In 1954 —Lim Ho Kui founded the SLL together with Wen Ming Chuan and Bong Kee Chok. A year later he and his wife were involved in youth work in Kuching and gained popularity from then on. 1962—With the arrest and deportation of Wen Min Chuan and Bong Kee Chok to China in June Lim Ho Kui is the only the most senior SCO leader in Sarawak who has to attend to all organisational affairs.

Lim calls for a SCO delegates conference of the “Organisation Department” (OD) at the 12th mile Old Serian Road where the decision to take up armed struggle is reached. Lim sends five SCO members to West Kalimantan (KALBAR) to make contact with PKI and get a positive response from their counterparts.

1963—Sets up a directing centre in KALBAR, worked closely with the PKI and did “masses work” (among the Indonesian Chinese) along the coastal areas. 1964—Lim forms a “South Border Racial Work Committee” (SBRWC) to direct and coordinate racial work among the natives in KALBAR and Sarawak. He sends his cadres to carry out their work as far as Kampung Sapit in on the border of the Padawan district.

1965—He is one of the 11 founding members of the NKCP at the Pontianak Conference on September 19 together with Wen Ming Chuan, Bong Kee Chok, Bong Hon and Yap Chun Hau. 1966—Undergoes armed training with his wife.

1967—Lim breaks away from PGRS III and teams up with Bong Hon, the younger brother of Bong Kee Chok. He forms the Gunung Bara Force with the PKI Arab commander Sofyan. The Gunung Bara force attacks the Sanggau Ledo army airbase in July and Lim’s troops seized 100 sophisticated assault weapons and 40,000 rounds of ammunition.

Lim sets up a directing centre near Sanggau Ledo in mid 1967 and a “Rear Areas Armed Work Force” which is essentially the “ears and eyes” of the NKCP in KALBAR. However the TNI raid his Directing Centre on October 6 and he escapes to Kasi near Sinkawang.

1968—Lim remains in hiding in Kasi in KALBAR until July 20 when two emissaries from Sarawak arrange for two boats to take Lim, his wife and 25 followers back to Sarawak. In July, Lim returns to Sarawak leaving Kasi by sea, passing the cape of Tanjung Dato, the village of Telok Melanau before arriving at Telok Sabang in the Nonok peninsula.

Lim reorganises the SCO and establishes the NKCP’s first directing centre in Sarawak. 1969—Set up at least four training camps in Telok Sabang and was joined by Bong Hon and his troops from KALBAR. On July 13, Lim announces the formation of the NKPGF on July 13 to replace PGRS.

1970—In February the Security Forces launch “Operation ala Raja” and attack Lim’s bases at Telok Sabang. Lim escapes to neighbouring Sebangan area where he set up a second directing centre. Had to flee from Sebangan in October and set up his third directing centre at Muara Tebas. On March 30, Lim makes a premature announcement of the formation of NKCP which is not accepted by the top leadership.

1971— Lim and about 20 men are trapped during a massive Operation codenamed “Hentam” launched in early in March. The group which was hiding 461 under the canvas of in a fishing vessel, managed to slip past a Marine police patrol boat unnoticed. Lim sets up his third and directing centre in the Matang-Sempadi Forest Reserve shortly after his escape.

1973—Lim is unaware of the October 21 Sri Aman Peace Accord and remains in hiding in the Matang-Sempadi until Bong’s emissaries contacted him.