Numerous dignitaries gathered at the ballroom of The St Regis Singapore on the evening of Nov 9. There were heart-warming speeches, lovely canapes, champagne and wine.

The occasion was the launch of Strictly Business: The Kwek Leng Beng Story, a 257-page biography written by Peh Shing Huei on the executive chairman of Hong Leong Group Singapore and City Developments Limited : C09 0% (CDL).

A highlight of the event was the announcement of an endowed gift of S$24 million, jointly made by Kwek Leng Beng and CDL, to the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT). With a matching government grant, the total endowment contribution amounts to S$60 million.