▁ 2 8 ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁O th man ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁setting ▁up ▁a ▁Sports ▁Department ▁within ▁the ▁pur view ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁and ▁offici ated ▁the ▁ground bre aking ▁ceremony ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁from ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Amb assador ▁Having ▁served ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Social ▁Affairs , ▁O th man ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁Singapore ’ s ▁amb assador ▁to ▁Indones ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁His ▁term ▁would ▁last ▁three ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁years . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Member ▁of ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( 1 9 3 - 1 9 6 5 ) ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁for ▁the ▁Pas ir ▁Pan j ang ▁Const itu ency ▁ret iring ▁on ▁ 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁parliament ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁Post ▁political ▁career ▁O th man ▁W ok ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁active ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁President ial ▁Council ▁of ▁Minor ity ▁Rights ▁as ▁a ▁permanent ▁member . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁several ▁companies ' ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁O th man ▁W ok ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁hum ble ▁family . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁O th