According to an article by CNA, initiatives such as exhibitions and a commemorative coin would be launched sometime this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Singapore’s former Prime Minister, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Mr Lee was Singapore’s founding prime Minister and also co-founded the ruling party, the People’s Action Party (PAP).
He was born on 16 September 1923 and passed on at the age of 91 on 23 March 2015.
Some Government agencies had planned to pay tribute to Mr Lee
Singapore’s Manpower Minister, Tan See Leng, while addressing Parliament mentioned that there were some Government agencies who came out with initiatives to commemorate Mr Lee.
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) would be issuing a commemorative coin sometime in the later part of this year, to remind all on the values and vision of the late Mr Lee.
The National Heritage Board currently also have a travelling exhibition for the Founders’ Memorial which they will be developing to commemorate the pioneers of Singapore.
At a later part of the year, they would also be coming up with an exhibition at the National Museum to showcase key historical dates in Singapore.
Many community groups also came up with commemorative ideas
Dr Tan also said that many community groups also suggested ideas to give tribute to the late Mr Lee as the holds a significant place in the history of Singapore.
These groups felt that remembering the late Mr Lee and his contributions to Singapore was important and they also wanted to let the youths in Singapore be aware of who the late Mr Lee is and his contributions to Singapore.
Most of these youths were either not born or were very young when the late Mr Lee left the cabinet.
Certain business leaders also came up with the idea of starting a fund for private donations and these funds would be used for educational causes.
This was because education was something close to the late Mr Lee’s heart and having this fund would likely be a fitting tribute to the late Mr Lee.
Image source: Tan See Leng/Facebook, Thank You Mr Lee Kuan Yew/Facebook