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2 unusual facts about Chong


Wally Carr

With over twelve fights overseas in countries including, Zambia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, Wally Carr got his first crack at a world title; his 99th fight, when he fought Korean Super-Middleweight, Chong-Pal Park in Seoul in 1984.

Whistling Straits

Liang Wen-Chong holds the course record for the Straits Course with a 64 in the third round of the 2010 PGA Championship.


1994 in Singapore

16 September – A sergeant with the Republic of Singapore Navy, Chong Peh Choong, 26, kills his three children aged between 3 and 10 before failing in his attempts to kill his wife and himself.

Bangkok BRT

Both termini connect to the Silom Line of the BTS Skytrain; at Chong Nonsi (S3) and at the newly opened Talat Phlu (S10).

Broadband mapping in the United States

Former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and California Public Utilities Commission commissioner Rachelle Chong floated the idea of broadband mapping while working for the Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Administration in California in 2006.

C.L.I.F.

Rayson Tan 陈泰铭 as SSI(2) Yu Chong Nam (余忠南), a senior SIS officer and Yee Tat's ever-dependable deputy

Charlie Chong

Charlie Chong (October 13, 1926 – April 26, 2007) was a populist Seattle political figure and activist on behalf of the Pike Place Market and against the marginalization of West Seattle.

Cheong Soo Pieng

In 1955 Cheong Soo Pieng, along with five other artists Chen Wen Hsi, Chen Chong Swee, Lim Hak Tai, Tay Wee Koh, and Suri bin Mohyani were invited to showcase their artworks in England, funded by fellow artist and arts patron Ho Kok Hoe.

Chong Chee Kin

Chong graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in English literature and theatre studies.

Chong Chi Tat

Chong Chi Tat is University Professor and the Head of the Department of Mathematics at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

Chong Fah Cheong

In contrast to the coolies known historically, Chong's coolies are more those that still perform manual labour in warehouses and bumboats along the Singapore River in the 1970s and 1980s, and is today an extinct scene in urban Singapore.

Chong Tae-Hyon

In 1999, as a junior at Kyung Hee University, Chong was selected as a member of the South Korea national baseball team for the 1999 Intercontinental Cup in Sydney.

As the only amateur player on the 24-man roster, Chong started two critical games against Team USA, facing Roy Oswalt as a starter in both of the games.

Chongqing Qinghua Middle School

Chongqing Qinghua Middle School (重庆 清华 中学 chóng-qìng qīng-huá zhōng-xué) is located on the south ramp way of Lijiatuo Bridge in Lijiatuo Town, Banan District, Chongqing City, People's Republic of China, beside the Huaxi River.

Clyde Kusatsu

With his quiet, wry line delivery, Kusatsu made a memorably clever and hilarious sparring partner for Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) on several episodes of All in the Family as the Reverend Chong, refusing to baptize Archie's grandson without the permission of the boy's parents.

Director of Immigration v. Chong Fung Yuen

Chong had few opportunities for reunions with his family, often seeing them just twice a year during Chinese New Year and summer holidays.

Emperor Guangwu of Han

Liu Qin was married to the daughter of one Fan Chong (樊重), and he and his wife had three sons – Liu Yan, Liu Zhong (劉仲), and Liu Xiu.

Floyd Sneed

In 1990, Sneed had a minor role playing a drummer in a Chong film, Far Out Man.

His first drum kit was a gift from his older sister Maxine, who at the time was married to the musician-actor Tommy Chong, and Floyd soon began performing in the Vancouver area as part of Chong's band, Little Daddy and the Bachelors.

Gao Qiu

Gao Qiu bribes the guards escorting Lin Chong into exile to kill Lin along the way, but fails when Lin's sworn brother Lu Zhishen saves him.

Glenda Chong

Chong attended CHIJ Katong Convent and Victoria Junior College, and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and holds a Masters of Social Sciences (International Studies) from the National University of Singapore.

Gordon Chong

In the 1987 provincial election, Chong was a Progressive Conservative candidate in York Mills, losing by 3000 votes to Liberal Brad Nixon.

Gregory Colbert

Human collaborators include San bushmen, Tsaatan, Lisu, Massai, Chong, Kazakhs, and people from other indigenous tribes around the world.

Hannah Yeoh

Yeoh, a former lawyer and event manager, won the N31 Subang Jaya state seat against Ong Chong Swen from MCA, a Barisan Nasional component party in the 2008 election.

He Chong

At the 2008 Olympics He Chong defeated an elite field of divers including, the two time world champion Alexandre Despatie, the 2006 world cup champion Qin Kai, and eight time Olympic medalist Dmitri Sautin.

Human Development Index

Economists Hendrik Wolff, Howard Chong and Maximilian Auffhammer discuss the HDI from the perspective of data error in the underlying health, education and income statistics used to construct the HDI.

Jeong Jung-bu

His despotic reign caused the grief of many people, and finally in 1174, a chain of rebellion that lasted for 50 years began in Pyongyang by Jo Wi-chong.

Jia Chong

Jia Chong is first introduced as a playable character in the eighth installment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series.

Jia Chong's father Jia Kui was a military general of Cao Wei and considered an epitome of faithfulness to the state.

Kashka Suu

Kashkasu, village in Chong-Alay District, Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan

Kim Chŏng-tae Electric Locomotive Works

The Kim Chŏng-tae Electric Locomotive Works in P'yŏngyang is North Korea's primary—possibly only—manufacturer of railway motive power.

Lin Chong

When the "Righteous Seven" led by Chao Gai come to Liangshan for refuge, Wang Lun tries to send them away again with gifts and by using the same words he used on Lin Chong earlier.

Marcus Chong

Chong recently completed his first novel, entitled The Arch. He was inspired by his acting in The Matrix and accounts of Alexandre Dumas, whom he considers a hero.

Murong Yao

Murong Chong was killed in 386 by his general Han Yan (韓延) after he, against his people's desire to return to their homeland, wanted to settle in Chang'an.

Park Sung-hwan

A week later, Park joined the Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series and lost to the world number one, Lee Chong Wei, 9-21, 13-21, in the quarter-final match.

Pearic languages

The Pearic languages are a group of endangered languages of the Eastern Mon–Khmer branch of the Austroasiatic language family, spoken by Pear people (the Por, the Samré, the Samray, the Suoy, and the Chong) living in western Cambodia and southeastern Thailand.

Quentin Chong

Quentin Chong, nicknamed “the Dragon”, was born in 1972, in Gaborone, Botswana.

Shanghai Institute of Visual Art

Guest lecturers and professors include Asia's most renowned actor Jackie Chan, “Michelangelo of Modern Times” fresco artist Rainer Maria Latzke, Beowulf and Spider-Man movie animator Sing-Chong Foo, Japanese manga master Makoto Ogino, the creator of the “Peacock King”, and renowned painters Carlos Morell Orlandis and Piers Maxwell Dudley-Bateman.

Strawberry Kisses

"Strawberry Kisses" is a pop song written by Jeff Franzel, Andy Marvel and Marjorie Maye, produced by Chong Lim for Nikki Webster's first album Follow Your Heart (2001).

The Gentle Crackdown II

For the benefit of his son's future, Sheung's father Tse Chong-Tin (Ha Yu) has not only invited the intelligent Tai Tsung-Man (Wayne Lai) to be Sheung's assistant, but also found him four special bodyguards playfully named Chuk (Congee), Fun (Rice Noodle), Mein (Wheat Noodle), and Fan (Rice).

The Interrogation of Muscular POW

The Interrogation of Muscular P.O.W. is a 2014 war drama-action film starring Belarusian bodybuilder-turned-actor Vitaly Rudakovskiy, Chong-Yu Lan, Mike Sherman, and George Cheung.

Vince Chong

Chong has accepted offer to sing Malaysian version of You Are The Music In Me (from Disney's High School Musical 2) and Bahasa Melayu version entitled Kau Muzik Di Hatiku alongside another fellow Malaysian talented singer Jaclyn Victor.

Chong's first serious singing competition was in the Astro Talent Quest (ATQ) 2002.

In 2004 and 2005 Chong's fame progressed after received several awards due to his achievement and he accepted an offer to be the lead actor for Yusof Haslam's new film Sembilu 2005.

Vince Gironda

A short list of stars who trained at Vince's Gym includes Robert Blake, Cher, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, James Garner, Brian Keith, Tommy Chong (of Cheech & Chong) and Erik Estrada.

Whanki Kim

Starting in 1954, many Korean artists made this trip including Nam Kwan, Kim Heung-su, and Kim Chong-ha.

Yeap Ghim Guan

Another famous stunt was pledging to dive off the Penang Bridge if the then Chief Minister of Penang, Tun Lim Chong Eu could successfully build Penang Bridge, he failed to fulfill the pledge when the bridge was completed.


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