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Supporting a community
in bloom.

Nanyang Inc at HortFest 2025
Opening ceremony: · HortPark

Nanyang Inc supported HortFest 2025 through tent sponsorship, providing a sheltered setting for the festival and its opening ceremony at HortPark.

Stage at the opening ceremony of HortFest 2025 at HortPark.
The opening of HortFest 2025 at HortPark on 23 August 2025.

Gardens bring people together, and so do the events that celebrate them. At HortFest 2025, Nanyang Inc contributed by sponsoring the tent used for both the festival and its opening ceremony.

A space for people to gather

Organised by NParks, HortFest ran from 23 to 31 August 2025 at HortPark, celebrating horticulture and the local gardening community. Its opening also marked the 20th anniversary of the Community in Bloom programme.

Our contribution supported the setting for this celebration. The sponsored tent provided shelter for the event, including the opening ceremony on 23 August.

A moment from the opening

Don Ho, Director of Nanyang Inc, attended the opening ceremony, where he met Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry. A handshake captured during the occasion is one of our memories from the day.

Don Ho shaking hands with Gan Kim Yong at the opening of HortFest 2025 at HortPark.
Don Ho, Director of Nanyang Inc, with Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, at the HortFest 2025 opening ceremony.

Glad to play our part

For Nanyang Inc, this was an opportunity to contribute through the work we know: creating a sheltered place for an event to happen and for people to come together.

We are glad to have supported HortFest 2025, and thank the organisers, volunteers and gardening community who brought the festival to life.

Event background: Official opening ceremony speech.