Arts & Education

While the Group remains forward looking, it also cherishes the past – a belief passed down from founder, Kwek Hong Png, himself a native of Fujian, China. In 2008, the Group donated to the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore, to help bolster the appreciation and awareness of Chinese history and culture.

Hong Leong has also been a long-time supporter of the arts, having received the Distinguished Patron of the Arts award – Singapore’s highest honour for supporters of the arts – in 2003, and from 2007 to 2013. CDL was also awarded the Distinguished Patron of the Arts award from 2011 to 2014 , as well as the Distinguished Patron of Heritage Award in 2014 conferred by the National Heritage Board.