One of the Key Players in the Development of Teochew Opera

Our company founder, the late Mr Yeoh Liew Kung, is regarded as one of the key players in the development of Teochew opera in China and Southeast Asia. He enjoyed Teochew opera and was a principal instrumentalist in several popular Teochew opera troupes. He fought to improve the welfare and living standards of Teochew opera actors in the region by setting up the Malayan Teochew Opera Association. During the days of high unemployment and low literacy in the 1950s, he founded the “Chit Hoon Teochew Opera Company” to create jobs, which then also became one of the sales channels Mr Yeoh used to promote Double Prawn Brand Herbal Oil. He placed advertisements at the side panels of the stage to generate income in order to support the operation of the troupe.