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Lee Kuan Yew's red box goes on display

The red box once used extensively by former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to store his working documents.

[UPDATED on Thursday, 2 April 2015 at 3.30pm: Adding details of exhibition]

From 2 April 2015, members of the public can view the red box used by the late Lee Kuan Yew at the National Museum of Singapore.

The late elder statesman's now-famous red box is part of the memorial exhibition In Memoriam: Lee Kuan Yew.

The box is displayed together with several of Lee’s personal items, including his barrister wig after his admission to the Bar, and the Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch presented to him by the Singapore Union of Postal and Telecommunications Workers.

The statement by the National Heritage Board said over 14,000 people have visited since the exhibition opened on 25 March.

Previously, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed during an event at Changkat Primary School that the National Heritage Board had intentions to display the red box publicly.

Heng, who once served as Mr Lee's principal private secretary, wrote about the red box in a Facebook post that went viral.

He said the red box was a symbol of Mr Lee’s dedication to Singapore.

“Personally, I think we should let fellow Singaporeans have a view of this box and how much is it part of Mr Lee’s life and Singapore’s history,” he said.

Following the exhibition, the red box together with the personal objects and parts of the memorial exhibition will be incorporated into the Museum’s permanent galleries.

In Memoriam: Lee Kuan Yew is open daily from 10am to 8pm at the Glass Atrium, Level 2 of the National Museum of Singapore until 26 April 2015. Admission is free.