Temasek Hall 30th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner
10 March
2018 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Temasek Hall (TH). To commemorate the special occasion, an Anniversary Celebration Dinner was held at the National University of Singapore Society Kent Ridge Guild House on 10 March, the proceeds of which went towards supporting the Temasek Hall Bursary Endowment Fund.
The dinner was attended by nearly 200 Temasekians and distinguished guests, including NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye (Science ’85) and all the three past and present Hall Masters – Professor Chou Loke Ming (Science ’69) (1988 - 2004), Associate Professor Tay Eng Hock Francis (Engineering ’86) (2004 – 2014) and Associate Professor Victor Tan (Science ’87) (2015 - present). The Guest-of-Honour was TH alumnus, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development Mr Desmond Lee (Law ’01). Mr Lee shared fondly with the guests his experience of making the first movie (Stamford Hall) ever produced by a Hall of Residence in NUS.
Highlights of the programme included a slide show on the 30 years history of TH, a video montage of the TH Homecoming event, performances by the award-winning TH alumni band Imprompt-3, and a three-metre-tall sculpture of TH’s mascot, a white tiger. The dinner ended with the Hall Master and Junior Common Room Committee leading the alumni and guests singing the TH anthem.