>A CRISIS is fraught with danger, but also opportunity, according to an old Chinese saying.
It is a philosophy that guided some of Singapore's financial pioneers, who took advantage of risky times like the Great Depression to build their fortunes and some of the country's most enduring institutions.
That entrepreneurial spirit was celebrated on Sunday in Chinatown at the opening of the Pioneers' Memorial Hall. The museum, located on the ground floor of one of Singapore's oldest social clubs for Chinese businessmen, has a gallery of philanthropists such as businessman and community leader Tan Kah Kee, mining magnate Lim Chwee Chian, and businessman Lee Kong Chian.
