The Lyon-Singapore Association and the Municipality of Lyon have unveiled a bronze bust of former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Singapore University of Technology and Design to recognise his outstanding accomplishments.
SINGAPORE: The Singapore University of Technology and Design is now home to a bronze bust of former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
It is a gift from the Lyon-Singapore Association and the Municipality of Lyon.
The sculpture, weighing about 80 kilogrammes, was unveiled at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities in the Singapore University of Technology and Design on Tuesday.
It is a tribute to Mr Lee for his outstanding accomplishments to Singapore and the world.
The bronze bust, which is given as a token of friendship between France and Singapore, is intended to be an early birthday present for Mr Lee, whose birthday falls on September 16.
Its creator, French artist Nacéra Kainou, said she made it by referring to photographs as she has never met Mr Lee in person. She is the first person to make a sculpture of Mr Lee.
Lyon-Singapore Association President Alain Labat said the gift was chosen to commemorate the association's 30th anniversary.
Mr Labat said: "Many French people don't know many things about Singapore but the personality of Lee Kuan Yew is well-known in France."
The Lyon-Singapore Association was formed in 1982 to develop a friendly and cooperative relationship with Singapore.
The association also conducts linguistic exchange programmes between secondary students in Lyon and Singapore.
The programme is aimed at French students learning in Lyon schools and Singaporean students studying French at the Ministry of Education Language Centre.
- CNA/fa
