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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Family name hatnote Chia Boon Leong (Шаблон:Zh, 1 January 1925 – 20 December 2022) was a Singaporean footballer who competed for China in the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Singapore at the 1954 Asian Games.[1][2] He was known as "twinkletoes" in the football scene.[3]

Chia was born on 1 January 1925 to philanthropist Chia Yew Siang.[4] He grew up in Pasir Panjang, Singapore.[4] Chia attended Pasir Panjang English School and Raffles Institution.[4]

Chia was a founding member of the Pasir Panjang Rovers.[3]

During World War II and the Japanese occupation of Singapore, Chia studied at a Japanese school in Queen Street in late 1942.[3]

In mid-1943, Chia worked in a telegraphy company, where his work consists of sending and receiving messages in morse code.[3] Every day after work, he would go to Jalan Besar Stadium to play football for the Pasir Panjang Rovers.[3] Chia was also part of a Syonan team that travelled to Malaya to play against the state teams.[3]

Chia died on 20 December 2022, at the age of 97.[4]

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