SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday paid tribute to Singapore's first Commissioner of Parks and Recreation Wong Yew Kwan.In a Facebook post on Friday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong described Mr Wong as one of Singapore's pioneer leaders and a key person in efforts to transform Singapore into a"Garden City".
Mr Wong Kuan Yew and his team at the Parks and Recreation Department planned for gaps in the middle of flyovers so that sunlight and rain could reach the greenery below. "I had always been interested in the trees and nature areas which were abundant in Ipoh where I grew up," he said in an interview published in a 2016 newsletter by the Ministry of National Development.
In the interview, Mr Wong described working closely with then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to green the city.
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