The Singapore Koi Club was conceived and formed by a group of doctors and koi hobbyists in 1989 as a Chapter of Zen Nippon khk1Arinkai Japan with the good effort of the late Mr Lim Kim San, former Cabinet Minister, together with his good buddies, Dr Tan Cheng Bock and Dr W C Cheng. At the inaugural meeting, Dr Tan Cheng Bock (Former MP for Ayer Rajah and Leader of Singapore, Europe SEA Parliamentary Group) was elected as the Chartered President, with Dr W.C. Cheng as the 1st Vice President, and Dr Jimmy Beng as the Honorary Secretary. The late Mr Lim Kim San, one of the Singapore's Founding Fathers and former Cabinet Minister, was then invited to be the Patron of the Club.