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PM Lee opens SMU's S$165m School of Law building

The 23,000 square metre building stands at the site where the old National Library used to be

Published Wed, Mar 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

PRIME MINISTER Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday officially opened a S$165 million new building for SMU law students which includes a state-of-the-art library dedicated to his mother.

Apart from the pearl-shaped dome 500-seater Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, which focuses on electronic resources rather than print, the Singapore Management University's School of Law building also houses a moot court where students can practise arguing their cases.

The David Marshall Moot Court is named after Singapore's first chief minister, who was al…

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