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Taufik featured in Straits Times Singapore: 30 January 2010
A grand old building for PA
One of the performances at the opening ceremony was a prelude to the musical Fried Rice Paradise, which will be airing in August this year. It was performed by a mix of PA talent and local celebrities such as singer Taufik Batisah, radio host Denise Tan, actor-singer Sebastian Tan and singer Rahimah Rahim.
Its new HQ is the renovated former Victoria School
WHEN the People's Association (PA) was set up 50 years ago, its headquarters was a former airport in Kallang.
Yesterday, it officially moved to another old building: the former Victoria School building in King George's Avenue.
This time, however, the PA engaged architects and gave its new home a $47 million makeover.
The conserved the old school building while converting the classrooms into sleek offices. The school hall-cum-canteen is now a dance studio and storage area for Chingay and National Day props.
A new five-storey extension block was built behind the old school and a sprawling lawn fronts the entire structure.
The changes won it the Architectural Heritage Awards last year, an annual honour given to well-restored monuments and conservation buildings in Singapore.
Last night, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also PA's chairman, officially opened it new home in a ceremony attended by about 1,000 people, including Cabinet ministers and grassroots leaders.
The event, held on the lawn, was like a mini National Day celebration, complete with floats, performers in colourful costumes as well as a fireworks and pyrotechnics display.
Mr Lee also opened the PA heritage gallery, an exhibition which charts the association's growth over the past 50 years. The gallery will be a permanent fixture at the building's atrium. These events are the first in a series of activities to be held this year to mark PA's 50th anniversary.
Grassroots leader and Victoria School alumnus Chia Hun Chye, who attended the opening ceremony, was dazzled by the changes.
“The building is very grand and it reflects the PA’s achievements over the last 50 years,” said the 77-year-old.
Catch snippet of Taufik’s performance from this video.
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