From Mr Wee's Siglap home, including a cup received for winning The Singapore Junior Badminton Championship in 1938.
Singapore Press Club specially-commissioned art piece for Dr Wee.
Singapore Press Club’s certificate of honorary life member for Dr Wee.
Singapore Press Club citation for honouring Dr Wee (27 January 1996).
Photograph of Mr Wee Kim Wee being elected President of the Singapore Press Club on 1 April 1973; given to Dr Wee by the Club on 13 July 2001 as Guest of Honour at the clubhouse launch.
Press identification cards:
No. 1150 – Second Asian Games in Manila, April–May 1954, at United Press Associations (age 38)
No. 10369 – III (Third) Asian Games in Tokyo, May–July 1958, at United Press Associations (age 42)
Instructions on Entry and Exit Procedures for Officials and Competitors Participating in the Third Asian Games
No. 023 – Card of Accreditation – issued in Kuala Lumpur by Department of Internal Security, Federation of Malaya – “Press – Accredited Representative of United Press Associations”, June 1958 to June 1959, further extended to June 1960 (age 42+)
No. 659 – Telecommunications Department Malaysia – “collect Press Telegrams to United Press Associations, Singapore” – issued 24.2.59 (age 43+)
Press Accreditation card – issued by Information Office, Kuching – “For the Royal Visit” – accredited press representative of United Press International (UPI was created by merger in 1958) (age 43+)
Press Accreditation Card – issued by Ministry of Culture – “entry to SHB Wharf Area Only as Straits Times’ representative”, March 1962, renewed yearly up to March 1973 (age 46–56)
Marriage photo of Mr Wee Kim Wee and Ms Koh Sok Hiong.
Photo of Dr Wee’s mother with adopted daughter Swee Poh and grand-daughter Dolly in her arms.
Hand-sewn by Julian Ee. Presented to Dr Wee (2003).
Landscape photo of President Wee at Tien An Men Square, Beijing, China with President Yang Shangkun (1991).
Autographed photo, taken on board HMY Britannia at a reception on 11 October 1989 during a State Visit to Singapore. President Wee's daughter, Wee Eng Hwa, was among the 200 invited guests.
Gift of Sir Wiwa Korowi, Governor General of Papua New Guinea to President Wee on his official visit to Singapore [Nov 1991—1993]
Metal plaque with a specially written message from Professor Arthur Lim (head of the eye department at Singapore General Hospital) and Mrs Lim Poh Geok. Almost 1,000 people attended the dinner on 12 April 1996 at the Shangri-La Hotel, including President Ong Teng Cheong and Mrs Ong and former First Lady Puan Noor Aishah.
With Singapore ministers and wives and Chinese officials during the State Visit to China (1991).
Page 15 of The Straits Times 31 August 1993 –The People’s President – metal lithograph presented by Mr Ho Kwon Ping and Ms Claire Chiang. President Wee ended his second term of office on 2 September 1993.
A pair of oil paintings of Balinese women, purchased by Mr Wee in Jakarta, Indonesia on Sunday, May 2 1966 after he had interviewed Lieutenant-General Soharto, then the “strongman” of Indonesia. Soharto had granted him an exclusive interview and announced Indonesia’s intension to end “Confrontasi” with Malaysia. The pair of paintings were purchased to commemorate the event and the world scoop Mr Wee achieved.
President Wee acknowledging the crowd on 9 August 1993 at the steps of City Hall. Photographed by President Wee's daughter, Wee Eng Hwa, who was given special permission to be amongst the press photographers.
Painted by Mr Frank Quinn, an English artist whose son (a coffee/cocoa planter in Papua New Guinea) was Mr Wee's friend. Mr Quinn had painted Mr Wee in the early 1950s as a United Press Associations journalist, against the backdrop of an English pub and houses. The painting was done referencing a passport photo of Mr Wee.
Depicting Dr Wee in Suzhou, China. Presented by Goh Cheng Liang in 2003.
