Ong Chit Chung

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Ong Chit Chung
翁执中
Member of Parliament
for Jurong GRC (Bukit Batok)
In office
3 November 2001 – 14 July 2008
Preceded byhimself (Bukit Timah GRC - Bukit Batok ward)
Succeeded byDavid Ong
Personal details
Born28 January 1949
Muar, Johore Bahru
Malaysia
Died14 July 2008(2008-07-14) (aged 59)
Singapore
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseElizabeth Ong
OccupationMilitary historian[1]

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Ong Chit Chung (simplified Chinese: 翁执中; traditional Chinese: 翁執中; pinyin: Wēng Zhí Zhōng; 28 January 1949 – 14 July 2008) was a Singaporean politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was also a military historian at the National University of Singapore.

Career

Entering politics in 1988, Ong served the Bukit Batok Constituency[2] for two terms, before the constituency became part of the Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency in 1996, and the constituency becoming a part of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency in 2001. In 1991, Ong was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Home Affairs and Labour. During his twenty years in politics, Ong also served as the Chairman for the Government Parliamentary Committees for Education, Defence and Foreign Affairs.[3][4]

Ong was also known as a historian[5] with several publications about World War II.[6][7][8]

Demise

Ong died from heart cancer at home on 14 July 2008, leaving behind a wife and two sons.[9]

His vacant seat for his Bukit Batok ward was replaced by Madam Halimah Yacob.

Legacy

On 2 August 2008, Ong's alma mater, Victoria School, named a student leadership award after Ong. Called the Dr. Ong Chit Chung Leadership Award, it is awarded to high-performing students in the school. Ong's old Chief Librarian badge that was used when he was still in Victoria School, was presented by Ong's widow to the principal Low Eng Teong, and was later added to the collection in the school's heritage centre.[10]

The Ong Chit Chung Memorial Scholarship is also named after him.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Blame him". Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "I remember Dr Ong Chit Chung". BEYOND SG. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Member's Profile". GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Lee Foong Ming; Lynda Hong (14 July 2008), Dr Ong Chit Chung dies peacefully at home, Channel NewsAsia, archived from the original on 22 November 2008, retrieved 16 July 2008 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Ong, Chit Chung. "Buck stopped at Churchill's desk". Singapore Press Holdings. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Chung, Ong Chit (1988). The landward defence of Singapore, 1919-1938. Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies, National University of Singapore. ISBN 9789971641726.
  7. ^ Chung, Ong Chit (2011). Operation Matador : World War II : Britain's attempt to foil the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions. ISBN 9789814328470.
  8. ^ Chung, Ong Chit (1997). Operation Matador : Britain's war plans against the Japanese 1918 - 1941. Singapore: Times Academic Press. ISBN 9789812100955.
  9. ^ "Jurong GRC MP Ong Chit Chung dies". The Straits Times. 14 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Dhany Osman (3 August 2008), "Award named after Ong Chit Chung", The Straits Times
  11. ^ "Faculty Level: Scholarship Ong Chit Chung Memorial Scholarship".

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