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| Name | Colleagues pay respects to "hero" Heng in Nicoll Highway collapse - 20Apr2014 |
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| Video Discription | SINGAPORE: It has been 10 years since the Nicoll Highway collapse, but foreman Heng Yeow Peow's body was never found. On Sunday afternoon, his former colleagues and bosses were at the place where the incident occurred to pay their respects to the man they remembered as a "hero". "Say my thank you to Ah Heng..." says a Thai worker. Ten years may have passed since the Nicoll Highway collapse, but emotions are still raw for construction worker Phornamdaeng Thiticha when he speaks of his former supervisor. The Thai national was one of the eight workers Heng Yeow Peow pulled to safety. The 40-year-old did not make it out himself and his body was never found. In Heng's memory, his former colleagues from Kori Holdings have placed a memorial stone at the accident site. And since then, it has been a yearly ritual for them to pay their respects to Mr Heng. Mr Hooi Yu Koh, managing director of Kori Holdings, said: "Sometimes we meet up together, sometimes there may not be that many people. But probably because today is a Sunday. So many more came than previously before." Among the prayer items were a pair of white gloves. They were placed there by Mr Hooi, who said the gloves were given to him by the Singapore Civil Defence Force when he participated in the final attempt to locate Heng's body. Mr Hooi said: "Those gloves have a lot of meaning to me. It is the last piece of gear I was holding in my hand. And it was the closest that I thought was nearest to him before the search needs to be called off. I still keep the gloves in my car throughout the 10 years till now." Heng's colleagues said they hope to continue the yearly ritual for as long as they are able to. www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/colleagues-pay-respects/1077612.html [QeJeIHwzfNI] |
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