Quotes
- As a person, you would have like him. He was a very genuine man and I respected him for that. But I always remember him as a man who was not a politician. He spoke his mind. He did not sugar-coat. -- Former MP Tan Cheng Bock
- I remember when he was MP for Potong Pasir, his voters came and asked him for all sorts of things. Some asked him to lower the CPF withdrawal age from 55 to 50. He scolded them: 'You all don't know what is good for you'. Somebody went to tell him he shouldn't scold his voters like that! -- Sim Kee Boon, on Howe when he first entered public service.
- Yes means yes. No means no. But when he said yes, he would go out of his way to help his residents. -- Teo Chong Tee, MP for Changi from 1976 to 1996, on Howe's firm management style.
- 'He stood for honesty and integrity...If someone made a wrong decision but at all times had told the truth, he would say, 'That's okay. -- Ms Elsie Foh, managing director of DBS Bank on Howe when he was once chairman of DBS.
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