Lawrence Wong to be sworn in as PM: How has the ceremony changed since 1959?

Some 1,400 guests watched the swearing-in ceremony of Lee Hsien Loong’s Cabinet at the Istana in 2004. - ST

SINGAPORE: At 8pm on May 15, the Republic will witness its fourth prime minister Lawrence Wong being sworn in on the grounds of the Istana.

In the lead-up to tonight’s leadership transition, which you can follow on The Straits Times’ live blog and YouTube channel from 7.45pm onwards, we look at how the swearing-in ceremony of Singapore’s prime minister has evolved since it first took place behind closed doors at City Hall in 1959.