Alumni Happening Details

Mr Lim Ah Pat (seated, 2nd from right) looking over old photos with (from left) his daughter Ms Lim, Mr Moh Wung Hee (Engineering ’77), Dr Sim Chiang Khi (Medicine ’78) and Mr Poh Eng Seng (Engineering ’76).
Organiser Mr Michael Tai (Engineering ’74) (left) with Ah Leng (centre) and his family seated on his left, with fellow organising committee member Dr Lily Aw (Medicine ’80) seated to Ah Leng’s right.

KEVII Hall Alumni Reunion of 1970s Residents

31 August

What started out as four KEVIIANs meeting regularly for good food grew to become one of the biggest reunions for the Class of ’70s.

Over 80 alumni who stayed in the King Edward VII Hall at Sepoy Lines in the 1970s met at the Singapore Island Country Club for a reunion on 31 August. There were representatives from the Schools/Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry and Pharmacy.

Gracing the event were retired canteen operator, Mr Wong Niap Leng (affectionately known as Ah Leng, the retired canteen operator at the Outram campus) and family; and former KEVII Hall Manager Mr Lim Ah Pat (from 1969-1996) and his daughter. Both had been synonymous with the Hall, and the alumni were happy to reconnect with them after such a long time. Joining the party were the current KEVII Hall Master and team.
The event was jointly supported by King Edward VII Hall and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

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