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11 Aug 2001
THE SPECIAL ACADEMIC AWARDS 2001
Three students awarded both the Prime Minister's Book Prize and the Lee Kuan Yew Award
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship To Encourage
Upgrading to be awarded for the first time
1 77 awards will be presented at the 2001 Special Academic Awards presentation ceremony on 14 Aug. The awards include the inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship To Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP) awards, which are aimed at encouraging upgrading and life-long learning amongst Institute of Technical Education and polytechnic graduates. 15 LKY-STEP awards will be presented to ten outstanding Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and five polytechnic graduates who are currently pursuing full time studies at our polytechnics and universities respectively.
2 The other awards to be presented are the Prime Minister's Book Prize for bilingualism and the Lee Kuan Yew Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science. 33 students are awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize and 27 the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science. Three students will receive both the Prime Minister's Book Prize and the Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science. The double award winners are Tham Ming Qiang Nicholas and Tan Chun Ghee, formerly of Raffles Institution, and Ooi Chin Chun, formerly of The Chinese High School.
3 The prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship for postgraduate studies will also be presented at the ceremony. This year, the recipients are Miss Tracey Ho Chui Ping and Colonel Bernard Richard Tan Kok Kiang. Mr Lim Swee Say, Acting Minister for the Environment and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, will be presenting the awards.
The Prime Minister's Book Prize
4 The Prime Minister's Book Prize is an annual award for bilingualism given at the primary, secondary and pre-university levels. The prize is awarded to outstanding bilingual students based on their combined results in English Language and the mother tongue at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) and the GCE 'O' level Examination, and the General Paper and the mother tongue at the GCE 'A' Level Examination. The students' overall performance in the other subjects is also taken into consideration in the selection of prize winners.
5 This year, of the 33 students who are awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize, there are 11 in the Primary section, 15 in the Secondary section and 7 in the Pre-University section. The names of the awardees are given in Annexes A1-3.
6 There is an increase in the number of awards from 12 to 15 in the 'O' level category.
7 One winner is receiving the award for the second time. Lim Yong San Gilbert received the Prime Minister's Book Prize in the PSLE category in 1997 and he will be awarded the Prime Minister's Book Prize in the GCE 'O' level category for 2001.
The Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science
8 The Lee Kuan Yew Award for excellence in Mathematics and Science was instituted in 1992. The awards are given under three categories - Secondary, Pre-University and Polytechnic. This year, there are 27 recipients, 9 in the Secondary category, 7 in the Pre-University category and 11 in the Polytechnic category. The names of the awardees are given in Annexes B1-3.
9 School winners are selected on the basis of their excellent performance in Mathematics and Science. Their overall performance in the other subjects is also taken into consideration. Polytechnic winners are selected from among the top Technology and Computer Science graduates in each of the four polytechnics. For all these winners, their contributions and participation in co-curricular activities related to Science and Mathematics are also considered.
10 3 winners in the 'A' level category are receiving the Lee Kuan Yew Award for the second time. Moh Jiehui Joan, Ng Wan Long and Yap Woon Teck received the Lee Kuan Yew Award in the 'O' level category in 1999.
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship to Encourage Upgrading (LKY-STEP)
11 The LKY-STEP scheme was made possible by Senior Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew when he donated part of the proceeds from the sale of autographed editions of volume two of his memoirs to MOE. Recipients of the LKY-STEP award are selected on the basis of their excellent overall performance in their ITE and polytechnic courses respectively. The names of the awardees are given in Annex C1-2.
12 Ms Lim Liqin took the long route from EM3 to Normal (Technical) stream to ITE and polytechnic through parental inspiration, hard work and perseverance. Mr Tan Kah Siong is also similarly motivated by his father who is his role model in continuous learning.
The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship
13 The Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship is a prestigious post-graduate scholarship awarded to outstanding Singaporeans to pursue post-graduate studies at renowned universities to further develop their potential as leaders in their chosen fields and in the community.
14 This year's Lee Kuan Yew Scholarships are awarded to Miss Tracey Ho Chui Ping and Colonel Bernard Richard Tan Kok Kiang. The details on the awardees are given in Annex D.
RECIPIENTS OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BOOK PRIZE FOR 2001
| PRIMARY SECTION | |||
| S/N | Name | Former School | Present School |
| 1 | Atiqah Fairuz Bte Md Salleh | Temasek Pri Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 2 | Aw Yong Xin Yi | Ai Tong Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 3 | Chiang Cheng Chai | Yishun Pri Sch | Raffles Institution |
| 4 | Gao Yuan | St Hilda's Pri Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 5 | Hazmi Hisyam Abdull Hamid | Rosyth Sch | Raffles Institution |
| 6 | Janaki d/o Shanmugam | Raffles Girls' Pri Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 7 | Khoo Qiye Clement | Henry Park Pri Sch | The Chinese High Sch |
| 8 | Mok Zhun Wei | Radin Mas Pri Sch | Raffles Institution |
| 9 | Nur Diana Bte Zakaria | St Hilda's Pri Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 10 | Tong Yen Lin Serene | Yangzheng Pri Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
| 11 | Wang Weining | Ai Tong Sch | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) |
Annex A2
| SECONDARY SECTION | |||
| S/N | Name | Former School | Present College |
| 12 | Koh Lin Lynn | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Raffles Junior College |
| 13 | Kow Weijie Kelvin | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 14 | Lim Yong San Gilbert | The Chinese High Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 15 | Lin Tian'ai | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 16 | Ong Shimin | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Raffles Junior College |
| 17 | Ooi Chin Chun | The Chinese High Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 18 | Pavaani d/o Thiagayson | Cedar Girls' Sec Sch | National Junior College |
| 19 | Priyanka Bhandari | Anderson Sec Sch | Raffles Junior College |
| 20 | Quah Soon Wee | The Chinese High Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 21 | Suriani Binte Amran | Anderson Sec Sch | National Junior College |
| 22 | Tan Chun Ghee | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 23 | Tan Shengqiang Joseph | Anglo-Chinese Sch (Ind) | Raffles Junior College |
| 24 | Tham Ming Qiang Nicholas | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 25 | Wang Yi Hui Jeremy | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 26 | Zhang Kailin Karen | Nanyang Girls' High Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
Annex A3
| PRE-UNIVERSITY SECTION | ||
| S/N | Name | Former College |
| 27 | Chen Yiwen | Raffles Junior College |
| 28 | Dai Xilei | Raffles Junior College |
| 29 | Ng Teo Heng | Raffles Junior College |
| 30 | Tay Jia Qi | Raffles Junior College |
| 31 | Vasanth Seshadri | Victoria Junior College |
| 32 | Yong Kailing | Victoria Junior College |
| 33 | Zeng Kexiang | Victoria Junior College |
RECIPIENTS OF THE LEE KUAN YEW AWARD FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FOR 2001
| SCHOOL SECTION GCE 'O' LEVEL |
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| S/N | Name | Former School | Present College |
| 1 | Chia Sheng Zhi | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 2 | Huang Mingyan | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Raffles Junior College |
| 3 | Lawrence Wujanto | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 4 | Lim Kia Boon | S'pore Chinese Girls' Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 5 | Ooi Chin Chun | The Chinese High Sch | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 6 | Tan Chun Ghee | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 7 | Teh Hui Lynn Adeline | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 8 | Tham Ming Qiang Nicholas | Raffles Institution | Raffles Junior College |
| 9 | Weng Wanting | Raffles Girls' Sch (Sec) | Hwa Chong Junior College |
Annex B2
| GCE 'A' LEVEL SECTION | ||
| S/N | Name | Former College |
| 1 | Chen Zhengpeng | National Junior College |
| 2 | Loon Rongtai Brian | Victoria Junior College |
| 3 | Moh Jiehui Joan | Raffles Junior College |
| 4 | Ng Si Jing | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 5 | Ng Wan Long | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 6 | Ng Wee Hao | Hwa Chong Junior College |
| 7 | Yap Woon Teck | Raffles Junior College |
Annex B3
POLYTECHNIC SECTION
| S/N | Name | Former Polytechnic |
| 1 | Lim Ai Huey | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| 2 | Wee Toon Joo | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| 3 | Ko Ko Win | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 4 | Yang Xuan | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 5 | Yusry Harfuddin | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 6 | Chew Yiwen | Singapore Polytechnic |
| 8 | Ng Buck Sin | Singapore Polytechnic |
| 7 | Tan Wee Kek | Singapore Polytechnic |
| 9 | Li Dan | Temasek Polytechnic |
| 10 | Loh Kar Wing Isaac | Temasek Polytechnic |
| 11 | Lui Hoi Shun Antony | Temasek Polytechnic |
RECIPIENTS OF THE LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP TO ENCOURAGE UPGRADING (LKY-STEP AWARD) FOR 2001
| ITE GRADUATES | |||
| S/N | Name | Former ITE Campus | Present Polytechnic |
| 1 | Ang Kim Huat Augustine | ITE East (Bedok) | Temasek Polytechnic |
| 2 | Chia Hua Chew | ITE West (Balestier) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 3 | Goh Kwan Wei | ITE West (Dover) | Singapore Polytechnic |
| 4 | Lim Liqin | ITE West (Clementi) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 5 | Ong Boon Kim | ITE East (Tampines) | Nanyang Polytechnic |
| 6 | Sim Yin Let | ITE East (Tampines) | Temasek Polytechnic |
| 7 | Suhaili Bte Othman | ITE East (Tampines) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 8 | Tan Kim Kwang | ITE West (Balestier) | Singapore Polytechnic |
| 9 | Tan Wei Kiang | ITE West (Ang Mo Kio) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
| 10 | Teong Siew Zee | ITE East (Bishan) | Ngee Ann Polytechnic |
Annex C2
POLYTECHNIC GRADUATES
| S/N | Name | Former Polytechnic | Present University |
| 1 | Goh Mei Ling | Singapore Polytechnic | National University of Singapore |
| 2 | Koo Bee Yee | Ngee Ann Polytechnic | Singapore Management University |
| 3 | Liew Hui Feng Angeline | Temasek Polytechnic | National University of Singapore |
| 4 | Lim Li-Fen | Singapore Polytechnic | National University of Singapore |
| 5 | Tan Kah Siong | Singapore Polytechnic | Nanyang Technological University |
RECIPIENTS OF THE LEE KUAN YEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR 2001
Name MISS TRACEY HO CHUI PING
Miss Tracey Ho Chui Ping is a 1995 President's-cum-Overseas Merit Scholar. She graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998 with a BSc in Electrical Science and Engineering, with a minor in Economics. In 1999, she further obtained a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the same institution. She joined the Administrative Service upon her graduation. She joined the National University of Singapore in February this year and is currently on study leave at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Name COLONEL BERNARD RICHARD TAN KOK KIANG
Colonel Bernard Richard Tan is a 1985 President's-cum-SAF Overseas Scholar. He graduated with Class I Honours in Economics and Political Science from the University of Birmingham. Upon his graduation, he joined the Singapore Armed Forces. Colonel Tan is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration, in the Sloan Programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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