Mr Tay Seow Huah ( 1932 or 1933 &ndash; September 1980 ) was a senior civil servant who served at various times as Director of the Special Branch , Director of the Security and Intelligence Division , Permanent Secretary ( Home Affairs ) and Permanent Secretary ( Defence ) , prior to his retirement in 1976 . He was awarded the Meritorious Service Award in 1967 , and the Eisenhower Fellowships in 1971 . He was Acting Permanent Secretary of Home Affairs around 1971 and was involved in the Laju incident . He died at the age of 47 in September 1980
Laju incident
Laju incident
Tay Seow Huah