Famous Quotes
"It is not a question of which aerodrome in Singapore Island would be
cheapest but which... would be the best. Looking into the future, I expect to
see Singapore become one of the largest and most important airports of the
world."
— Sir Cecil Clement, Governor of Singapore 1931
"May I emphasise that SIA as an organisation will continue to
succeed only so long as the men and women behind it will not relax but continue
to work diligently, plan boldly, and strive for excellence in performance."
—Yong Nyuk Lin, then Minister for Communications at the
welcoming ceremony of the first 2 SIA-Boeing 747s at Paya Lebar Airport on
Monday 3rd September 1973 at 1600 hours.
"For Singapore, air transport, like sea transport, must necessarily assume an
international dimension... This airport... exemplifies in full measure the
importance we attach to civil aviation."
—Ong Teng Cheong on the official opening of Changi
Airport on 29.12.1981
"Whether we have been extravagant in investing in an airport of this size
and level of sophistication is a question worthy of a rhetorical rejoinder. Can
Singapore ever afford not to have such an airport?"
—Howe Yoon Chong, then Minister of Defence on the
official opening of Changi Airport on 29.12.1981
Source
Singapore Philatelic Museum (Cecil Clement's quote)
Yong Nyuk Lin's speech
http://stars.nhb.gov.sg/data/pdfdoc/PressR19730903.pdf
Ong Teng Cheong's speech
http://stars.nhb.gov.sg/data/pdfdoc/otc19811229s.pdf
Howe Yoon Chong's speech
http://stars.nhb.gov.sg/data/pdfdoc/hyc19811229s.pdf