Yap Ah Loy
| Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy |
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Yap Ah Loy
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| Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur | |
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In office 1868–1885 |
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| Preceded by | Kapitan China Liu Ngim Kong |
| Succeeded by | Kapitan China Yap Ah Shak |
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| Born |
14 March 1837 Huizhou, Guangdong, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 15 April 1885 Kuala Lumpur |
| Spouse(s) | Kok Kang Kweon (郭庚嬌) |
| Children | Yap Hon Chin Yap Ngit Thian |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Kapitan China Yap Ah Loy (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yè Yàlái Jia; Cantonese Yale: Yip A-loi Gaap; Hakka: Ya̍p Â-lòi Kap; 14 March 1837 – 15 April 1885), also known as Yap Tet Loy and Yap Mao Lan, is an important figure of early Kuala Lumpur. He served as the third Kapitan China of Kuala Lumpur, and in this administrative capacity, played an important role in developing the city as a commercial and mining centre during the 19th century. After the independence of Federation of Malaya from the British Empire on 31 August 1957 and later the Formation of Malaysia in 1963, Kuala Lumpur became the capital of Malaysia. Today, there is a street named after him in the heart of Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, known as "Jalan Yap Ah Loy" or "Yap Ah Loy Road".
Yap Ah Loy was born in Guangdong (formerly known as Canton) province, southern China on 14 March 1837. His parents lived in the town of Danshui/Tamsui (Chinese: 淡水; pinyin: Dànshuǐ) in Kwai Yap district, Huizhou prefecture. He was a Hakka of the Fui Chiu clan. Yap Ah Loy left China via Macau for British Malaya in 1854. On his arrival in Malaya, he found the place very different from China. The scenery, with tall coconut and betel palms, and the small Malay houses with atap (nipah thatch) roofs, was a new and fascinating experience to him.
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