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Man of steel

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 7 min read
Man of steel
Eric Leong of Mlion shows how bearing the cost of mistakes can lead to trust and rewards down the road.
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Eric Leong of Mlion shows how bearing the cost of mistakes can lead to trust and rewards down the road

Mlion Corporation, the foundation steel provider, has successfully executed many projects across Southeast Asia. However, a project fondly remembered by co-founder and managing director Eric Leong, named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 Singapore award winner for Industrial Solutions, was one that failed.

In 2015, Mlion was contracted to conduct pipe roofing for the Hong Kong MTR subway. The idea was to use steel pipes to shield underground tunnels and prevent soil from caving in, but things did not go as planned during execution.

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