Background
He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin, with his ancestral home in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China.
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He was a son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu-Kin, with his ancestral home in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China.
Aw also founded several newspapers, including Sin Chew Jit Poh and Guang Ming Daily, which are both based in Malaysia today. And Sing Tao Daily, which dates back to 1938 and is currently based in Hong Kong. Aw returned to Singapore after the end of World World War II and re-established his business.
In 1954, at the age of 72, while on a trip to Hong Kong from Boston, United States, Aw died from a heart attack following a major operation.
His legacy is found in the Haw Par Villas throughout Asia, with locations in Singapore, Hong Kong, and the Fujian province of China.