concessions for east Johor and Endau. By then, he was also a revenue farmer, holding kangchu concessions for four rivers and had also invested in a number of businesses in Johor Baru, including a pawnshop. A road in Kota Tinggi is named after him. As a timber merchant in Singapore and Johor, he appointed his son Lim Choon Seng, Tan Geok Soon and J.M Cameron as the managers of his timber business in Singapore and Johor around August 1902. He owned Stulang Steam Saw Mill in Stulang, Johor Bahru. He opened a branch of Chop Sin Moh at 181 Beach Road, Singapore in 1901. Then he opened a Stulang Steam Saw Mill office in Singapore at 7, Gresham House, Battery Road, Singapore around 1903 with J.M. Cameron appointed as the manager. He owned Sin Teong Hin Kongsi at Indau, Sin Bun Hin Kongsi and Sin Giap Hin Kongsi at Kota Tinggi also, which were managed by both Lim Choon Seng and Tan Geok Soon. In 1902, Lim Ah Siang bought Bin Chan House from Boey Chuan Poh () with $10,800, and he sold this house to revolutionist Teo Eng Hock () in 1905. Honour : Companion of the Order of the Crown of Johor (Seri Mahkota Johor - SMJ) Death In 1916, the Ngee Heng Kongsi was wound up with the enactment of the Societies Ordinance. Lim Ah Siang's final duty for the Ngee Heng was to sign a $30,000 bond for the settlement of Ngee Heng's liabilities and the disposal of its properties as part of winding up the society. He died soon after executing the bond and his successor, Lin Jin He, was assigned the task of disposing of Ngee Heng's assets. 19 February 1917, Lim Ah Siang died in his residence in Singapore: No 89, Kampong Java Road, and his body was sent back to Johor Bahru. The Johor Military Force (Timbalan Setia Negeri) received him and the Johor flag was flown half-mast that day with a half-day holiday. Lim Ah Siang's tomb still stands on a hill near Jalan Ah Siang facing Singapore up to this day. References https://web.archive.org/web/20110911024949/http://jbdirectory.com/Lim_Ah_Siang http://cforum3.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?action=printable&tid=1981454 http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_50e8ed7e0102v5h0.html 1853 births 1917 deaths People from Chaoyang District, Shantou People from Johor Bahru People from Shantou Singaporean people of Teochew descent Singaporean people of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Teochew descent Kapitan Cina Companions of the Order of the Crown