Koh Lay Huan had a share in that success. Already a shortly time after Light arrived, Koh Lay Huan came to visit him The Patriarch By Joo Kim Yeap Published by Times Books International, 1984; , ; p. 21 and brought with him, from Kuala Muda, Kedah, several boatloads of Chinese and Malays to clear the land, inhabit, trade and generally develop the island.Asian Transformation: A History of South-East, South, and East Asia By Gilbert Khoo, Dorothy Lo Published by Heinemann Educational Books (Asia), 1977 At their inaugural meeting, Koh presented Light with a present of some fishing nets.Chinese Business in the Making of a Malay State, 1882-1941: Kedah and Penang By Wu Xiao An, Xiao An Wu Published by Routledge, 2003; , ; p. 28 In May 1787 Light appointed Koh as the first Kapitan Cina of Penang.Historical Personalities of Penang By Historical Personalities of Penang Committee, Historical Personalities of Penang Committee Published by Historical Personalities of Penang Committee, 1986; p. 82
