It takes drive and fortitude to launch a company. It takes dedication and a lot of guts to get through years of ups and downs. For more than 40 times, three locally owned visual businesses have been operating: Kwong Shin Optical, Jamco Optic, and Pearl’s. They have witnessed Singapore’s quick transition in the 1970s, developed alongside the nation, and overcame a number of difficulties brought on by societal, economic, or environmental changes.
Optometrist James Lam founded Kwong Shin Optical in 1976, but after his passing two years ago, the company is now run by his wife, Annie Lam, 64, who is the manager, and girl, Lam Hui Li, 30, who works as an optometritist at the facility. The senior Lam held list and an ocular shop owned by a relative before launching the company.