Kwa Siew Tee’s University of Malaya graduation robe, hood and bonnet

This graduation robe, hood and bonnet were worn by Mr. Kwa Siew Tee on the award of his honorary degree of Law at the University of Malaya on 4 Jul 1951. Mr. Kwa was General Manager of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation from [1932] to 1952, and the father of Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew, Mdm. Kwa Geok Choo.

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