Elizabeth's Wedding

Elizabeth and Khun Heng's wedding

After her Senior Cambridge examination, Elizabeth decided to work instead of pursuing her education further, to provide for her younger siblings. She chose to enter the teaching profession and began doing so at St. Margaret's School for two years before being offered a teaching position at St. Andrew's School.

Before the Second World War, Elizabeth married Choy Khun Heng, who was the oldest son of an old lady who was her classmate's guardian. The old lady took a liking for Elizabeth and asked her to marry her eldest son. 10 years after first meeting with her, she finally tied the knot with Mr Choy on 16th August 1941.She married Choy Khun Heng, a book-keeper employed by the Borneo Company.