01 Nov 2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat announced plans to nurture the next generation of professionals and stewards in landscape, horticulture and ecology today at the opening of the third Community Garden Festival. To support youth from less privileged backgrounds participating in this initiative, DPM also announced that Mr Peter Lim will be setting up a S$10 million Peter Lim Horticulture and Animal Science Scholarship from which donations will be made to NParks’ Garden City Fund (GCF). Mr Lim’s donation is the single largest contribution from an individual in the history of GCF.