Choong biography

Malaysian businessman

Cheong Choong Kong (simplified Chinese: 张松光; traditional Chinese: 張松光; pinyin: Zhāng Sōng Guāng; Jyutping: Zoeng1 Cung4 Gwong1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Siông-kong; born 9 June 1941) is a Malaysian businessman and former chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines.

After the collision of Singapore Airlines Flight 006 during take-off, he appeared as the public face of the airline. He is currently the chairman of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and has recently had a cameo appearance on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 television sitcom The Yang Sisters as San Poh.

Education

After completing his studies at the Methodist Boys' School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Cheong obtained a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Mathematics from the University of Adelaide in 1964.

Modern pentathlon at the summer olympics – individual schedule and results

He studied in Australia as a Colombo Plan scholar.

He also received a Master of Science (1966) and a Ph.D. (1968) in Mathematics from Austra