31st Award Ceremony for Scholarship and Bursary to Maha Bodhi School/Academic Merit Awards cum Lunar New Year Charitable Donations and Hongbao Presentation

On 31st January 2021, Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association grandly held the “31st Award Ceremony for Scholarship and Bursary to Maha Bodhi School/Academic Merit Awards cum Lunar New Year Charitable Donations and Hongbao Presentation” at the newly complete Sheng Hong Theatre. We are honored to have invited Mayor for South East CDC, Member of Parliament Marine Parade GRC (Geylang Serai), Advisor to Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association, Mayor Mohd Fahmi Aliman, as our Guest of Honor to present the awards to recipients.

Mr Soon Cheok Kah, Vice Chairman of Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association, and Mayor Fahmi took turns to deliver their welcome speech on stage. Mr Soon took the opportunity to thanks Mr Fahmi for gracing the occasion despite his busy schedule and also encouraged all Merit Award recipient to continue to study hard and to remember the hardship of ancestors. Lastly, Mr Soon urged everyone to comply with the government’s safety and epidemic prevention measures, unite as one to fight the epidemic together.

Mayor Fahmi then delivered a cordial speech. He expressed his thanks and gratitude to Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association for the generosity and enthusiasm towards public welfare. He also emphasised the importance of “respecting elderly” and “education assistance” and how these two topics play apart in the growth of Singapore. At the same time, Mayor Fahmi hoped that everyone can work together to overcome difficulties, observe safety and epidemic prevention measures, and contribute to the community and the country’s epidemic prevention. At the end of speech, Mayor Fahmi give out the scholarships to representatives of intended schools and organizations and took a group photo.

Off stage, Mayor Fahmi, accompanied by Mr Tan Thiam Lye (BBML), Secretarial of Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association, and Mr Soon Cheok Kah, gave out Hong Bao to invited elderly from various ethnic groups and staff of Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple Association gave out goodies bag.

After the session, working staff leads everyone to leave the theatre in orderly manner.

As such, the “31st Award Ceremony for Scholarship and Bursary to Maha Bodhi School/Academic Merit Awards cum Lunar New Year Charitable Donations and Hongbao Presentation” was successfully concluded.

Throughout the whole ceremony, the Association adhered to safety and epidemic prevention measures, emphasizing the importance of safety and epidemic prevention. Seats is set at a distance of at least one meter apart, masks are to be worn throughout the entire ceremony, number of working staff is set at minimal and ceremony duration is shortened as well. The Association not only adheres to supporting welfare and education of the community, but also maintains the health and safety of the working staff participating in the award ceremony.