H.E. GAVE A TEA PARTY AT THE ISTANA NEGARA ON 15/9/60 IN HONOUR OF MR. TAN HOWE LIANG (ON HE'S RIGHT), SINGAPORE'S 1ST OLYMPICS GAMES MEDALIST IN THE WEIGHT-LIFTING COMPETITION HELD IN ROME IN SEPT. 1960. ALSO IN THE PICTURE:- MR. CHUA TIAN TECK, MANAGER & CHEF DE MISSION OF THE S'PORE TEAM (ON H.E'S LEFT), MR. C.C. TAN, PRESIDENT, S'PORE OLYMPIC AND SPORTS COUNCIL (ON MR. TIAN TECK'S LEFT) AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE S.O.S.C. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE S'PORE AMATEUR WEIGHT-LIFTING FEDERATION.
Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak in a group photo with Committee Members of Singapore Olympic and Sports Council (SOSC) and Council Members of the Singapore Amateur Weight-Lifting Federation, at tea party at the Istana Negara in honour of Tan Howe Liang (on His Excellency's right), silver medalist for weight-lifting at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and Singapore's first Olympics medalist. Also in the photo are Chua Tian Teck, Manager and Chef De Mission of the Singapore team, and C C Tan, President of SOSC, (front row, fourth and third from right, respectively).
15/09/1960
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Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Yusof Ishak in a group photo with Committee Members of Singapore Olympic and Sports Council (SOSC) and Council Members of the Singapore Amateur Weight-Lifting Federation, at tea party at the Istana Negara in honour of Tan Howe Liang (on His Excellency's right), silver medalist for weight-lifting at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and Singapore's first Olympics medalist. Also in the photo are Chua Tian Teck, Manager and Chef De Mission of the Singapore team, and C C Tan, President of SOSC, (front row, fourth and third from right, respectively).

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