Mr Lee served at PAP’s Teck Ghee branch for 40 years. He was Member of Parliament (MP) at the Teck Ghee single-member constituency in 1984, and since its dissolution in 1991 has represented the Teck Ghee ward as part of the Ang Mo Kio group representation constituency.
Mr Heng also called on the party and Singaporeans to back Mr Wong, who was present.
“Let us rally support, win trust and earn a strong mandate in the coming general election,” he said.
“With a strong mandate, we can bring Singaporeans together, and take Singapore forward together.”
Singapore’s next general election is due to be held no later than November next year.
The tribute video was then played, with several PAP members, including MPs past and present sharing their memories of Mr Lee.
MPs such as Nadia Samdin and PAP treasurer as well as Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam lauded his strong command of the Malay language and his strong attention to detail.
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong spoke about how Mr Lee often explained to party members the rationale for government policies.
Mr Heng then presented a gift on stage to Mr Lee on behalf of the party: A painting depicting Mr Lee interacting with members of public during a walkabout at a hawker centre.
The over-3,000 PAP members, volunteers, activists and guests present then raised their glasses to three cheers of “yam seng”.
In a statement on Saturday, the PAP referred to Mr Lee as “outgoing secretary-general” as it expressed gratitude for his “exemplary leadership, service and contributions to the party”.
