Only said “money is not a problem”, good boss pays for brain tumour surgery fees for Chinese worker

Lianhe Zaobao, Page 6, 21 April 2014

When 37-year-old Chinese worker, Mr Zhou discovered that he had a tumour in his brain, his employer, Mr Albert Oon (Managing Director of Shun Zhou Group) not only paid for his surgery which cost $20,000, but also allowed him to return to his home in Jiangsu to rest. When interviewed, the other workers of Shun Zhou Group also indicated that Mr Oon has always been a kind-hearted employer who looked after the well-being of his employees withou asking for anything in return. For example, Mr Zhou had previously asked to return home to visit his mother who was critically ill. Even though he had just started working at the company for less than 40 days, his employer gave him paid leave of 17 days, and also handed him $1,000 to bring home, withou asking Mr Zhou to repay him.

When interviewed, Mr Albert Oon, who received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2013, said that in Mr Zhou’s case, it was money well spent to save a person’s life and he never expected anything in return. Mr Zhou has indicated that he will return to work for Mr Oon once he recovers from his surgery, in order to repay his employer’s kindness to him.