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History was made again when they were both called to the Bar in Penang, on the same day, as well.
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Lim Beng Hong
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Lim Beng Hong O.B.E., who preferred to be, and was most often, referred to as Mistress B. H. Oon, had the distinction of being the first ethnic-Chinese woman to be called to the English Bar, the first ethnic-Chinese woman Barrister at Penang, and the first woman lawmaker in Malaya, being the first woman representative on the Federation of Malaya Legislative Council.
