Lying in State Vigil Guards and Groups
Vigil Guards
The traditional mounting of the vigil guards during the lying in state period symbolises the highest form of respect accorded to the deceased. It comprises four uniformed officers each standing at a corner of the casket with his head bowed, back turned away and ceremonial sword inverted. The vigil guards will be led by a senior officer, who will stand at the head of the casket facing inwards.
The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant-General Ng Chee Meng; Chief of Army (COA), Major-General Perry Lim; Chief of Navy (CNV), Rear-Admiral Lai Chung Han; Chief of Air Force (CAF), Major-General Hoo Cher Mou; and Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Brigadier-General Chia Choon Hoong will perform the first vigil guard duties in the morning of 25 Mar from 9.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m. That same afternoon, the Commissioner of Police will lead senior officers from the Singapore Police Force in performing vigil guard duties. On subsequent days, COA, CNV and CAF will lead their respective Services in performing the vigil guard duties.
Friends and former colleagues of the late Mr Lee will also hold vigil in his memory during the lying in state at Parliament House. They will be joined by representatives from various branches of government, trade unions, grassroots organisations and other groups, a reflection of his extensive and diverse contributions to nation-building.
Each vigil group, comprising about 20 persons, will hold vigil for 30 minutes. There will be a break of either 30 minutes or an hour between the vigil groups. The schedule of vigil groups for 25 Mar is below.
1830 – 1900National Trades Union Congress
Diana Chia
Lim Swee Say
Lim Kuang Beng
Nora Kang
K Karthikeyan
Edwin Lye
Chan Chun Sing
Heng Chee How
Joanne Cham Hui Fong
Tan Hock Soon
Lim Boon Heng
John De Payva
Mahmud Awang
Oscar Oliveiro
Tan Soon Yam
Edwin Netto
Varukatty Mohd
Teo Yock Ngee
Cyrille Tan
Thomas Tay
1930 – 2000People’s Action Party
Tan Lee Jee
Victor Lye
Tay Bok Hock, Louis
Ong Say Kiat, Jason
Ng Ai Lee, Janica
Chua Eng Leong
Lee Chay Eng, Victor
Mun Kok Hong, Steven
Tan Siang Hui
Foo Doon Chin, Michael
Chua Chong Meng, Vincent
Lim Moh Tin, Rosemary
Shaw Kar Seng, Bob
Tong Chwee Chong, Jeffrey
Tan Poh Hua
Yeong Wai Teck
Goh Peng Tong
Chia Chong Peow
Tan Yan Boon, Alex
Teh Seng Lee, Bobby
| Time | Vigil Group | Names |
|---|---|---|
| 1130 – 1200 | Close friends and personal staff | Ong Beng Seng Fu Christine Stephen Lee Ching Yen Irene Lee Oi Ling Liew Mun Leong Peter Seah Lim Huat Mylene Tan Siew Poh Cheng Wai Keong Helen Cheng Lim Teck Kiat Yeong Yoon Ying Wong Lin Hoe Florence Tan (Ler Chay Keng) Linda Chia May San Tan Lai Kheng Jerry Tan Lee Seow Hiang Raymond Pay Hock Seng Alan Chang Tat Seng Tan Chee Keong |
| 1400 – 1430 | Former Principal Private Secretaries and personal staff | Andrew Tan Kok Kiong Chee Hong Tat Leo Yip Koh Kiang Chay Loh Hock Teck Moses Lee Kim Poo Ho Meng Kit Alan Chan Heng Loon Robert Lim Cheong Cheng Hoon Anthony Tan Kang Uei Lilian Ho Li Min Keith Lee Kee Kae Loo Liang Chye Soon Hong Yee Yeo Heng Giap Chester Lim Zhi Quan Lee Koon San Tan Kang Pin Bek Hua Earng |
| 1530 – 1600 | Old Guard | Chng Jit Koon Ho Kah Leong Hwang Soo Jin Jek Yeun Thong Lau Ping Sum Lee Khoon Choy Lim Soo Peng Mahmud Awang Ng Kah Ting Ong Pang Boon P Selvadurai Phua Bah Lee S Vasoo Tan HH Augustine Tang See Chim Teong Eng Siong Yeo Toon Chia |
| 1700 – 1730 | Tanjong Pagar grassroots | Ho Nai Chuen, PBM Ang Ngoh Goh Ho Freddy, PBM Lim Cheng Kheng, PBM Chow Yuet Foon Rita, PBM Ganesan S/O Kulandai, PBM Tan Eng Loke, PBM Kho Li Lian Wong Tai Ping, PBM Choo Wye Foo, PBM Gopala Krishnan, PBM Ho Yuet Meng Irene, PBM Hui Beng Hong, PBM Kan Yuet Yun Michael, PBM Kee Siew Lan Katherine, PBM Tan Teck Boh, Philip, PBM Tham Lai Kuan, PBM Rizayati Begal Malawad Lim Chien Yuen Ng Kim Chuan Chua Gim Song, BBM |
| 28 Mar 1000 – 1030 | Students | Kristalynn Yue Suet Yan Teo Zhe Hao Amrita Kaur d/o Ishwar Singh Mok Bingwei Maurice Amira Yasmine Binte Sabar Fauzan Bin Abdul Aziz Amirul Hakim Bin Abdul Hamid Lee Xiao Yu Samuel Ashwin Augustine Andrea Chiow Lai Yan Muhammad Alfian Bin Aman Lee Yi Xian Phoebe Shihui Collins Tan Kit Yee Adnan Salim Khanali Pavan Singh Gill Yasmin Athirah Bte Mohd Soom Marvin Ng Yu Shen Ryan Lim |
| 28 Mar 1130 – 1200 | Public Educators and Recipients of Mr Lee Kuan Yew-linked awards | Chan Lai Fung Neo Kian Hong Ho Peng Seah Jiak Choo Goh Poh Gek Ong Kim Soon Eugenia Tan Wai Yin Pryke Melanie Martens Ridzuan B Abd Rahim Teh Laik Woon Tan Dai Hwee Chew Mian Cheng Jeyarajadas Pandian Long Miaw Ying Tan Oon Seng Yue Lip Sin Tan Chorh Chuan Freddy Boey Chan Lee Mun Yeo Li Pheow Bruce Poh Geok Huat |
| 28 Mar 1400 – 1430 | People’s Association | Eugene Kwok Wan Kit Ramlee Bin Kasiman PBM Tan Hock Tiat, BBM Kwek Hian Chuan, Henry Ong Say Kiat, Jason, BBM Uma Rajan, BBM, PBS Manokaran s/o V Sharma Henry Low Chong Kuan Sim Bee Hia, PBM Amatul Jameel Suhani Binte Sujari, PBM Xu Chang Qing Han Kit Kwang Ng Hock Lye, BBM(L) Tan Kia Huat, BBM Tin Hlaing Liu Yongge, Nancy Junaidah Bte Tarjo, PBM Lai Chun Loong, PBM Chua Song Peck BBM Mr Steven Teo, PBM |
| 28 Mar 1530 – 1600 | Healthcare Sector | John Wong TK Udairam Foo Hee Jug Philip Choo Chew Kwee Tiang Fock Kwong Ming Suresh Sahadevan Chin Jing Jih Fong Kok Yong Koh Tian Hai Loo Chian Min Karen Koh Irene Toh Wu Jieling Ho Hwee Kim Li Ying Rizal Bin Arif Quek Keng Cheng Lum Yeow Chun Tan Joo Lan |
| 28 Mar 1700 – 1730 | Social Development and voluntary sectors | Phillip Tan Jeffrey Tan Fook Cheong Lee Kim Siang Yew Teng Leong Lim Boon Leong Kevin H.M. Saleem Janice Ang Cyril Chua Tay Kiong Ho Lai Meng Wah @ Shi Fa Zhao Loh Sur Yong Stephen Keith Chua Bro. Emmanuel @ Pierre-Paul Gaudette Hussaini Bin Abdullah Ang Yew Tiong Daniel Santanu Gupta Winston Ngan Sharifah Mariam Hussain Aljunied John Ang Eugene Seow Soo Keng |
| 28 Mar 1700 – 1730 | Community self-help groups | Goh Chim Khim Tuminah Sapawi Kumaran Barathan Benett Theseira Timothy James de Souza Azmoon Ahmad Shaik Hussain B Shaik Yacob Rahayu Mohamad, President Naseer Ghani Farihullah s/o Abdul Wahab Safiullah Gerard Ee Stanley Tan Pok Cheng Chong Sarojini Padmanathan Ravindran Nagalingam Yvonne Pereira Joey Chan Isa Hassan Carla Barker Tham Hui Zhen |
| 28 Mar 1930 – 2000 | Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore | Venerable Sik Kwang Sheng Venerable Seck Kwang Phing Tan Kok Hian Tan Thiam Lye Rustom Ghadiali Iman Habib Syed Hassan Alattas Bishop Wee Boon Hup Archbishop William Goh Syed Isa b Mohamed Bin Smith (Syed Isa Semait) Mufti Mohamed Fatris Bin Bakaram Rajan Krishnan Surjit Singh Jamal Singh Bishop Rennis Ponniah Bishop Terry Kee Bishop Steven Gan Giap Soon Reverend Monsignor Ambrose Vaz Reverend Monsignor Philip Heng N Prushuathamun Raja Ram Bawajee R Dhinakaran |