The Waterman of Penang
By Cheong Chup Lim, Lee Yow Ching
October 2017 FEATURE
The late Datuk Ir Kam U-Tee worked tirelessly to manage and improve water supply in the state.Datuk Ir Kam U-Tee.In 1994 the Malaysian Water Association’s inaugural Manager of the Year award was given to a former chairman of the northern branch of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM). The same person was given the Distinguished Engineer Award in 2009 by the IEM’s Penang Branch in 2009. He is Datuk Ir Kam U-Tee, affably known to his fellow Penangites as the...
Cheong Chup Lim
is former Deputy Director-General of the Drainage and Irrigation Department. He was Kam’s contemporary at the City Council of George Town, Penang in the late 1950s.
Lee Yow Ching
Datuk Seri Ir Dr Lee Yow Ching, an engineering consultant, is former Deputy Chairman and General Manager of the Penang Water Authority. He has been involved with Penang's water suppy for more than 40 years.
