▁in ▁Mal aya . ▁Tan ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Chinese ▁Association ▁( M CA ), ▁which ▁advoc ated ▁his ▁cause ▁for ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁Chinese ▁population . ▁ ▁Background ▁Born ▁on ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁Tan ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁son ▁of ▁Tan ▁Ke ong ▁Ann ▁( ), ▁who ▁had ▁seven ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters , ▁and ▁a ▁fifth ▁generation ▁Per an ak an - H ok k ien ▁Chinese ▁Malays ian ▁living ▁at ▁ 1 1 1 , ▁He eren ▁Street ▁() ▁in ▁Mal ac ca . ▁His ▁ancest or , ▁Tan ▁Hay ▁K wan ▁( ), ▁a ▁j unk ▁owner ▁and ▁tr ader , ▁had ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Mal ac ca ▁from ▁Z hang z hou ▁pre fect ure ▁in ▁F uj ian ▁Province , ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁His ▁grand father , ▁Tan ▁Ch oon ▁B ok ▁( ), ▁was ▁very ▁wealth y ▁but ▁he ▁felt ▁his ▁four ▁sons ▁were ▁un worth y ▁to ▁inherit ▁his ▁business ▁emp ire ▁and ▁wealth ▁and ▁he ▁locked ▁up ▁all ▁his ▁assets ▁in ▁a ▁family ▁trust ▁which ▁ended ▁ 8 4 ▁years ▁after ▁he ▁died , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁By ▁then ▁even ▁Tan ▁Ch eng ▁Lock ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁dead ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁Tan ▁Ch eng ▁Lock ' s ▁father , ▁Tan ▁Ke ong ▁Ann , ▁was ▁so ▁dev ast ated ▁by ▁his ▁' dis in herit ance ' ▁that ▁he ▁ra iled