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President Halimah Hosted First Facebook Live Engagement At Virtual Deepavali Istana Open House
14 November 2020
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President Halimah Yacob hosted the first virtual Deepavali Istana Open House (IOH) on Saturday, 14 November 2020. The virtual IOH was livestreamed on President Halimah’s Facebook.
The virtual event attracted more than 12,000 viewers. For the first time, Singaporeans were able to engage with President Halimah via Facebook Live on questions relating to the Istana. More than 90 visitors also took part in an online quiz contest about the Istana via Kahoot, a game-based learning platform.
To celebrate Deepavali, visitors were treated to an online festive dance performance by students from Admiralty Primary School and a song performance by local performing group, Team Fusion. Viewers were brought on a virtual ‘live’ guided tour of the Istana Main building. They visited the State Room, Reception Room and Banquet Hall – where State functions are held. Mock-ups of these State events were also presented during the tour. A virtual presentation by the Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) also gave viewers an up-close look at the animals of WRS.
President Halimah said:
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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
14 NOVEMBER 2020