunshot wounds and later he died at the Ipoh General Hospital (or known as the Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun today) at the age of 50. After his assassination, his fellow colleague, DCP Dato' (later Tan Sri) Yuen Yuet Leng replaced him as Perak Chief Police Officer. His funeral in Ipoh, was attended by about 20,000 people including then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak, then-Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn and then-Inspector General of Police, Tun Hanif Omar. His body was later flown back to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Sempang Air Base in Sungai Besi, Kuala Lumpur and was laid to rest in his adoptive hometown of Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. Legacy Two roads were named after him such as Jalan Khoo Chong Kong in Ipoh, Perak and Jalan Tan Sri Khoo Chong Kong at the Royal Malaysian Police quarters in Taman Desa Baiduri, Cheras, Selangor. Honours : Recipient of the Malaysian Commemorative Medal (Sliver) (PPM) (1965) Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1966) Companion of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (JMN) (1970) Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1975 – Posthumously) : Officer of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PBS) (1968) : Knight Grand Commander of the Order of Taming Sari (SPTS) – Dato' Seri Panglima (2015 – Posthumously) Commonwealth honours : Recipient of the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) (1963) References 1975 deaths Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Malaysian people of Hakka descent Companions of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Deaths by firearm in Malaysia Malaysian Christians Malaysian people of Chinese descent Male murder victims Chinese emigrants to Malaysia Malaysian police officers Malaysian anti-communists People murdered in Malaysia 1975 murders in Malaysia 1925 births Recipients of the Colonial Police Medal