The late Mr Lim Kim San, one of Singapore founding fathers and a former Cabinet Minister was laid to rest after a funeral service at the Mandai Crematorium on Sunday morning.
From the eulogies that came from Singapore leaders it is clear that Mr. Lim Kim San has made a monumental contribution to Singapore's early development, most notably his foundation for affordable public housing which stands tall among the city state's several proud achievemnets.
Mr. Lim Kim San also initiated the Master Plan for Singapore water supply, which led to the collection of surface run-offs from unprotected catchments to make the state less dependent on Johor water.
Mr.Lim has earned praise for his uncanny ability to judge people, their character and motivations. Indeed he has played a pivotal role in the selection of some of the current generation of leaders for his party that has helped to mainatin the highest level of integrity and efficiency for Singapore.
As the founding generation of Singapore continue to pass on, it may be worth for the younger generation of this country, born into affluence and spoilt for choice, to recognize that the same values of industriousness, integrity and strong leadership responsible for success achieved, is relevant and still important to face new challenges and win over the global competition.
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