Dr Lim was born in 1919 in Penang. He attended school at the Penang Free School, where he was the King's Scholar in 1937. He later obtained a degree in medical and surgery from the University of Edinburgh, in Scotland, in 1944.
In 1951, he was appointed to the Penang Local Council and in 1955, he was appointed a member of the Federal Legislature.
In the March 1958 party elections, he challenged Tun Tan Cheng Lock and won the presidency with a majority of 22 votes.
After the victory, he called an extraordinary general meeting to amend the Constitution consolidate the power of the Central Committee. This was met with strong resistance by Tun Tan Siew Sin and his supporters.
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The Penang Bridge.
The Jelutong Coastal Highway.These are those project planned by Him.
In late October 2010, He was admitted to the Penang Hospital after suffering a stroke. He later passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at his home in Hillside, Taman Bungah at about 9pm. Malaysia has lost the last surviving giant of the Merdeka who became Penang’s longest-serving Chief Minister.
Malaysia and Penang have lost a great son!!!