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A bust of the late Chinese leader was unveiled on Sunday during
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping's visit to Singapore to mark 20
years of bilateral ties between the two countries.
The monument, which consists of a sculpture of Deng and a plaque
detailing his life and achievements, is the fourth in the National
Heritage Board's (NHB) 'Friends to our Shores' series.
The series is a collaboration between NHB and embassies here to
honour eminent personalities from abroad with links to
Singapore.
The other three personalities honoured are Joseph Conrad, the
Polish-born British writer who died in 1924, Ho Chi Minh, the
father of modern Vietnam who died in 1969, and Philippine national
hero Jose Rizal, who died in 1896.
The four monuments are all within walking distance of one
another. Conrad's bust is outside Maybank Tower along the river
while those of Ho and Rizal are on the green across the river.
