Singapore’s finest gathered at the Patron of Heritage Awards 2007 last Tuesday. More than 130 guests donned in eye-catching Peranakan chic and finery glittered in full splendor at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
This was the second Patron of Heritage Awards held after a successful inaugural ceremony last year. Celebrating donations and loans given to heritage causes in 2007, this year’s Award recognised the contribution of 51 outstanding individuals and organisations. Their generous gifts in cash and kind, as well as long-term loans, totalled more than $11 million.
Dr Lee Boon Yang (Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts) presenting Mr Koh Poh Tiong, Trustee and Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation, the highest accolade of the night – the Distinguished Patron of Heritage award.
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