At 82, mogul Kwek Leng Beng still offers lessons for the young
Numerous dignitaries gathered at the ballroom of The St Regis Singapore on the evening of Nov 9. There were heart-warming speeches, lovely canapes, champagne and wine.
The occasion was the launch of Strictly Business: The Kwek Leng Beng Story, a 257-page biography written by Peh Shing Huei on the executive chairman of Hong Leong Group Singapore and City Developments Limited : C09 0% (CDL).
A highlight of the event was the announcement of an endowed gift of S$24 million, jointly made by Kwek Leng Beng and CDL, to the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). With a matching government grant, the total endowment contribution amounts to S$60 million.
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