The Rotary Club of Teluk Intan was chartered on 11 August 1952 as the Rotary Club of Teluk Anson, Federation of  Malaya, under Rotary International District 46. There were 25 charter members and the Charter President was Dr. Ibrahim bin Haji Mohd. Yassin, a dental officer with the Infant Welfare Centre, Teluk Anson. The club meetings were held at 1pm on Tuesdays, at the local Rest House. On the 3rd Tuesday of every month, there was a Dinner meeting at 8pm. The admission fee was M$20 and the annual membership fee was M$48.

The Sponsor Club was the Rotary Club of Ipoh and the District Governor’s Special Representative was its President Leong Min On. The District Governor at that time was Khoo Teik Ee.

In 1952, Teluk Anson, as the town was then called, had a population of 22,961. The Rotary Club was first organized on 4 March 1952. The club president applied for membership in Rotary International on 20 May 1952 and, in his recommendation to Rotary International on 7 June 1952,  the then District Governor of R.I. District 46, Eusoff, wrote:

The prospect of a Rotary Club was examined as early as 1951 during the Presidentship of H. Wakefiled of  the Rotary Club of Ipoh. An extension survey was carried out by President Leong Min On; he was assisted by H. Haines a Past District Governor (in China) now a member of the Rotary Club of  Ipoh. The inaugural meeting was attended by seven members of the Ipoh Club. I visited this Provisional (Club) on two occasions --- on the last one, I conducted a Club Forum. Teluk Anson is the Chief Port for the State of Perak and in a very important rubber planting area. It is about 70 miles from Ipoh. {sic}

Charter Members

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Amritpal Singh Audrey Foo Kwee Kee Balajawahar Ponnambalam Chandrasegaran Ramasamy Cheang Peng Kew Chen Joo Jet Chen Joo Sean Chen Tiam Lai Choon Chuah Teong Choy Peng Soon Dato' B. Bek-Nielsen Dato' Chuah Yew Bak Datuk Paul Low Seng Kuan Dato' Seri Haji Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan Dato' Sri Venkateswa Ramloo Dr. Balvindar Kaur Dr. Chanderpal Kaur Dr. Harvinder Kaur Dr. Krishna Kumar Dr. Rajindar Singh Dr. Tan Cheng Chin Fong Nyok Lan Fong Seow Kai Chuan Gan Kok Aun Gurunathan Neelamaygam Haresh Kumar Bhatt Ir. N.P. Thorairaj

Jaya Letchumi Kuttan Kajentheran Virdhasalam Kee Wei Min Kulwant Sohan Singh Kwan Tho Teit Mohd Amin Mahfuz Nagalingam N. Munisamy Ng Wooi Ying Oo Gin Yeng Philip Han Yeong Wom Phuan Kok Wah Pun Kwok Chai Pushpalatha Roland Rao Rama Saira Griffin Saroja Gopal Sharanjit Kaur Surendra Kaur Steven Lee Nyit Fong Terence Naidu Thai Lai Yoon Tho Choo Kee Wong Lee Kong

This page is dedicated to recognise the Late Past President Tho Choo Kee, JP, PJK, AMP, PHF for his valuable services to
Rotary Club of Teluk Intan

Tho Choo Kee joined the Rotary Club of Teluk Intan on 11th August 1965. He served in every director position before elected as President in 1971/72. He was re-elected as President in 1975/76 and in 1987/88. Altogether he had served 3 terms of presidency in this club and the only person to do so in the history of Rotary Club of Teluk Intan.

Throughout his terms of office, many innovative projects were carried out to serve the people of Teluk Intan. Some of the notable projects were:

• The First traffic light in Teluk Intan
• Skating rink
• Bus Shelters
• Annual visits to old folks homes and Bethany Home
• Donations to the children ward in Hospital Teluk Intan
• Sponsoring medical operations for low income earners

He has also organised a number of fund raising projects and the most notable one was the fashion show in Kwang Tong Association in 1971 in which Past President Philip Han Yeong Wom, PHF and his wife Ann Annie Han took part as models. About M$30,000 was raised from this function.

Tho was awarded the Paul Harris Fellow in 1997 for his dedicated service to Rotary.

In 1996, Tho took up the formidable task initiated by the club to form the Senior Citizens Club of Teluk Intan and he was made Charter President.

In addition to Rotary, Tho was very active in other community groups and organisations in Teluk Intan. He served as President, Secretary and other important positions of the Kwong Thong Association for more than 20 years. He also served as President of the Nan Foon Soon Association, Goldsmith Association (served 30 years as President), Chinese Association and many others. He was also active in politics and he served as an advisor to the Malaysian Chinese Association (M.C.A.) Teluk Intan Branch for many years.

For his dedicated services, he was awarded JP, PJK, AMP by His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak.

Tho was a fatherly figure in the club and he mixed very well with everyone. He was a role model to members as he had strong leadership qualities and was a down to earth person.

Past Presidents - Rotary Club of Teluk Intan