User:Mfonglim/Alec Fong Lim

Alec (Alexander) Fong Lim was the 11th Lord Mayor of Darwin, NT, Australia (1st June 1984- 9th August 1990). He was also awarded the Order of Australia in 1986 for services to the community and local government. .

Born 18th February 1931 in Katherine NT, Alec Fong Lim was the sixth of 9 children of George and Lorna Fong Lim. He died on 3rd September 1990 shortly after resigning from the office of Lord Mayor.

Posthumous Honors On 25 September 1990 a motion of condolence was issued in the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory and in recognition of his dedication to the people of Darwin, Lake Alexander, a man-made lake, was named for him when it was opened on 21st July 1991. The road leading to the lake was also renamed Alec Fong Lim Drive. In 2008 electoral district FONG LIM was also named for.

Early Years Both George and Lorna Fong Lim were born in Australia and the family spent Alec Fong Lim’s early years in Katherine where his father was a tailor, ran a general store and owned a peanut farm. When Alec Fong Lim was 7 the family relocated to Darwin to run several businesses. During the war years the family was evacuated to Alice Springs and Alec Fong Lim attended Scotch College in Adelaide, South Australia. Following the war the family moved back to Darwin to resume their businesses, which eventually included the Vic Hotel. Alec Fong Lim worked in the hotel until it was sold in 1965. . In the early 1970s the family also owned and operated the legendary Lim’s Hotel in Rapid Creek.

Alec Fong Lim married Norma Elizabeth Chin in 1955. They had 6 daughters.

Community Service Positions held included: •	Founding member of the local Apex club •	Chairman of the St John Council •	Vice President of the NT Spastics Association •	Chairman of the Australia Day Council NT Inc •	Trustee of the Cyclone Tracy Fund •	Member of the NT Australia Bicentennial Committee