In 1977, he organized the first Asian Nanguan Festival in his capacity as honorary director of the Siong Leng Musical Association. After he became director the following year, nanguan in Singapore metamorphosed from an entertainment for a few old folks into something more resembling a Broadway musical. All of a sudden the troupe was playing to packed houses and endless curtain calls.
一九七七年，他以湘靈名譽社長身份舉辦第一屆的亞細安南樂大會奏，次年，終於出任社長，新加坡的南管從冷清的老人音樂變成紐約百老匯似的歌舞劇，幾乎每場演出都座無虛席、謝幕不絕。