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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has donated S$250,000 to the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO).
The gift is part of Mr Lee's pledge three years ago to donate the increase in his salary to various charities for a period of five years.
Mr Lee, who is also patron of the SCO, will give the same amount to the orchestra over the next two years.
In a statement to the media, he said this will support a proposed Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Compositions.
The event will be held every three years, starting November 2011.
Mr Lee added Chinese orchestral music has a large following among Singaporeans and he hoped the competition will stimulate composers to come up with refreshing repertoires.
Mr Lee has donated a total S$1.15 million this year.
They include an education endowment fund, and a range of community, grassroots, youth, arts and welfare organisations.
The education endowment fund supports students in special schools and those who have contributed to the community.
Over the past two years, Mr Lee put S$800,000 into this education endowment fund. He contributed a further S$300,000 to the fund this year.
He said: "I intend to continue building up this fund in the coming years."
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Hope that he will not demand for another pay increase so that he will donate more.
The gift is part of Mr Lee's pledge three years ago to donate the increase in his salary to various charities for a period of five years.
Mr Lee, who is also patron of the SCO, will give the same amount to the orchestra over the next two years.
In a statement to the media, he said this will support a proposed Singapore International Competition for Chinese Orchestral Compositions.
The event will be held every three years, starting November 2011.
Mr Lee added Chinese orchestral music has a large following among Singaporeans and he hoped the competition will stimulate composers to come up with refreshing repertoires.
Mr Lee has donated a total S$1.15 million this year.
They include an education endowment fund, and a range of community, grassroots, youth, arts and welfare organisations.
The education endowment fund supports students in special schools and those who have contributed to the community.
Over the past two years, Mr Lee put S$800,000 into this education endowment fund. He contributed a further S$300,000 to the fund this year.
He said: "I intend to continue building up this fund in the coming years."
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Hope that he will not demand for another pay increase so that he will donate more.
