Another day, another Facebook sharing spree for the spouse of Singapore’s Premier – but with an extra twist this time.

Ho Ching, the wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, is widely known for her active presence on social media.

At one point in time, we managed to keep track of the total number of posts on her Facebook page in a single day. The figure came close to 200.

Mdm Ho is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings; although it was announced earlier in February that she will be retiring from her role in the company with effect from 1 October this year.

This is after around 17 years since she was first appointed CEO of Temasek Holdings in 2004.

One can only wonder if the daily tally of posts on her Facebook profile will see a twofold increase upon her retirement.

Anyway, coming back to today’s headline, which doesn’t look much on paper but certainly enough to start a teatime conversation.

To put it simply, Mdm Ho shared not one, not two, but seven Facebook posts by Singapore’s Trade & Industry Minister, Chan Chun Sing.

What’s more, all seven posts were shared consecutively on her page earlier today (13 Apr) within the span of 15 minutes.

1st shared post – 1:06pm

2nd shared post – 1:19pm

3rd shared post – 1:19pm

4th shared post – 1:19pm

5th shared post – 1:20pm

6th shared post – 1:21pm

7th shared post – 1:21pm

Also read: Ho Ching Now Shares 13 Facebook Posts By Lawrence Wong Consecutively Within 6 Minutes

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