Former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew will not be attending the annual
Tanjong Pagar constituency Chinese New Year dinner on Tuesday night
for the second consecutive year, as he is in hospital recovering
from an infection.
Mr Lee, 90, has been hospitalised in Singapore General Hospital
since Sunday with a fever and a bad cough caused by an infection,
and is currently on antibiotics and recovering.
"He has been advised by his doctors to avoid public appearances. As
such, he will not be able to attend the Tanjong Pagar GRC Chinese
New Year Dinner this evening. He would like to wish all Tanjong
Pagar residents as well as Singaporeans a Happy Chinese New Year,"
said his press secretary in a statement.
Mr Lee has kept up with his practice of attending the annual dinner
over the years, during which he would make keynote speeches. But he
missed the event last year for the first time due to health
reasons.
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