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Jan 19, 2016 · Mr Lee's interest in the Chinese language is well-documented. It dates back to the 1950s, shortly after he entered politics. In his later years, however, he showed a desire to learn...
Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ DK (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1954 to 1992.
- A long public service career. A Public Service Commission scholarship recipient, Mr Ng started out in investment management in 1970 when he joined the Finance Ministry as an investment analyst.
- Knack for investment. Just a few years into retirement, Mr Ng co-founded Avanda Investment Management, an investment firm whose assets have more than doubled since it was set up in mid-2015.
- International recognition. Apart from making a name for himself locally - he received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Government in 2012, Mr Ng has also been recognised internationally.
- Grew up in a fishing village. Mr Ng is the second eldest of 12 children. The family lived in the Kangkar area, then a fishing village. His father was a fish auctioneer and mother was a housewife.
- A long public service career. A Public Service Commission scholarship recipient, Mr Ng started out in investment management in 1970 when he joined the Finance Ministry as an investment analyst.
- Knack for investment. Just a few years into retirement, Mr Ng co-founded Avanda Investment Management, an investment firm whose assets have more than doubled since it was set up in mid-2015.
- International recognition. Apart from making a name for himself locally – he received the Meritorious Service Medal from the Government in 2012 – Mr Ng has also been recognised internationally.
- Grew up in a fishing village. Mr Ng is the second oldest of 12 children. The family lived in the Kangkar area, today’s Sengkang, which was then a fishing village.
- Introduction
- The Formative Years
- Road to Merdeka
- Survival and Nationhood
- His Legacy
Lee Kuan Yew was the founding father of modern Singapore. The Japanese occupation had shaped his political thinking and led to his involvement in the anti-colonial struggle. Soon after returning to Singapore in 1950 with a law degree from the University of Cambridge, he began working with the unions. He later founded the People’s Action Party toget...
Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923 in Singapore. He was the top student from Raffles Institution in the Senior Cambridge examinations of 1940. He then entered Raffles College with the hopes of going on to study law in London, but his plans were interrupted by World War II. After the British surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, M...
Legal adviser to trade unions
In 1952, Lee Kuan Yew represented the Postal and Telecommunications Uniformed Staff Union in its salary negotiations with the colonial government. He exposed the high-handedness with which the postal workers had been treated, but advised them to adopt a peaceful, moderate approach in the negotiations. Mr Lee gained wide publicity after he succeeded in negotiating a better deal for the postal workers. Soon, more trade unions and clan associations began approaching him to be their advocate. At...
Formation of the People’s Action Party
Together with a small group of students who had recently returned from England, Lee Kuan Yew developed the idea of forming a political party to fight for independence through constitutional means. This group — Toh Chin Chye, Goh Keng Swee, S. Rajaratnam and Kenneth Byrne, joined later by Samad Ismail and Devan Nair — met regularly in the basement dining room of Mr Lee’s home in Oxley Road.
The Fajar trial
In 1954, Lee Kuan Yew was approached to defend eight University of Malaya students who had been charged with sedition for publishing an article in Fajar, an undergraduate magazine. Together with Queen’s Counsel D. N. Pritt, Mr Lee defended the students successfully. Soon after, he represented Chinese middle-school students who were appealing their conviction for rioting over National Service registration. This was Mr Lee’s introduction to the Chinese educated world. As he described it, it was...
This period has been closely identified with Lee Kuan Yew’s leadership and strength of character. Assisted by a group of exceptionally able colleagues, he transformed Singapore into a progressive, open and economically successful nation.
Senior statesman
Lee Kuan Yew stepped down as Prime Minister in 1990, but remained in the Cabinet as Senior Minister. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and President Wee Kim Wee witnessing the swearing in of Lee Kuan Yew as Senior Minister at City Hall Chamber, 28 November 1990. He was appointed Minister Mentor in August 2004, when Lee Hsien Loong succeeded Goh Chok Tong as Prime Minister. He served in this position till 2011, when he retired from the Cabinet. President S. R. Nathan presenting Lee Kuan Yew with hi...
Legacy
Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy is Singapore. He devoted every fibre of his being, the full measure of his considerable talents and energy, to the betterment of his fellow citizens. He believed in a fair and just society, one in which every citizen had a stake. He believed we could be “one united people, regardless of race, language or religion”. He believed government had to be honest and strong if it was to be a force for good. He thus insisted on the rule of law, meritocracy and zero tolerance of co...
Hacken Lee Hak Kan (Chinese: 李克勤; Cantonese Yale: Lei5 Hak1kan4; pinyin: Lǐ Kèqín, is a Hong Kong singer, television host and actor, active since the 1980s. In 2013, Lee's song "House of Cards" swept multiple awards in many Hong Kong award ceremonies, including "World's Best Song" and "Broadcasting Index" in Metro 's Awards.
Jan 20, 2016 · Lee Kuan Yew, the first prime minister of Singapore, died last week at age 91. Almost every obituary has remarked on the radical transition his leadership heralded.
