Recording of Lee Kuan Yew reading Independence Proclamation airs in Singapore
Xinhua, August 9, 2015 Adjust font size:
A recording of Singapore's founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew reading the Proclamation of Independence aired Sunday for the first time across Singapore on National Day to commemorate the country's Golden Jubilee.
The broadcast, which started at 9:00 a.m., was preceded by the sounding of sirens across the country. Before moments of extravaganza, hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans islandwide listened to the recording by Lee Kuan Yew.
The proclamation had been read by an announcer over Radio Singapore though it was issued in Lee Kuan Yew's name in 1965. To make up for this lack, Lee Kuan Yew agreed to do a recording of himself reading the proclamation in 2012.
Public transport operators participated in the Proclamation Moment. The recording was broadcast at all MRT stations and bus interchanges. The National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Fairprice supermarkets and hypermarkets also joined in the historic moment as well. Endi