Rolex-wearing hawker of Kim’s Famous Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee dies at 78

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SINGAPORE – Mr Tan Kue Kim, the “Rolex Mee Master” of Kim’s Famous Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee, died on Feb 14 at the age of 78. Mr Melvin Chew, a fellow hawker and the founder of Facebook group Hawkers United – Dabao 2020, broke the news on the platform on the afternoon of Feb 15. He also included details of the wake in the comments section. According to Mr Tan’s eldest son, Mr Tan Fu Rong, the late hawker died of a sudden heart attack. He told The Straits Times at the wake in Eunos that his father had been...