Lee Hah Ing

Lee Hah Ing (; 3 August 1914 – 4 September 2009) was a prominent educator who served as the headmaster of the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) in Singapore. He began as a schoolteacher at the ACS in Teluk Anson in 1934. He was transferred to the Methodist Boys' School in Kuala Lumpur in 1948, where he remained until 1951 when he was transferred to the ACS in Singapore. He became the principal there in 1961, serving in this post for nine years before leaving to join the training centre of the OCBC Bank.

Early life and education Lee was born in the village of Ping Hai in the province of Fujian on 3 August 1914. he furthered his education at the Raffles College in Singapore, from which he graduated in 1934 with a Diploma in Arts. Fortunately for him, the Methodist Church then offered him a position as a teacher at the ACS in Teluk Anson, now Teluk Intan. By January 1939, he had been elected the president of the school's teachers' union. His last year at Teluk Anson was 1947, being transferred to the Methodist Boys' School in Kuala Lumpur the year after; he remained there until 1951.

In January 1952, Lee was posted to the ACS in Singapore. He was also the hockey master.

In December 1960, Bishop Hobart B. Amstutz confirmed that Lee would be assuming the post of principal at ACS on 2 January, succeeding Thio Chan Bee. This coincided with a major expansion in the school's enrollment, which was to increase by about 1,500. As principal, he merged the morning and afternoon classes and expanded the school's pre-university classes. He installed several amenities and facilities at the school, including the Nagle Library, named for former principal J. Stewart Nagle, and the Audio-visual Aid Room. Under him, the school "[set] new records" at the Cambridge examinations. He organised sports events involving Methodist schools in Malaysia. Under his tenure, the hockey team saw success. He also revived the practice of daily devotions. He decided to retire not long after this; a farewell for him, attended by then-Public Utilities Board chairman Ong Swee Law, was held at ACS on 29 January 1970. Lee was succeeded as the principal of ACS by Chee Keng Lim. He stepped down from OCBC in 1986.

Personal life and death Lee was married with four children, three sons and one daughter, and on the committee of the Teluk Anson Chinese Club. On arriving in Singapore, he and his family joined the Wesley Methodist Church. On his appointment as headmaster at ACS, they switched over to the Barker Road Methodist Church. He was successful in convincing alumni of ACS to fund the construction of the church's first sanctuary. This was "unique" for local Methodists.

Around 2004, Lee was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He reportedly "never complained" about his illness as he did not wish to trouble them. By his 95th birthday, Lee was a wheelchair user. He was bedridden in his last two weeks and died of the disease on 5 September 2009.