In his later years, he was a member of the Perak Advisory Board, and eventually became the Kapitan China of Perak.The Straits Times, 5 October 1903, Page 5, National Library of Singapore microfilm reel NL294DEATH OF CAPITAN CHUNG THYE PIN. One Of Malaya's Pioneer Motorists, The Straits Times, 1 April 1935, Page 15 He has been described by his contemporaries as one of the "best known residents of the Chinese community" in British Malaya.
