3 candidates have been awarded the 2012 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.
4 candidates have been awarded the 2011 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.
Mr Alan Chan Joins The Public Service Commission
Mr Philip Jeyaretnam Joins The Public Service Commission
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship was set up in 1991 by the Tanjong Pagar Citizens’ Consultative Committee with generous funding from the public, to commemorate the contributions made by Mr Lee Kuan Yew to Singapore. This year, it has been awarded to three young people pursuing postgraduate studies in music and business management:
- Mr Wong Kah Chun - Pursuing 2-year Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting, Hanns Eisler Hochschule for Music, Germany
- DAC Moh Tser Loong Alvin - Pursuing 1-year Master of Science in Management, Stanford University, USA
- LTC Neo Chin Wee David - Pursuing 1-year Master of Business Administration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship applicants must be Singapore citizens, have outstanding academic records, demonstrate leadership qualities and be active in social or community service or sports. Outstanding Singaporeans can pursue postgraduate studies overseas or locally to develop their potential as leaders in their respective fields. There are no restrictions on the course of study.
While there is no bond associated with the scholarship, Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship holders are expected to actively contribute towards the betterment of Singapore, Singaporeans and the community.
This year, 4 candidates will be awarded the 2011 Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship.
- Miss Lim Hui Min, Delphia - Pursuing 1-year Master of Laws, Harvard Law School, USA, starting in Academic Year 2012
- Mr Chng Kai Fong - Pursuing 1-year Master of Science in Management, Stanford University, USA
- Mr Hoe Wee Meng - Pursuing 1-year Master in Public Administration, Harvard University, USA
- Mr Tan Ken Jin - Pursuing 1-year Master of Education (Educational Research, Measurement & Evaluation), Lynch School of Education, Boston College, USA
Launched in 1991, the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship was set up by the Tanjong Pagar Citizens’ Consultative Committee to commemorate the contributions made by Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to Singapore. This year’s 4 candidates will join the ranks of 32 outstanding Singaporeans who have previously been awarded the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to pursue law, life sciences and specialised medical courses.
Applicants must be Singapore citizens, have outstanding academic records, demonstrate leadership qualities and be active in social or community service or sports. Outstanding Singaporeans can pursue postgraduate studies overseas or locally to develop their potential as leaders in their respective fields. There are no restrictions on the course of study.
While there is no bond associated with the Scholarship, Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship holders are expected to actively contribute towards the betterment of Singapore, Singaporeans and the community.
The President has appointed Mr Alan Chan Heng Loon as a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) with effect from 6 September 2010, for a five-year term in the first instance.
Under the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the PSC shall have a Chairman and no less than five but no more than 14 other members. With the appointment of Mr Chan, the PSC will have 12 members assisting the Chairman, Mr Eddie Teo.
Mr Chan, 57, holds a Diplome d’Ingenieur from the Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, France and MBA (with Distinction) from INSEAD, France. He was first appointed Group President of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd (SPH) in 2002, before he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2003.
Mr Chan is currently on the boards of Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and its associate companies; Singapore Power Pte Ltd and its associate companies; MediaCorp TV Pte Ltd and MediaCorp Press Pte Ltd and OpenNet Pte Ltd. He is also the Chairman of the Urban Redevelopment Authority and the Corporate Governance Council.
Before joining SPH, Mr Chan was an Administrative Officer in the Civil Service. Some of his appointments included the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Principal Private Secretary to then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
He is a President’s Scholar and was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold and Silver) for his contributions to the public service.
Mr Chan is married with two children.
The President has appointed Mr Philip Antony Jeyaretnam as a member of the Public Service Commission (PSC) with effect from 24 November 2009, for a term of five years in the first instance.
Under the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the PSC shall have a Chairman and not less than five and not more than 14 other members. With the appointment of Mr Jeyaretnam, the PSC will have eleven members assisting the Chairman. The current Chairman is Mr Eddie Teo.
Mr Jeyaretnam, 45, who was appointed Senior Counsel in 2003, is a partner in Rodyk & Davidson LLP. He graduated from Cambridge University, United Kingdom, in 1986, was admitted to the English Bar in 1987 and the Singapore Bar a year later. In 1990/91 he held a Fulbright Fellowship at Harvard Law School and the University of Iowa.
He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the Regional Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre and an adjudicator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. He was the President of the Law Society of Singapore from 2004 to 2007, and was the founding chairman of the Society of Construction Law, Singapore, holding that office from 2002 to 2004.
He is also an adjunct professor teaching construction law in the National University of Singapore and is a Board member of the Singapore Tourism Board and of the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is Chairman of the Board of the Theatre Training and Research Space Ltd (formerly part of Practice Performing Arts Centre Ltd), a not-for-profit theatre school, founded by the late Kuo Pao Kun.
Mr Jeyaretnam is an award-winning writer and received the Young Artist Award in 1993, the Montblanc-NUS Centre for the Arts Literary Award in 1997 and the Southeast Asia Write Award in 2003. He was a member of Council for the National Arts Council from 2000 to 2008, and chaired the steering committees for the Singapore Writers’ Festivals 2007 and 2009.
Mr Jeyaretnam is married with three children.