1993 SEA Games

Singa, the lion, the official mascot of the games.

The logo of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a lion, which represents Singapore with the nickname, the lion city as the host of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games. The colours of the lion, blue, yellow, red, black and green are colours of the Olympic movement and represents the Olympic and sportsmanship spirit of the participating athletes in which the important thing is not to win, but to take part. The six-ring chain, the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation, represents the six founding nations of the Southeast Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games itself.

The mascot of the 1993 Southeast Asian Games is a lion named, Singa. It has heart-shaped mane, snout and tail which represent the hearty welcome of athletes to the city.[10][11]

The torch of the 1993 Southeast Asian games resembles that of a sword mounted with a lion's head.

The official opening ceremony was held at 20:00 Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8) on 12 June 1993 in the Singapore National Stadium which was attended by the President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee and was live telecast on SBC-12.

The opening ceremony begin with a countdown called as "Countdown" from 20 to 1 all countdown clock at the SEA Games sports screen from 10 to 1 voice: Twenty, Nineteen, Eighteen, Seventeen, Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen, Thirteen, Twelve, Eleven, 10 (Ten), 9 (Nine), 8 (Eight), 7 (Seven), 6 (Six), 5 (Five), 4 (Four), 3 (Three), 2 (Two), 1 (One) and officially launched the logo of 1993 Singapore SEA Games with the first segment "Welcome to Lion City" a song written by Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Volunteers held large, five-foot balloons, each with a ribbon banner attached with the word "Selamat Datang" (Malay), "欢迎" (Mandarin), "வரவேற்பு" (Tamil) and "Welcome to Lion City" (English) written in all four languages.

The national anthem of Singapore, Majulah Singapura, was then performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor, Lim Soon Lee. Performers on the field used placards to form the words, Majulah Singapura.

The Parade of nations started with Brunei, followed by Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore last as host nation.

Dr Yeo Ning Hong, President of the SEA Games Federation, gave an opening speech which was followed by President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee announcing the official opening of the Southeast Asian Games.

The SEA Games Federation flag was carried into the stadium by eight Singapore athletes. The flag was then raised with the SEA Games anthem playing. The torch with the SEA Games flame entered the stadium and was passed to Ng Xuan Hui, Singapore's Sportgirl of the year. She then handed the touch over to Tan Wearn Haw, who passed it to Benedict Tan. Tan passed the torch to bowler, Grace Young, who ran the last 100 meters to a cannon. She lit the cannon with the SEA Games flame which "shot" a "projectile" towards the SEA Games Cauldron which was then lit by the "projectile".[12]

Swimmer Ang Peng Siong and Singapore Amateur Swimming Association secretary Woon Sui Kut took the Games pledges on behalf of the athletes and officials.[13]

Various artistes from the participating countries performed on stage.

The opening ceremony concluded with the exit of President of Singapore, Wee Kim Wee.

The official closing ceremony was held at 20:00 Singapore Standard Time (UTC+8) on 20 June 1993 in the Singapore National Stadium which was attended by the President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee and was live telecast on SBC-12.

• The closing ceremony begin with playing of the national anthem of Singapore, Majulah Singapura, by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
• Flag bearers and athletes of participating countries enter the stadium.
• Gymnasts and performers carrying multicoloured vertical flags enter.
• President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee delivered closing speeches for the games and declared the games closed.
• The SEA Games Federation flag was lowered and exited the stadium. Followed by the extinguishing of the SEA Games flame and fireworks displays.
• In a handover ceremony, the Minister for Defence, Yeo Ning Hong, presented the SEA Games Federation Flag to the Mayor of Chiang Mai, the host city of the next SEA Games and the Thailand national flag was raised to the playing of Thailand national anthem.
• The ceremony concluded with Tiffany Darwish performing 10 songs. At the end of the performance, there was a final fireworks display around the Singapore National Stadium grounds.
• The closing ceremony ended at 20:30 SST.