Free assessment books up for grabs at West Coast Lane is thoughtful gesture by 2 kids

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A local resident has been offering free assessment books to schoolchildren outside his home.

was walking along West Coast Lane when he saw a couple of styrofoam boxes outside of one of the houses. Curious, he took a look inside.“Homeowner seemed to be giving them out for free. I assume he is targeting nearby Qifa school kids who walk along this street to and from school.”

TNP reached out to the resident of the house that the books were placed in front of and found it was owned by Mr Ken Yeo. However, he said it wasn’t his idea to put the books outside of his home but his children's. “Since Qifa Primary School is nearby and many students walk this road on their way home, we thought we could just put some boxes out to let them have free access to assessment books to help them in their revision,” 11-year-old Jerald told TNP.

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