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SINGAPORE: Dr Ong Chit Chung, a Member of Parliament for Jurong
GRC, passed away on Monday morning. He was 59 years old.
His family told Channel NewsAsia that Dr Ong was at home when he
died peacefully.
A five—term MP, Dr Ong was a lecturer in military history at the
National University of Singapore when he went into politics in
1988.
He won the single—seat ward of Bukit Batok for two terms before
the constituency became part of the Bukit Timah GRC in 1996, and
then Jurong GRC in 2001.
In 1991, Dr Ong was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Home
Affairs and Labour.
He later left the world of academia and joined the private
sector. At the time of his death, he was President of Davos Life
Sciences Pte Ltd.
During his twenty years in politics, Dr Ong had also served as
the Chairman for the Government Parliamentary Committees for
Education, Defence and Foreign Affairs.
In a statement to the media, Dr Ong’s family said they are
saddened by their loss. And in memory of his service to the
residents in his ward, they have asked that in lieu of wreathes,
donations can be made by cheques to the PAP Community Foundation,
Bukit Batok Branch.
The wake for Dr Ong will begin on Tuesday evening at his family
home at 41, Princess of Wales Road.
The funeral is expected to be held this Friday. — CNA/yb/ms
