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It was at a Christmas party organized by his schoolmate in 1952 that President Ong Teng Cheong first met his wife and the great love of his life, Madam Ling Siew May. Teng Cheong was then a student at the Chinese High School while Siew May was studying at Nanyang Girls’ High School.
Ling Siew May (1937 – 30 July 1999) was a Singaporean architect who served as the 5th Spouse of the President of Singapore from 1993 to 1999, to President Ong Teng Cheong. She founded ONG & ONG, an architecture and urban planning firm, with her husband in 1972.
Mr Ong Teng Cheong's Eulogy to his beloved wife, Madam Ling Siew May (3 August 1999) “Here lies a girl who came from an orphanage in Shanghai 50 years ago. She arrived in Singapore at the age of 11, speaking only Shanghainese and owning scarcely more than the clothes on her back.
Ong studied architecture at the University of Adelaide along with his childhood sweetheart and future wife, Ling Siew May. [5] Both Ong and Ling met each other during a Christmas party while they were still studying in secondary school.
Jul 30, 1999 · Architect. Singaporean First Lady. She was the wife of Ong Teng Cheong, the 5th President of Singapore. Born in Shanghai, China, she was sent to an orphanage after she and her family were separated during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. She returned to Singapore in 1948 after her father had located them. She...
Mar 6, 2016 · His wife, the late Ling Siew May, was also an architect and principle partner of Ong & Ong Architect, a firm started by the husband and wife team in 1971.
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Feb 8, 2002 · An architect by training, Ong served as a People’s Action Party (PAP) member of parliament (MP) for over two decades, and held at various times the communications, culture and labour portfolios. He became the second deputy prime minister in 1985 and then deputy prime minister in 1990.
