Small-town boy makes good


Recipe for success: Chong says hard work and determination can get a person out of the vicious cycle of poverty. — CHAN TAK KONG / The Star

Recalling his childhood days, Deputy Education Minister Chong Sin Woon says once he set his sights on changing his life for the better, he never looked back.

AS a boy, Chong Sin Woon delivered newspapers to supplement his family’s income.

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