Kik Hong Ong was the first woman to be employed as a civil engineer by John Laing & Son Ltd. At the time this photograph was taken, she was 21 years old and was a student at London University, also working on the M6 Sections C/D for the summer vacation. This image along with a short article on Kik Hong Ong was published in September 1961 in Laing's monthly newsletter Team Spirit.
This image was catalogued in 2013 as part of a pilot project funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
Mid 20th Century Motorway, Engineering, People At Work, Women's History
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