 He bought land cheaply and when others had a genuine need, he would bring their plight to the attention of Lee Kong-Chian.People knew that the way to get to Lee Kong-Chian was through Lim Koon Teck and so when the Government wanted land for a school adjacent to Chequer's Hotel, they approached Koon-Teck.Kong-Chian agreed and the school was named Lee Kuo Chuan School, after Kong-Chian's father.