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However, they were rejected by the Economic Secretariat in August 1952 under the Buildings Restriction Ordinance after they had been accepted in March, a decision which he attempted to repeal.

[6][7] Wong became a member of the Joint Relief Organisation, formed to aid the victims of the 1951 Kampong Bugis fire, as an architect.

[11] In March 1955, it was announced that Wong would be contesting the Pasir Panjang seat in the upcoming general election as a member of the Alliance between the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Singapore Malay Union (SMU).

By then, he had become a committee member of the Ning Yeung Wui Kuan, The China Society, the Hoi Thin Amateur Dramatic Association, the MCA, the working party for revision of City Council building by-laws and the building resources study group.

"[14] Wong was appointed to the Public Accounts Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore, along with fellow assemblymen John Ede, Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous, Lim Cher Kheng and Mak Pak Shee.

[15] In July, he was made one of ten members of the committee established to oppose the Rendel Plan for a city and an island council.

[20] He became a member of the All-Party delegation led by Lim Yew Hock and sent to the second of the three Merdeka talks, which was held in London in March.

[25] The Singapore Citizenship Bill was amended by a select committee in October such that the residential requirement was reduced to eight years.

[28] In April, he became a member of the working party established to draft a constitution for the upcoming Society of Malayan Architects.

[33] In April 1959, it was announced that Wong would be contesting the Mountbatten Single Member Constituency in the 1959 Singaporean general election.

[27] His opponents in the election were social worker Felice Leon-Soh of the Katong United Residents' Association, Tay Kum Sun of the People's Action Party, Seow Peck Leng of the Singapore People's Alliance, who was also a "social leader" and a former headmistress and Wee Soo Bee of the Liberal Socialist Party.