Wee Boon Teck
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Born1850
Died22 September 1888 (aged 37–38)
OccupationMerchant
KnownforDonor to Tan Tock Seng Hospital; namesake of Boon Teck Road in Singapore
Wee Boon Teck 黃文德 | |
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| Born | 1850 |
| Died | 22 September 1888 (aged 37–38) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
| Known for | Donor to Tan Tock Seng Hospital; namesake of Boon Teck Road in Singapore |
Wee Boon Teck (Chinese: 黃文德; pinyin: Huáng Wéndé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Bûn-tek; 1850–1888) was the only son of Wee Bin and was the latter's successor at the firm of Wee Bin & Co., where he improved and strengthened the position of the firm.[1] He served on the committees of Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Po Leung Kuk. He donated $4,000 to the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, which was invested by Government for about twenty years and which was then applied towards the cost of building a ward bearing his name in the hospital at Moulmein Road.[2] He was described as having a kindly and charitable disposition. Wee Boon Teck died on 22 September 1888 at the age of 38.[1] Boon Teck Road is named after him.[3][4]