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25.07.99 -
Ground Breaking Ceremony
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| 01. The new school site at Alexandra
/ Henderson Roads. |
02. The Guest-of-Honour, Dr S. Vasoo,
distinguished old student and MP for Tangjong Pagar GRC. |
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| 03. The Welcome Party receiving
Dr Vasoo. |
04. Marching-in of the School Colours.
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| 05. Mr Goh Choon Leng, Principal
of Gan Eng Seng School delivering his welcome address. |
06. Dr Vasoo, in his keynote address,
acknowledges the contributions of all Gessians - present as
well as past students and staff - for seeking and making progress
for the school. |
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| 07. A section of the guests who attend
the ceremony. |
08. Dr S. Vasoo (centre) is guided
to the exact ground-breaking spot by Principal Mr Goh Choon
Leng (right) and the founding President of the Old Students'
Association, Prof Kiang Ai Kim (left) |
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09. The Ground-Breaking Party.
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10. Time to mingle at the tea reception.
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| 11. Some of the volunteers behind
the Ground-Breaking Ceremony. |
12. Mr Lim Choon Beng, Mr Kevin Beh,
some old students and the present NCC boys. The NCC boys provides
the ushering. |
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| 13. Mr Jaswant Singh and his scouts
put up the banners and send the school flag swaying high.. |
14. ... while the NPCC boys help
with the crowd control. |
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15. The band plays on, gives a rousing
fanfare and delivers the school anthem with gusto and passion.
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The only uniformed group present
on that day not shown here is the St John Ambulance Brigade.
They provide first-aid services that day. (If you have a copy
of the photo, do send it to us. Thanks.) |
Photos &
Captions provided by :
Raymond Ho & Teo Yean Chong, Jul 1999. |
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