The Hwa chong guys are doing it again, that time they suggest
Hwa Chong as the name of the station outside their school (which
was tentatively Duchess), now they want that station named after
their founder, Mr Tan Kah Kee. There are three choices for Duchess:
Duchess, Watten and Kah Kee.
Yes Mr Tan Kah Kee has been a great contributor to Singapore and
the Chinese community, but naming the station outside Hwa Chong
after their founder is too much. Already Zaobao is reporting that
the students would vote for Kah Kee, so chances of them winning is
quite high if there is only a few people participating in the
naming exercise. But is it necessary for a single non-university
institution to have a station with a name related to their school
outside their school, if like this, every other school with a MRT
station should participate in naming competitions naming it after
their school.
Go to the following website and click surveys then "Downtown Line Stage 2 – Public Polling Exercise" (or maybe
available at main page side panel) to poll. Please vote for
Duchess instead of Kah Kee.
http://talk2lta.lta.gov.sg/