Singapore celebrates National Day with compact ceremonial parade


Singapore held a compact ceremonial parade today to mark its 56th National Day. – EPA pic, August 9, 2021.

A COMPACT ceremonial parade was held at the Float@Marina Bay today to mark the 56th National Day of Singapore, attended by Singapore president Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The National Day Parade 2021 originally planned today at the floating platform has been postponed to August 21, after the scheduled end of phase 2 to mitigate Covid-19 spread.

The ceremonial parade, which was also attended by the former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, and members of parliament, comprised 600 participants from the Singapore Armed Forces and the Home Team.

It was streamed live on the official NDPeeps’ Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as the national TV channels.

Two Chinook helicopters carrying the Singapore flag was seen flying across Singapore via two Eastern and Western routes.

The RSAF F-15SG fighter jets flew in a delta formation all around Singapore after the conclusion of the ceremonial parade.

Last year, the ceremonial parade was held at the Padang. – Bernama, August 9, 2021.
 


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