SINGAPORE – The daughter of taxi driver
Cheng Teck Hock – who was killed in a high-speed crash involving a
Ferrari – will have her school fees taken care of should she
qualify for university, while her family will receive “all
necessary assistance”, including legal assistance, said Law and
Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam.
Mr Shanmugam, who is the Member of Parliament for Nee Soon
GRC – where Mr Cheng’s family resides – gave
this assurance yesterday when he attended the wake for Mr Cheng at
Block 306, Canberra Road.
He said Mr Cheng’s daughter, Stephanie, 21, who recently
graduated from a polytechnic, need not give up her hopes of going
to university to work and support the family.
Mr Cheng, 52, had been the family’s sole breadwinner.
Mr Shanmugam said: “Education is not an issue here and as long
as she qualifies for university, we will make sure it will be taken
care of.”
As for the long-term needs of the family, such as their
outstanding payment of their five-room HDB flat, Mr Shanmugam said that “a package will be put together” with
help from the constituency’s welfare fund, NTUC, Mr Cheng’s employer ComfortDelGro, voluntary
welfare organisations and well-wishers.
Details of the help that will be given have not been discussed
as the family has called for time to grieve, he added.
Mr Cheng died after a crash early on Saturday morning involving
a Ferrari, his taxi and a motorcycle. The Ferrari driver, Mr Ma
Chi, was killed, as was Mr Cheng’s passenger, Ms Shigemi Ito.
Mr Ma’s passenger, an unknown Chinese woman, and motorcyclist
Muhammad Najib Ghazali, 25, are still in hospital.
Mr Cheng had been a taxi driver for 10 years. He leaves behind
his wife, two sons and a daughter.
Nothing in the media mention about the info of latest
investigation progress.
Disappointed, but hope Mr Shanmugam will fulfills his promise to
help the family all the way.