Former PRC vice Premier Mr. Li Lanqing visited SYSNMH

The former PRC vice premier Mr. Li Lanqing paid a visit to SYSNMH on 5th July 2006. Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, Chairman of SYSNMH, Mr. Chua Thian Poh, President of SCCCI, Mr. Wan Shung Ming, Chairman of property committee, SCCCI and Mr. Lim Sah Soon, Secretary General of SCCCI accompanied the former vice premier for the visiting.

Picture 1: Group Photo in front of the Dr Sun’s statue

Fifth from left: Mr. Li Lanqing, Former Vice Premier of State Council, PRC
Sixth from left: Madam Zhang Suzhen, Wife of Mr. Li Lanqing
Fourth from right: Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, Chairman of the SYSNMH
Fourth from left: Mr. Chua Thian Poh, President of SCCCI
Third from left: Mr. Zhang Yun, Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy
Third from right: Mdm Yang Aidi, Wife of Ambassador Mr. Zhang Yun
Second from right: Mr. Wan Shung Ming, Chairman of property committee, SCCCI
First from right: Mr. Lim Sah Soon, Secretary General of SCCCI

Picture 2 : Group photo in front of the Dr Sun’s statue

Second from left & right: Li Lanqing and his wife
First from right: Mr. Kwek Leng Joo
First from left: Mr. Chua Thian Poh

Picture 3: Tea session in the Nanyang Gallery

First from right: Mr. Li Lanqing, Former Vice Premier of State Council, PRC
First from left: Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, Chairman of the SYSNM
Second from right: Mr. Chua Thian Poh, President of SCCCI

China National Peoples’s Congress Chairman visited Memorial Hall

Mr. Wu Bang Guo, China National Peoples’s Congress Chairman, accompanied by his wife and senior Chinese officials, and visited Sun Yat Sen Villa on 18^th May 2005.

After more than one hour tour in the Memorial Hall, he told the media it had been an impressive walk through the life of the doctor-turned revolutionary who changed china modern history.

Picture 1: Director of the Sun Yat Sen Villa, Mr. Foong Choon Hon (second from left), pointing out its features to Mr. Wu, who was joined on the tour by his wife, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan (right) , Mr. Chua Thian Poh (second from right), president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and other officials.

Picture 2: The Group photo which took in the front of Dr. Sun Yat Sen ‘s Statue.
Mr. Wu Bang Guo (Middle), Mr. Chua Thian Poh (right), Mr. Khaw Boon Wan (third from left), and Chinese Ambassador Mr. ZhangYun (left).

Members of Kuah Si Association from ASEAN Countries visited Memorial Hall on 29 May 2004.      

The Chinese Ambassador Mr. Zhang Yun (Second form left) and Malaysian High Commissioner Dato'N Parmeswarant (Fourth from left) accompanied by Miss Aileen Lau, the President of the China Society visited Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall on 22 May 2004. The bronze figure in the photo is Dr. Sun Yat Sen, donated by Zhong Shan Overseas China Society.         

Mr. Wong Kan Seng, Minister of Ministry of Home Affairs, visited Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall on 28 March 2004

Mr. Wong Kan Seng, Minister of Ministry of Home Affairs, visited Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall on 28 March 2004. He empresses keen interest and appreciation on the displayed artifacts and exhibits.

Photo 1: During the interview by media, Mr. Wong said that Wan Qing Yuan possesses historical meaning and value for Singapore’s involvement in over-throwing the late Qing Dynasty. The exhibits show the manpower, materials and financial supports given to Dr. Sun Yat Sen to publicise nationalism and to revolt against the Qing Government. Singapore young generation should know more about this portion of the history.

Photo 2: Before leaving, Mr. Wong planted a rambutan tree in the garden. (Second from left) Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, SCCCI Chairman and Mr. Chua Thian Poh, SCCCI vice chairman (third from left) were present during the tree-planting ceremony.        

Mr. Lee Seng Ghee (4th from left), Chairman of Lee Foundation, together with a 5-member team, paid a surprise visit to the Villa. Director Mr. Foong showed them around the Memorial Hall, in particular, highlighting exhibits and projects that were funded by donations from the Lee Foundation.         

Mr. Wu Chun He, President of the Economic Daily (Beijing) and his party of 5 members were pleasantly surprised by the life-like wax figures.    

Mr. Lim Swee Say, Minister for the Environment, accompanied by SYSNMH Board Director Mr. Chua Thian Poh, listening to descriptions of an exhibit.           

Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Mr. Lee Boon Yang visited the Memorial Hall on Aug 6 2003
Minister Lee Boon Yang (second from right) concentrating on the exhibit describing how the photo of Dr. Sun Yat Sen was displayed at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. 
Location- Hall of Peace           

Madam Liu Yongqing, wife of the Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao(third from left)

April 26 2002
Location – The Nanyang Gallery, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Mr Li Ruihuan, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (first from left), SCCCI President Mr Kwek Leng Joo.

November 19 2001
Location - The Nanyang Gallery, Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Leng Rong (first from right), Deputy Director, Party Literature Research Centre of the CPC Central Committee (China);
Zhang Jiuhuan (second from left), Chinese ambassador to Singapore

April 10 2001
Location - Wan Qing Yuan construction site

Minister for Education, RAdm (NS) Teo Chee Hean (third from left)

November 25 2000
Location - Photo exhibition, SCCCI building

Minister for Information & the Arts, Mr Lee Yock Suan (second from left);
Minister of State for Defence and Information and the Arts, Mr David Lim (first from left)

November 17 2000
Location - War Room, SCCCI building

Malay Peninsula Peace Cycle

October 16 2000
Location - Wan Qing Yuan construction site

Minister for Trade & Industry, Brigadier-General (NS) George Yeo (second from right)

August 18 2000
Location - Photo exhibition, SCCCI building

Communications Bureau of Lianshui County, Jiangsu Province

March 23 2000
Location - Wan Qing Yuan site office

China Overseas Friendship Association

March 21 2000
Location - Wan Qing Yuan site office

Mr Wang Dao Han (third from left), President of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits

January 24 2000
Location - Wan Qing Yuan construction site

Hong Xiannu, Cantonese Opera Legend

January 10 2000
Location - Wan Qing Yuan construction site

Mr Lee Seng Ghee, Mr Tan Tock San and Mr Teo Cheng Guan

December 31 1999
Location - Wan Qing Yuan construction site