OK Lim

Hin Leong founder O.K. Lim, who was to start prison sentence on April 1, has bail extended by a day

[SINGAPORE] Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin, who was to start his 13½-year prison sentence on April 1, has been granted a one-day bail extension.

Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin was hospitalised in Gleneagles Hospital on Mar 28, according to his son, Evan Lim.

Hin Leong founder OK Lim hospitalised 3 days before 13½-year jail sentence starts

The 84-year-old was found ‘disoriented’ with breathing difficulties, says his son

The winding-up of Yuantai is one of several legal actions initiated by Hin Leong’s liquidators to recoup losses for a pool of over 20 bank creditors.

Hin Leong liquidator succeeds in High Court bid to wind up Yuantai Fuel Trading  

During the Friday morning hearing, the bunker firm did not raise any objections to the order

Lim's medical conditions include anxiety, depression, insomnia, a large prostate, asthma, coronary artery disease and cerebral vascular disease with cognitive impairment and sensorineural hearing loss.

Hin Leong founder OK Lim should be granted judicial mercy, like tycoon Ong Beng Seng: Defence

[SINGAPORE] Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin should be granted judicial mercy, like property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, as the heightened risk of the 83-year-old bankrupt falling in prison may lead to his de...

Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin had earlier been found guilty of cheating HSBC through employees of his “family business”.

Criminal trial judge erred in convicting ex-oil tycoon OK Lim of cheating: Davinder Singh

The case has been hailed as “one of the most serious cases of trade financing fraud” in Singapore

Lim Oon Kuin aka OK Lim appealing for his 17-year and 6-month sentencing on Nov 18, 2024.

The unravelling of Hin Leong and OK Lim’s fall from grace

ONCE a giant in Singapore’s oil trading industry, the collapse of Hin Leong Trading (HLT) exposed a web of fraud, forgery and financial mismanagement.

Lim Oon Kuin, also known as OK Lim, was sentenced to 17 years and six months jail in November.

Hin Leong’s founder OK Lim, children declared bankrupt

This comes after the family agreed to pay US$3.5 billion to the court-appointed liquidators of the company and top creditor HSBC

Lim Oon Kuin has been sentenced to 17 years and six months imprisonment for three cheating and forgery charges.

OK Lim sentenced to 17 years and 6 months in prison

It is a deterrent sentence, says the court, given that Lim has hurt Singapore’s standing as a bunkering and financial services hub