Lee Kuan Yew State Funeral Ceremony Relocation Team Route
People coming in the rain (picture from Weibo)
On March 29, it was rainy in Singapore. The state funeral ceremony of former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew will be held at 14:00 on the 29th. 23 national dignitaries will attend Singapore attends state funeral ceremony.
According to a report by Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" on the 29th, 23 foreign leaders and government representatives, as well as 15 long-time friends of Lee Kuan Yew, confirmed to attend the state funeral ceremony. Attendees included Australian Prime Minister Abbott, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indonesian President Joko, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Malaysian Supreme Head of State Tuanku Abdul Halim, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laos Prime Minister Thongsing, Myanmar President Thein Sein and former US President Clinton. Lee Kuan Yew's long-time friends, such as former US Secretary of State Kissinger and former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Tung Chee-hwa, will also attend.
On the day of his death on March 23, Lee Kuan Yew's coffin was transferred from the Singapore General Hospital to the Prime Minister's official residence, Sri Temasek House (Sri Temasek) in the Presidential Palace (Istana), for a private wake ceremony. On the 25th, it was transferred to the Parliament Building to be parked for public viewing.
According to reports, in the past week, more than 1.44 million people flocked to the Singapore Parliament Buildings and community memorial sites to bid farewell to the founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and pay their respects. Previously, the waiting time for condolences officially announced by Singapore once exceeded 10 hours. The public viewing ended at 20:00 on March 28 in preparation for the state funeral ceremony on the 29th.
According to the Singapore government's plan, Singapore will hold a state funeral ceremony for Lee Kuan Yew starting at 12:30 noon local time. The evacuation team will go from the Parliament Building to the Cultural Center of the National University of Singapore and will pass by the Old Parliament Building, Government Buildings, and the Great Grassland in front of the Government Buildings. As well as Red Mountain, Queenstown, etc., the total length of the parade route is 15.4 kilometers, allowing the public to view the coffin.
At 14:00, Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral ceremony will be held at the Cultural Center of the National University of Singapore. Ten representatives including Lee Kuan Yew's eldest son and current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore President Tan Keng Yam, and Honorary Minister Goh Chok Tong will read eulogies. Chief of Civil Service Wang Wenhui served as the master of ceremonies for the state funeral. After the ceremony, the coffin will be transported to the Mandai Crematorium in the north near Sembawang Air Force Base for cremation.
In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore issued a statement on the 28th stating that in order to cooperate with the state funeral ceremony of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore designated a temporary flight restricted area on the 29th. From 11 o'clock on the 29th to 6 o'clock in the evening local time, the space above the route of the soul-moving team and below 2,000 feet above sea level is a flight restricted area, and drones are not allowed to fly in.
Arrangements for Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral (combined with information from the Singapore State Funeral Preparatory Committee (Funeral Committee), "Lianhe Zaobao", and "The Straits Times")
Moving venue
12:30: Lee Kuan Yew's coffin was moved from the parking position of the Parliament Building to the towed gun mount Place and leave the Capitol
A 25-pound gun is carried on the gun carriage, and a tempered glass shell is placed on it. The coffin will be placed in the glass shell
The moving convoy will move forward at a speed of 25 kilometers per hour, with a total length of 15.4 kilometers, passing:
old Parliament House
City Hall and The Padang
Marina Bay
Singapore National Trades Union Congress Center (NTUC Centre)
Central Business District
Singapore City Hall (Singapore Conference Hall)
Tanjong Pagar (The Pinnacle@Duxton)
Corruption Investigation Bureau (CPIB)
Queenstown Estate (Queenstown Estate)
Singapore Polytechnic (Singapore Polytechnic)
Support The procession will finally arrive at the National University Cultural Center (NUS Cultural Centre)
The state funeral ceremony
The funeral committee said that the state funeral ceremony was planned by the Singapore Artillery Headquarters
The procession will be supported by the honor guard of the three services of the Singapore Armed Forces and the Singapore Police Force. The combination
Soldiers and students will line up along the eviction route to see the coffin
The Army will fire a 21-gun salute on the Government House lawn
The Air Force's "Black Knights" flying team will perform the "Missing Man Formation" Formation) salute, one of the four participating fighter jets will leave the formation and fly westward when flying over the Government Buildings, symbolizing the death of the deceased towards the sunset.
The naval patrol ships RSS Dauntless and RSS Resilience will depart from Singapore respectively. Starting from the east and west ends of the island, they arrive at the Singapore Strait in the middle of the south coast. When the hearse passes the Esplanade Bridge, the whistle will be blown to salute.
48 military police will line up outside the National University Cultural Center to greet the spirit. When the towed gun carriage passes by, the military police will The general will lower his head and hold the rifle barrel downwards.
After the coffin arrives at the National University Cultural Center, the Armed Forces Military Band will play "The Death March", and then the military police will cover the coffin with the Singapore flag.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Family members, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Lim Swee Say and 14 other representatives from all walks of life will greet the coffin outside the auditorium.
The coffin will be slowly moved into the auditorium for placement, and Bach's "Aria on the G String" will be played live: The funeral begins. Lee Hsien Loong and 10 other representatives will deliver a eulogy. Later, Lee Hsien Loong and President Tan Keng Yam will lay a wreath on the coffin.
The military band will play the funeral horn "Last Post". The Singapore Civil Defense Force will sound the nationwide civil defense alarm at the end of the state funeral. , signaling the people across the country to observe a minute of silence
After the silence was completed, the trumpeter played "The Rouse", which meant that the soldiers had completed their mourning and returned to their posts
The "Singapore National Pledge" was read out at the funeral site, and the national anthem was sung
The ceremony was completed , eight bearers moved the coffin out of the auditorium.These eight mourners represent the Tanjong Pagar constituency where Lee Kuan Yew served during his lifetime. They were Lee Kuan Yew's "strongest political comrades and closest grassroots leaders" during his lifetime.
Eulogy
Ten people will deliver eulogies at the funeral, in order:
Lee Kuan Yew The eldest son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
President Tan Keng Yam
Honorary Minister of State, former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong
Former Cabinet Minister Ong Pang Wen
Former Cabinet Minister Tanabaram
Former Senior Minister of State Shidi
Union leader G. Muthukumarasamy
Tanjong Pagar community leader Liang Zhenlong
Former journalist, editor of Lee Kuan Yew related books Zhao Huanwei
Lee Kuan Yew's second son Lee Hsien Yang
Dignitaries attending (partial list)
Foreign dignitaries currently known to attend the state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew include:
Chinese Vice President Chairman Li Yuanchao
Former US President Clinton
Former British Foreign Secretary Haig
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Australian Prime Minister Abbott
South Korean Prime Minister Park Geun-hye
Supreme Head of State of Malaysia, Sultan Abdul Halim of Kedah (New Malaysian translation) : Abdul Halim)
Indonesian President Joko
Thai Prime Minister Prayut
Myanmar President Thein Sein
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
Laos Prime Minister Thongsing
Philippine Senate President Drilon
Israeli President Rivlin
Transfer for cremation
17:15: Coffin Leave the National University Cultural Center and go along the main road in the central part of the country to the Mandai Crematorium near Sembawang Air Force Base in the north for cremation.
Another eight bearers welcomed the coffin into the crematorium. They were medical representatives and four The ceremony at the crematorium of Lee Kuan Yew's longest serving bodyguard
is private and not open to the public
TV live broadcast
All Singapore official media (MediaCorp) radio and television channels and the special official website to commemorate Lee Kuan Yew www.rememberingLeeKuanYew.sg will be launched from The entire state funeral will be broadcast live at 12:30 noon. The People's Association of Singapore will also broadcast the state funeral process live at 18 public condolence points and other community centers across the country.
(Original title: Lee Kuan Yew’s state funeral ceremony will be held today at 14:00, attended by leaders and representatives of 23 countries)
