SPEECH BY DR O W CHIN HOCK, PARLIAMENTARYSECRETARY(CULTURE) AND
MP FOR LENG KEE, AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOR THE LENG KEE
ESSAY COMPETlTION
ORGANISED BY LENG KEE CC YOUTH GROUP AND SPONSORED
BY SIN CHEW JIT POH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
MANDARIN CAMPAIGN
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