Ong Chit Chung

Ong Chit Chung (January 28, 1949 – July 14, 2008) was a Singaporean politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was also a military historian at the National University of Singapore. Entering politics in 1988, Ong served the Bukit Batok Constituency for two terms, before the constituency became part of the Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency in 1996, and the constituency becoming a part of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency in 2001. In 1991, Ong was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Home Affairs and Labour. During his twenty years in politics, Ong had also served as the Chairman for the Government Parliamentary Committees for Education, Defence and Foreign Affairs.

Death and tribute
Ong died at home on 14 July 2008. On 2 August 2008, Ong's alma mater, Victoria School, named a student-leadership award after Ong. This award, called the "Dr Ong Chit Chung Leadership Award", is awarded to high-performing students in the school. Ong's old Chief Librarian badge that was used when he was still in Victoria School, was presented by Ong's widow to the principal Low Eng Teong, and was later added to the collection in the school's heritage centre.