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Established in 1987, Lee Kuo Chuan Primary School was situated along Ah Hood Road. This newly formed school also took in students from Rayman Primary School, which closed in 1984. The school was officially declared open on 3rd April 1987 by Mr Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong, former Member of Parliament for Moulmein Constituency.
Mar 1, 2016 · Lee Kong Chian was a self-made multimillionaire who gave back to society. This Singapore pioneer should be a familiar name to many by now. You see his name at the NLB’s reference library, in secondary schools, and in all the local universities. But who exactly is he and how did he contribute to the education sector?
There are also some places named after Lee's father, Lee Kuo Chuan, including: Kuo Chuan Avenue, a road in Singapore's Marine Parade district; Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School; Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Primary School; Heritage Centre, Hwa Chong Institution (High School Section), previously known as Kuo Chuan Art Centre; Lee Kuo ...
Lee Kong Chian (Dr) (b. 18 October 1893, Nan’an, Quanzhou, Fujian, China–d. 2 June 1967, Singapore), also known as Geok Kun, was a philanthropist and multi-millionaire businessman who made his mark in the rubber trade and later the pineapple, coconut oil and sawmill businesses, among others.1 Lee also invested large sums in enterprises such ...
Lee Kuo Chuan Primary School, on Ah Hood Road in the Balestier area, school was around for a short time and closed down in 1997..
Oct 13, 2014 · Named after Dato Lee Kong Chian’s father, Lee Kuo Chuan School was founded in 1950 on a three-acres land donated by the late Dato Lee. Often mistaken as an aided Chinese-medium school, it was actually a government English co-ed primary school well-known for its extracurricular activities such as swimming, volleyball and basketball.
During his lifetime, Tan Sri Lee’s benevolence to ACS was marked by two major donations – the Lee Kuo Chuan Auditorium of ACS (Barker Road) in memory of his father in 1950 and later on, the building at the Lee Kong Chian block of ACS (Barker Road) which housed the Post School certificate classes as well as modern science laboratories.
