Programme book of Balletmasters concert belonging to Mdm. Violet Woo

This is the programme book of the Balletmasters concert presented by the Chinese Women’s Association and the Inner Wheel Club of Singapore under the patronage of Acting Minister of Culture Mr. Ong Teng Cheong. The concert was held at the Victoria Theatre with the aim of raising funds for the construction of the Henderson Senior Citizen’s Home.The artefact was donated by Datin Patricia Lim Pui Huen, and is part of a series of items that belonged to her mother, Mdm. Violet Woo. Born in Hong Kong, Mdm. Woo later moved to Singapore after her marriage and was an active member in the Chinese Women’s Association (founded in 1916), becoming its vice-president in 1979. Datin Lim is the great-granddaughter of Wong Fook Kee, better known as Wong Ah Fook, who was a prominent Chinese businessman and philanthropist. Datin Lim’s grandfather was Wong Ah Fook’s eldest son, Wong Siew Nam. Her father, Wong Peng Shing, was Wong Siew Nam’s second son.