The P.G. Lim Private Papers

Tan Sri Dato Lim Phaik Gan (1915-2013) – Lawyer/ Malaysian diplomat

Born in London in 1915, Lim was the first of eight children of lawyer Lim Cheang Ean and Rosalind Hoalim.

Lim (PG) had a privileged upbringing in Penang. Her grandfather, Phuah Hun Leong, was a wealthy rice merchant, and her father was a lawyer and the Chinese member for Penang on the Straits Settlements Legislative Council in the 1930s. Lim’s mother was a trained doctor who was dedicated to various social welfare causes.

Lim attended Penang Convent before going to Girton College in Cambridge to read law and history. Lim was also an accomplished pianist and a fencing enthusiast. While studying at Cambridge, Lim met Wee Eng Lock who was then training as a lawyer. The couple married in Singapore in.... Click here to read more.

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