Mr. Lee Kwan Yew Visting Pasit Panjang
Another image of Mr. Lee Kwan Yew visiting Pasir Panjang in early sixties. The man in front of the image was Late Tan Song Teng, a photojournalist from Nanyang Siang Pau.
Category: Heritage Of Singapore
Mr. Lee Kwan Yew Visiting Pasir Panjang Constituency
In commemorating Mr Lee Kwan Yew’s 100th birth anniversarv, I share with you an image captured by me in the early sixties while Mr. Lee was visiting the Pasir Panjang constituency. He was warmly welcomed and greeted by the students of Pasir Panjang Primary School in the kampong opposite where I was staying. Unfortunately I do not have the exact date of the visit. I would be very much obliged if any one of you have the information. Do kindly notify me in the comment column.
Firing Crackers
Crackers firing on 15th January Chinese New Year was banned 51 years ago due too many casualties happened. But the practice was a sign of prosperities for business among Chinese communities. The longer the string of crackers hanging down from the high floors depicts the success of business in the past year. Most importantly, covering the floors with burned red crackers is the sign of prosperities for the coming year.
Such a yearly practice was an exciting event to capture in photography.
I am fortunate to have the heritage image in good order among my collections.