On Friday Jan. 25, at 5.45 pm, the KC-135 military aircraft carrying Aloysius Pang’s body touched down at Paya Lebar Airbase.
His family was there to receive him at Paya Lebar Air Base, along with Minister for Defence, Ng Eng Hen, Chief of Army Goh Si Hou, and Chief of Defence Force Melvyn Ong.
Crowd gathers at the wake
Many were following the arrival of Pang's body via the FB Live screening on site by 8world News, with the video currently generating nearly 400k views:
Pang's body arrived at the wake at 82A Macpherson Lane in the evening of Jan. 25, at around 9.20pm.
Members of the public were already waiting behind the barricade outside the hall, even though the wake is only opened to the public at 12 pm tomorrow (Jan. 26).
The hearse was carried into the hall which was limited to the entry of Pang's family members, peers and colleagues.
The private wake commenced soon after as the emcee, ex-DJ for 933 FM Cruz Teng, sought members of the public to leave the area on behalf of the Pang's family.
The older brother of Pang who has been fronting the media queries, Kenny Pang, was spotted doing the coordination at the wake.
Pang's close actor friend, Xu Bin, and television host, Quan Yifong, was spotted sobbing.
The MP for MacPherson, Tin Pei Ling, also visited the family members at the wake this evening.
https://mothership.sg/2019/01/tin-pei-ling-aloysius-pang-attend-wake
Public wake starts on Jan. 26, 12 pm
Members of the public can pay their respect to Pang tomorrow (Jan. 26) from 12 pm to the next day's 12 pm (Jan. 27).
The cremation will take place at Mandai Crematorium on Sunday.
Twin sister of Jayley Woo, Hayley Woo, who reshared an Instagram story by ex-Mediacorp artiste Cynthia Koh, reminds those who are visiting tomorrow to refrain from taking photos and Instagram stories.
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If you cannot see the Instagram story, here's the text:
Wakes are for people to go pay their last respect.
So please be respectful of the space and the family.
Refrain from taking pictures and post on IG stories and try to make yourself look like you are attending the greatest event of the year.
We are all grown up.
Also don't keep asking how are you. Are you okay. What happened.
These are unnecessary questions.
A simple hug. Touch of the hand will be enough to show your concern.
Pang's close friend, Ian Fang, also posted the same message in Chinese.
Top photo collage from screenshots of 8world News Facebook live video
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