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    Residents of Tanjong Pagar, the constituency represented by Lee Kuan Yew for 60 years in Parliament, turned out in large numbers to pay their respects as his funeral procession passed through the estate. Many had waited for hours in the rain to witness the cortege. They viewed the procession and funeral service on large screens set up at the local community center. Lee Kuan Yew had developed public housing in the area and residents were grateful for the development of their estate and Singapore under his leadership. Foreign observers also came to recognize Lee Kuan Yew for building Singapore into a safe, prosperous and admirable nation.

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    Residents of Tanjong Pagar, the constituency represented by Lee Kuan Yew for 60 years in Parliament, turned out in large numbers to pay their respects as his funeral procession passed through the estate. Many had waited for hours in the rain to witness the cortege. They viewed the procession and funeral service on large screens set up at the local community center. Lee Kuan Yew had developed public housing in the area and residents were grateful for the development of their estate and Singapore under his leadership. Foreign observers also came to recognize Lee Kuan Yew for building Singapore into a safe, prosperous and admirable nation.

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    Residents of Tanjong Pagar, the constituency represented by Lee Kuan Yew for 60 years in Parliament, turned out in large numbers to pay their respects as his funeral procession passed through the estate. Many had waited for hours in the rain to witness the cortege. They viewed the procession and funeral service on large screens set up at the local community center. Lee Kuan Yew had developed public housing in the area and residents were grateful for the development of their estate and Singapore under his leadership. Foreign observers also came to recognize Lee Kuan Yew for building Singapore into a safe, prosperous and admirable nation.

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    Remembering Lee Kuan Yew

    (Clockwise from top): People at Tanjong Pagar CC observing a


    minute of silence for Mr Lee Kuan Yew yesterday; Many wept while
    watching the broadcast of the funeral service; Funeral programme
    cards were given out by grassroots volunteers. Photos: Koh Mui Fong

    TANJONG PAGAR: Mr Lee Kuan Yews ward for 60 years

    Residents send off their longest-serving MP


    Two giant screens broadcast
    procession, funeral service at
    Tanjong Pagar Community Club
    TAN WEIZHEN

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    esidents of Tanjong Pagar


    turned up in full force to send
    off their longest-serving Member of Parliament (MP), Mr Lee Kuan
    Yew, their pride in being one of his constituents evident.
    At the lower viewing decks of Pinnacle@Duxton, the housing development
    that has become a symbol of how far
    public housing in Singapore has come,
    residents and other members of the
    public gathered to witness MrLees final journey through the estate. He was
    elected MP for Tanjong Pagar in 1955.
    Ms Jasmine Ajmal, 37, a resident
    watching the procession, was momen-

    Mr Lee has built a country which has so many things I like it is safe,
    a wonderful place to work, has a supportive society, achieved a huge
    amount for its people. I benefited a lot from that. This is the least I can do.
    National University of Singapore professor Peter Little, 53

    tarily without words. There are no


    words to explain ... great man. Im very
    grateful to him. And proud to be in his
    estate, she said.
    Her neighbour, Mrs Sejatha Moorthy, 39, added: We are very blessed by
    Mr Lee to be able to live here ... and in
    such beautiful HDB flats.
    Many started waiting for the cortege
    from mid-morning onwards. Rain fell
    heavily after 11am, but people were unperturbed, and merely opened up umbrellas one by one, or put on ponchos
    and continued their sombre vigil patiently. Some whipped out their smartphones and watched the live streaming
    of the procession, which began at Par-

    liament House at 12.30pm.


    Grassroots volunteers handed out
    handheld as well as full-sized Singapore
    flags for people to wave along the route,
    as well as refreshments.
    Foreigners also turned up to watch
    the procession. National University of
    Singapore professor Peter Little, 53,
    was with his wife. Mr Lee has built
    a country which has so many things I
    like it is safe, a wonderful place to
    work, has a supportive society, achieved
    a huge amount for its people. I benefited
    a lot from that. This is the least I can
    do, said Prof Little, who has worked
    in the United States, United Kingdom,
    Australia and Japan. There are very

    few admirable politicians around and


    the world recognises him for it.
    The cortege arrived at about 1.10pm
    and emotions reached a high, with
    many residents calling out his name.
    When it was over, some made their
    way to Tanjong Pagar Community
    Club, where two giant screens were
    showing a live broadcast of the procession and funeral service. Grassroots
    volunteers, some teary-eyed, gave out
    funeral programme cards and othermemorabilia.
    Despite the large crowd some
    could not enter the hall at all silence
    prevailed. But people began clapping
    after the first eulogy by Prime Minister
    Lee Hsien Loong.
    After the state funeral ended, they
    rose to observe a minute of silence,
    recite the pledge and sing the National
    Anthem. Then, they filed out, back into
    the estate Mr Lee held as his seat for
    six decades.

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