Chia Keng Hock

Chia Keng Hock (1913–1 December 1993) was a Singaporean footballer who played as a striker.

Club career
Hock made his debut for SCFA in 1931, the following year, SCFA toured China and Hock was regarded by the media in Shanghai as “the best of the visiting strikers". The SCFA side came second in the 1933 Singapore Championship, with Hock scoring 26 goals in 11 games. 1934 saw SCFA top the Singapore championship for the first time, with Hock being the forerunner of their incredible campaign.

In 1935, Hock was part of a Malayan Chinese side that participated in the 6th All-China Olympiad in Shanghai. He scored five goals in his first match and four in his second as Malayan Chinese cruised past Liaoning 9–1, and Zhejiang 12–0. Malayan Chinese went on to beat Shanghai 3–1 before losing 3–2 in the final to Hong Kong.

International career
Chia played for Singapore in the Malaya Cup.

Personal life
In 1935, Keng Hock was awoken by a drunk Japanese man before midnight, on 23 January. The man was at a party and cut his hand on broken glass. He got freaked out with this occurrence and through an opening of Hock's window, the man entered into his room. Hock, without wanting to take the law into his own hands, walked out of his room, and went to get a constable. The man was charged $1 for pleading guilty for being drunk and disorderly.