Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his brother Lee Hsien Yang will each donate half the value of the Oxley Road house of their father, the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, to charities named in the obituary notice, the Prime Minister announced on Facebook on Friday (Dec 4). Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away on March 23 2015.
The eight charities are:
Education Fund
NTUC-U Care Fund
Garden City Fund
CDAC
Mendaki
Association of Muslim Professionals
Sinda
Eurasian Association
"Speaking as the children of the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Dr Lee Wei Ling and Mr Lee Hsien Yang hope the government will allow the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew's wish for the demolition of the house to be honoured and that all Singaporeans will support their cause." - LHL, 2015
In his lifetime, Lee Kuan Yew donated all of his earnings since 1991 to charities. This amounted to over $12 million.
Over a period of 5 years beginning 2007, his son Lee Hsien Loong donated over $3 million of his salary to charities.
In 2012, he further donated another $350,000 of his salary to establish three new awards to promote community bonding, encourage Singaporeans to pursue careers in social service, and recognise young arts talent. (http://bit.ly/2mUnHhw)
He also donated some money to MOE, to set up the “Lee Hsien Loong Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Smart Nation Award” for polytechnic students in 2016. (http://bit.ly/2oftzSy)
In 2012, he further donated another $350,000 of his salary to establish three new awards to promote community bonding, encourage Singaporeans to pursue careers in social service, and recognise young arts talent. (http://bit.ly/2mUnHhw)
He also donated some money to MOE, to set up the “Lee Hsien Loong Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Smart Nation Award” for polytechnic students in 2016. (http://bit.ly/2oftzSy)
THAT'S GREAT
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