At the annual New Year's Eve Garden Meeting for Grassroots Leaders was held yesterday, grassroots and community leaders took turns taking photos with Premier Lee Hsien Loong. China Overseas Chinese News Network, February 26th. About 4,000 grassroots and community leaders in Singa

At the annual New Year's Eve Garden Meeting for Grassroots Leaders was held yesterday (25th), grassroots and community leaders took turns taking photos with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and . (Photo by Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao/Tang Jiahong)

China Overseas Chinese Network, February 26th. According to Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, about 4,000 grassroots and community leaders in Singapore celebrated the New Year with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and several ministers in the Presidential Palace Garden yesterday afternoon (25th).

Every year during the Lunar New Year, the Prime Minister of Singapore holds a New Year garden party for grassroots leaders. This traditional activity, which began in the 1980s, was intended to thank grassroots leaders for their hard work to serve the community.

The last Spring Festival Garden Tour was held at the Presidential Palace in 2015, and was held in the People's Association Headquarters and the Marina Bay Garden respectively in the following two years. Yesterday (25th), the New Year's Garden Tour of Grassroots Leaders returned to the Presidential Palace for the second time. At the

garden party, the Maxilinghua Orchestra, Sanbawang Wind Band, Tampinessi String Orchestra and the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society played cheerful New Year songs, and the People's Association's National Day celebration performers, Parkson Art Musicians, and the makeup parade dancers also brought wonderful performances.

attendees did not forget to seize the opportunity and took photos with Prime Minister Li and his wife, several cabinet ministers, grassroots organization consultants and retired parliamentarians to spend an unforgettable day together. Halima President and husband also attended the event.