Lee Hsien Loong

2022 - 12 - 19

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'He served Singapore well': PM Lee sends condolences to wife of ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: The late Mr Chan Chee Seng was a pioneer member of the People's Action Party (PAP) who had served Singapore well and "made every difference", ...

He had also led the Singapore contingent at the 1977 SEA Games as the Chef de Mission. "This wreaked havoc on the PAP branches. The motion of confidence was carried, and the PAP government survived. She arrived in an ambulance and was carried on a stretcher into the Legislative Assembly, entering the chamber just before the doors were locked for the vote to be taken. Many succumbed, feeling the pro-communists were too strong and were bound to win. He highlighted Mr Chan's convincing win in Jalan Besar in the 1957 City Council elections.

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PAP might have lost battle with pro-communists if not for ex-MP ... (The Straits Times)

Mr Chan was a former senior parliamentary secretary and pioneer member of the PAP. He died on Saturday evening aged 90. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Many PAP branch secretaries went over to the Barisan side, which “wreaked havoc on the PAP branches”, PM Lee said. “Chee Seng will be deeply missed,” wrote PM Lee. Rajaratnam to join the PAP, “never wavered”. He was a fearless and undaunted comrade of our founding leadership, who all had a high regard for him. In the letter, PM Lee also paid tribute to Mr Chan for his various contributions within and outside of politics. In a condolence letter to Mr Chan’s wife, Mrs Chan Ching Oi, PM Lee recounted a motion of confidence vote in 1961, in which Mr Chan’s intervention was critical in helping the fledgling PAP government to survive.

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