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Speaking truth to power : Singapore's pioneer public servants / edited by Loke Hoe Yeong.
Van Pelt Library JQ1063.A67 S73 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Singapore story by the history-makers ; volume 1.
- The Singapore story by the history-makers ; volume 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil service.
- History.
- Politics and government.
- Singapore--Officials and employees.
- Singapore.
- Singapore--History--20th century.
- Singapore--Politics and government--20th century.
- Civil service--Singapore--History--20th century.
- Employees.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 284 pages : portraits ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Singapore's pioneer public servants
- Place of Publication:
- Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, [2020]
- Contents:
- The first local Chief Justice p. 1 / Wee Chong Jin
- Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority p. 35 / Goh Koh Pui
- Solicitor-General and High Court Judge p. 75 / Abdul Wahab Ghows
- Director of the National Library p. 101 / Hedwig Anuar
- Pioneer of Singapore's healthcare system p. 117 / Kwa Soon Bee
- The Housing and Development Board's first architect-planner, and founder of the Urban Redevelopment Authority p. 133 / Alan Choe
- Chairman of the Economic Development Board p. 153 / Chan Chin Bock
- The man behind Singapore Airlines p. 167 / J. Y. Pillay
- The maverick Perm Sec p. 199 / Ngiam Tong Dow
- Singapore's representative at the United Nations p. 239 / Tommy Koh
- The first Chief of Defence Force p. 267 / Winston Choo.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9789811211515
- 9811211515
- 9789811212123
- 9811212120
- OCLC:
- 1117672384
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