By Farah Abdul Rahim, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Politicians, businessmen and friends turned up to pay
their respects to the mother-in-law of Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong.
Madam Chan Chiew Ping, 76, died on Monday. She is believed to have
died of cancer after a long illness.
Mr Lee has cut short his official trip to Japan and will return on
Wednesday evening, before the funeral on Thursday.
Visitors to the wake included the Speaker of Parliament Abdullah
Tarmugi and his wife, Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam,
former Cabinet Ministers Richard Hu and S. Dhanabalan - accompanied
by their wives.
Business leaders including Chief Executive of Osim International
Ron Sim, as well as family members - SingTel chief Lee Hsien Yang
and his wife - also paid their respects.
The late Madam Chan leaves behind her husband retired businessman
Ho Eng Hong, two daughters including the eldest Madam Ho Ching,
Temasek Holdings' executive director, and Madam Ho Peng, Curriculum
Planning & Development director at the Education Ministry, two
sons and seven grandchildren.
The Ho family has requested no wreaths. Instead, donations can be
made to the National Cancer Centre or Renci Hospital. - CNA/de
Now we know MoE also has ties to LHL family in the form of Mdm
Ho Peng. Anyone remember Commonsense's thread on
LeeHo Island?
