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	Ong Teng Cheong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ong Teng Cheong (Chinese: 王鼎昌; Pinyin: Wáng Dǐngchāng) (January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first elected President of Republic of Singapore.
		Mr Ong ran for the presidency in 1993 under PAP's endorsement.
		Ong Teng Cheong died on February 8, 2002, at the age of 66 from lymphoma in his home at about 8:14pm SST after he had been discharged from hospital a few days earlier.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ong_Teng_Cheong (579 words)

	Former Singapore president Ong Teng Cheong dies
		Ong, 66, whose political career spanned 21 years, was a former deputy prime minister, member of parliament and cabinet minister.
		Ong himself had been diagnosed with lymphoma, or cancer of the lymphatic system, in 1992 when he was deputy prime minister.
		Ong's fellow deputy prime minister in 1992, Lee Hsien Loong, was also diagnosed with cancer around the same time, producing a political shock to Singaporeans.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw02/020208af.htm (338 words)

	Biography of Ong Teng Cheong \| Life of Ong Teng Cheong
		It was the climax of Ong's 21-year career as a member of Parliament (MP), cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief.Ong Teng Cheong was born in Singapore on January 22, 1936.
		Further Reading Most of Ong Teng Cheong's speeches from 1978 onward have been published in Speeches, a publication of the information division of the Ministry of Communications and Information in Singapore.
		Ong's most famous speech, "Bridging the perception gap," which was given on July 26, 1992, in his capacity as PAP chairman, can be found in Petir (August 1992).
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Ong_Teng_Cheong-32794.html (338 words)

	SPUG Forums - Mr. Ong Teng Cheong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong Teng Cheong has passed away...at the age of 66 years old...
		Mr Ong Teng Cheong became the fifth President of the Republic of Singapore and the first President to be popularly elected by the people on 1 September 1993.
		In 1972, Mr Ong was elected to Parliament and served as a Member of Parliament for 21 years.
	www.spug.net /forums/printthread.php?t=22619 (690 words)

	ASIANOW - Asiaweek \| THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS OUT \| 07/30/99
		Ong Teng Cheong called the press conference ostensibly to announce his decision not to seek a second six-year term, though only recently he had indirectly indicated his interest in staying president.
		Ong, 63, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1992, told reporters that his health was not an issue in deciding to step down.
		Ong emphasized that things improved over time, citing in particular the mutually agreed White Paper submitted to Parliament in early July which spelled out the ground rules for overseeing the reserves.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /ASIANOW/asiaweek/magazine/99/0730/nat_sg_prez.html (570 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong: Extended interview
		Ong, now 64, was minister of communications, of culture, and of labor; he was also deputy PM, secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress, and chairman of Lee's PAP.
		In the 1980s, Ong was one of the party's four senior 'second echelon' leaders who were considered as possible successors to Lee.
		Ong, who was diagnosed as suffering from lymphatic cancer in 1992, chose instead to run in the first elections for the presidency the following year.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000310a4.htm (3367 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ong Teng Cheong - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Ong Teng Cheong (1936-), politician, fifth president of Singapore (1993-1999), and the first to be popularly elected.
		As the only candidate to receive a certificate of eligibility from the government, Ramanathan was elected president in the election of 1999,...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Ong_Teng_Cheong.html (100 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The firm was first established in 1972 as Ong and Ong Architects and Town Planners with Mr Ong Teng Cheong and Mrs Ong Siew May as founding partners.
		When Mr Ong left the office in 1975 to take up political appointment, Mrs Ong took sole charge of the Ong and Ong Architects office with a total staff of 25 and with more than 30 projects in hand.
		Ong and Ong has designed a range of street furniture for Adshel that will be installed shortly onto the streets of Singapore.
	www.adshel.com /deploy/adshelinternet/research/ourdesigners/designerinfo.asp?designerid=47 (188 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Letters \| 3/24/2000
		Ong said that when he came into office (in 1993), he had asked for information on the reserves, which was given to him only three years later.
		Ong's health was the sole reason the Cabinet decided that it could not support his re-election should he decide to stand again.
		Ong now says that he did not tell Goh earlier that he had decided not to stand, because he was waiting for the publication of the White Paper.
	www.pathfinder.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0324/letters.html (1827 words)

	Views
		As always, Teng Cheong was a man of quiet strength, dignity and grace.
		Teng Cheong was a key member of the team of second-generation ministers who succeeded the Old Guard.
		Mr Ong came across to me as a person who was very clear in his vision.
	www.ongtengcheong.com /views.htm (2486 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong Teng Cheong, Minister for Labour of Singapore; H.E. Mr.
		Ong Teng Cheong, Minister for Labour of Singapore welcomed the Honourable Ministers and their delegations.
		Ong Teng Cheong stated that the favourable political climate in ASEAN had contributed to its economic growth and development.
	www.aseansec.org /2020.htm (761 words)

	[Deathwatch] Ong Teng Cheong, Singapore's first elected president, 66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong served a six-year term as president between 1993 and 1999.
		Ong was trained as an architect and served the government as minister of communications, minister of culture, minister of labor and deputy prime minister.
		Ong was a confidante of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and always traveled to China with the government leader because of his command of Chinese dialects.
	slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00653.html (274 words)

	Everything about Ong Teng Cheong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong Teng Cheong (王鼎昌, Wáng Dǐngchāng) (January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first elected President of Republic of Singapore.
		Ong was chairman of the People's Action Party and secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress, Ong was considered a firm Lee Kuan Yew loyalist.
		Mr Ong Teng Cheong passed away on February 8, 2002 at the age of 66 from lymphoma in his home at about 8:14pm SST after he had been discharged from hospital for a few days ago.
	1373.de.wikimiki.org /en/Ong+Teng+Cheong (7645 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong: Planner, Politician, President (Select Books)
		Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002) was an architect, planner, politician and from 1993-99 President of Singapore.
		Mr Ong's 1972 entry into politics and subsequent service to the Trade Union movement, to the development of the MRT and the airport are discussed.
		The values which underpinned Mr Ong's achievements and his roles and activities as Singapore's first elected President are described and discussed.
	www.selectbooks.com.sg /getTitle.cfm?SBNum=37198 (135 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong Teng Cheong (王鼎昌, EHandler: no quick summary.
		(Ong was a firm champion of the Mass Rapid Transit[For more, click on this link] system.
		Ong Teng Cheong's wife, EHandler: no quick summary.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/on/ong_teng_cheong.htm (366 words)

	yax-444 The mess that is our presidency
		Soon after, (although Ong himself said the idea had been bruited by Lee Kuan Yew as far back as 1982) the government began to speak of the need for a president with some "executive" powers.
		Ong Teng Cheong was elected to the presidency in 1993.
		Ong had the benefit of wide respect, name-recognition, incumbency and belonging to the majority race.
	www.yawningbread.org /arch_2005/yax-444.htm (2188 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong - Ong Teng Cheong News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Our Ong Teng Cheong website is too advanced so we have not much managed to assistance lots of content, however what we have done so far is researched the too best Ong Teng Cheong sites on the net.
		Ong Teng Cheong won by a slim majority of 59%, when everyone expects a landslide victory.
		Critics also argued that Ong Teng Cheong, then DPM, might be a growing threat to Lee Hsien Loong for the PM position.
	dsl.228d.com /February_8/Ong_Teng_Cheong (777 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Singapore: Maverick Politician \| 3/10/2000
		Ong was the republic's first elected president (his predecessors had all been appointed).
		The criteria are stringent enough that Ong's successor, S.R. Nathan (a former ambassador and head of the secret service), had a walkover last September when no suitably qualified opponent came forward.
		In choosing Ong as its first candidate back in 1993, the government appeared to have forgotten his independent streak and his activist past.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0310/nat.singapore.ong.html (1776 words)

	Tresors: Sinapore
		Ong, and Tommy Koh chat with the author, Herbert Exner, at the Pietsch & Co. Stand
		Ong, the National Arts Council chairman Tommy Koh, and their staffs toured the exhibition in order to draw the city's leading business people to the fair, I had the opportunity to show nomadic weavings to the dignitaries.
		President Ong, an architect by profession, is promoting Singapore as a meeting point for conventions and exhibitions.
	www.rugreview.com /155tres.htm (3400 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The updated page can be found at: ong teng cheong
		Ong Teng Cheong (王鼎昌, Wáng Dǐngchāng) (January 22, 1936 - February 8, 2002) was the first elected President (President: The chief executive of a republic) of Republic of Singapore (Republic of Singapore: A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965).
		During his tenure in the Ministry of National Development, Ong was a firm champion of the Mass Rapid Transit (Mass Rapid Transit: An urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains) system.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/ong_teng_cheong (219 words)

	About this site
		Our former President, the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, had contributed significantly to the progress of Singapore in various areas.
		In 1972, Mr Ong was first elected as the Member-of-Parliament (Kim Keat) and in 1993, he was elected as the first Elected President of Singapore, a post he served for a 6-year term.
		The significance and impact of Mr Ong's contributions to Singapore and Singaporeans over a period of 27 years must never be undermined or forgotten.
	www.ongtengcheong.com /about.htm (409 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Ong was considered a firm Lee Kuan Yew[for more, click this link] loyalist, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
		Ong was a firm champion of the Mass Rapid Transit (An urban public transit system using underground or elevated trains)
		Ong Teng Cheong's wife, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/ong_teng_cheong (388 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong is out but not down
		Actually, that was the one thing Ong never got to do during his six-year term, so it was never tested.
		Ong recalls: "He checked that I was in complete remission.
		They knew that if Ong ran, he would almost certainly trounce Nathan, which would be hugely embarrassing.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000310a3.htm (1570 words)

	THIS DAY IN ST. LOUIS HISTORY...
		On May 4, the government announced that the Cabinet had recommended to Ong that Fay's caning be reduced to four strokes as a gesture of respect for the American president.
		Ong sent a letter conveying the decision to Fay's counsel, Ramanathan Palakrishnan.
		It was not until about noon the next day that the lanky lawyer went to the prison with two assistants to give his client the news.
	homepage.mac.com /burkejm/iblog/C37546793/E1210572706 (517 words)

	Ong Teng Cheong Biography / Biography of Ong Teng Cheong Biography
		It was the climax of Ong's 21-year career as a member of Parliament (MP), cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief.
		Ong Teng Cheong was born in Singapore on January 22, 1936.
		Each Biography is written by a biographical expert or professional educator and is a complete resource on the individual.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-ong-teng-cheong (252 words)

	SIM University and Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies Sign MOU to Jointly Offer Diploma in Employment ...
		SIM University (UniSIM) and the Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies (OTC Institute) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), witnessed by Mr Lim Swee Say, Deputy Secretary-General of the NTUC and Minister, Prime Ministerâs Office, to jointly offer the Diploma in Employment Relations (DER) programme as well as jointly develop its curriculum.
		Mr S. Thiagarajan, Director of OTC Institute, remarked: âThe Memorandum of Understanding between the Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies and SIM University marks a new milestone in the efforts taken for the professional development of union leaders in Singapore.
		The Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies (OTC Institute) partners the labour movement in developing and strengthening union leadership in Singapore.
	www.unisim.edu.sg /uni/pub/gen/uni_pub_gen_content.cfm?mnuid=61&id=2047 (834 words)

	Sintercom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It is also clear that the government and the media have learnt from the funeral of the deceased President Ong.
		The Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues are sad to learn of the passing away of ex-President Ong Teng Cheong and would like to convey their condolences to his family.
		As a mark of respect to ex-President Ong, the State flag on all Government buildings will be lowered to half-mast on the day of his funeral i.e.
	www.newsintercom.org /nucleus/plugins/print/print.php?itemid=310 (743 words)

	Welcome to Ong Teng Cheong Institute of Labour Studies
		Welcome address at the OTC Institute Graduation Ceremony 2005 by Education Minister and Chairman of OTC Institute Board of Governors, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
		The Professional Diploma is unique in drawing on senior leaders from the tripartite partners to teach some of the classes, including NTUC Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng.
		In addition, OTC Institute has been involved in organising programmes for several international groups, such as the Advanced Leadership Course with the International Confederation of Trade Unions – Asia Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO).
	www.ntuc.org.sg /otcinstitute/grad2005.html (235 words)

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