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Two of his autobiographies have been published. The first book, Route to Istana was published a year after being
President in 1994 written in Chinese. The second book named: Ong Teng Cheong: Planner, Politician, President was published in 2005 after his
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dedication became the main figure behind the initial construction of the system. Ong and other pro-rail advocates eventually won the argument, with the MRT being given the go-ahead in May 1982.
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six months after stepping down from the presidency, Ong indicated that he had asked for the audit based on the principle that as an elected president, he was bound to protect the
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were under the president's protection; the move according to Ong, was procedurally inappropriate and did not regard Ong's significance as the guardian of the
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1552:15 May 2010 at the
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