Mum to 20 and counting: She opens her home and heart to children from disadvantaged backgrounds

The 64-year-old housewife, who has two children, has been a mother to 18 foster children as well. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE KIAT
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SINGAPORE - Like every mother, Madam Fong Wai Kheng insists she has no favourite among the 20 children she has looked after.

She has two of her own children - a son, 33, and a 32-year-old daughter - but the 64-year-old housewife has been a mother to 18 foster children as well.

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