it ism . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁O th man ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁elections ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁contest ing ▁as ▁a ▁P AP ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁elect oral ▁w ard ▁of ▁K amp ong ▁K emb ang an . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁contest ▁once ▁more ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁General ▁E lections , ▁when ▁he ▁would ▁then ▁succeed ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁elected ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Pas ir ▁Pan j ang ▁Const itu ency . ▁Following ▁his ▁successful ▁election , ▁O th man ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Ut us an ▁Mel ay u ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁developing ▁his ▁political ▁career ▁full - time . ▁ ▁Se par ation ▁On ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Malays ia ▁successful ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Singapore ▁from ▁Malays ia . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁August , ▁O th man ▁W ok , ▁along ▁with ▁ 8 ▁other ▁Singapore ▁minister s , ▁signed ▁the ▁document ▁of ▁separation . ▁On ▁this ▁day , ▁O th man ▁W ok ▁highlight ed ▁his ▁concern ▁regarding ▁the ▁commun ists ▁to ▁Lee ▁K uan ▁Y ew , ▁and ▁only ▁upon ▁ass urance ▁did ▁he ▁put ▁pen ▁to ▁paper . ▁ ▁In vol vement ▁in ▁National ▁Sports ▁Development ▁O th man ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁active ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁sports ▁and ▁recre ation ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁once ▁a ▁famous ▁tennis ▁player , ▁ranked ▁number