David Gee Cheng (1 September 191516 September 2005) was a Chinese-born Indonesian and American engineer and real estate developer who became the Indonesian Deputy Minister for City Planning and Construction from 1964 until 1966.
Early life
Cheng was born in Shanghai on 1 September 1915 from Tsi Fei and Wai Wen (Liang) Cheng. He studied at
St. John's University in Shanghai and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1939.
Career
Cheng arrived in Indonesia in 1945
and later became the President of the National Housing Development Corporation in 1956.
[ On 16 September 1959, Cheng applied for naturalization as an Indonesian citizen. His application was accepted by a presidential decree on 23 August 1961.
Cheng was appointed by President Sukarno to head the new Department of City Planning and Construction as a deputy minister in the ]Dwikora Cabinet
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on 27 August 1964.Hotel Indonesia
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's building foundation
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.[ ''Fadjar'' magazine said that Cheng was unable to speak Indonesian and has unclear nationality,][ while journalist Bagja Hidayat claimed that Cheng was a "Hong Kong intel man".]Semanggi Interchange
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. Cheng and , the state minister for construction assessment, presented their proposals to President Sukarno. Afterwards, Cheng and Sutami argued with each other about their proposals, with Sukarno observing them. Sukarno later chose Sutami's proposal as a blueprint for the interchange.two
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