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| The descendants at bronze bust of Dr. Wu Lien-Teh at Penang Institute. Donated by the Medical University of Harbin, 2014. |
The
descendants of Dr Wu Lien-Teh and General Lam To'Kai Heritage Organisation
congregated on Penang for the Qing Ming celebrations on 6th April
2026. The descendants were joined by the YLCO team led by Ignatius Chew and Taoist
priest Lee Tai Sung from the Loong Thow Ngam Taoist temple in Ipoh.
The first
stop was the Mt.Erskine Cemetery, Penang. Located at the top left corner of the
cemetery are found three mounds surrounded by 4 pillars with guardian ‘foo dogs
keeping watch’ on the graves below.
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| 3 mounds containing 5 graves.Nb the four pillars with "guardian Foo dogs" atop |
These 3
mounds located next to each other contain 5 graves. The first mound on the
right was the remains of Lady Guo Huang Rong the wife of General Lam
To’kai. Beside was the elaborately
decorated graves of Lam Looking and his wife Chan Kim Phan Neoh then after was
the graves of Dr Wu’s parents Ng Khee Hok and Lam Choy Fan.
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| Alison Chong leads the liturgy for the Wu-Lam families, (above) at the grave of Lady Guo |
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| ..at the grave of Lam Looking ..... |
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| Alex and Alison pose at the grave of Lam Looking and Chan Kim Phan Neoh |
Alison Chong began the liturgy
as she led the Wu-Lam families to renew their filial pieties to their ancestors.
She then led the group by giving thanks and bowed three times, 1st to
Heaven, 2nd. to our Ancestors and 3rd.
in gratefulness for Heaven's Blessings upon us. Alison did the ritual again at
the grave of Lam Looking.
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| Priest Lee at the desecrated grave of Dr Wu's parents |
Priest Lee conducted the ceremony
at the grave of Dr Wu’s parents. The graves had been desecrated by vandals in
Penang and thus he recited the liturgy for reconciliation & redemption and which
was said in Mandarin.
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| Dr Wu and wife Lee Suk Ching at the Batu Gantong Columbarium |
The next schedule was the Batu Gantong Columbarium where the remains of
Dr Wu and his wife are interred. Once again Priest Lee recited prayers on a
common altar before entering the cubicle housing Dr Wu Lien-Teh and his wife Lee
Suk Ching. Alex and Tai Soh Quin joined Lee to pay respect and later the group
followed.
After lunch was Dr Wu
father’s clan temple called Ng See Kah Meow or Wu Kongsi at 40 King Street in
George Town. During the groups’ visit in
March 2025 the curator of the temple offered to place a tablet of Dr Wu similar
to the fathers. This year Alison and the family agreed to accept the curators
offer and selected a suitable place for the tablet.
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| The descendants at Wu Kongsi clan temple selecting a suitable position for Dr Wu's tablet |
The groups continued with
the heritage trail passing through 38 Love Lane where Dr Wu lived with his wife
and son and 72 Love Lane where he founded the Anti Opium in 1906, the Hu Yew
Seah School where 1938 laid a foundation stone.
At 10 Brown Road a bronze
bust of Dr. Wu Lien-Teh stands on the grounds of Penang Institute. It was
donated by the Medical University of Harbin to the people of Penang in 2014.
A most enlightening and
educational outing.
JAG
