 Lim Koon-Teck was also one of a select few included in Singapore's Merdeka Mission to London in 1957.There were five delegates – three from the Coalition Government and one each from the Liberal Socialist Party and the People's Action Party.The delegation of five was made up of the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, the Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, the Assistant Minister for Education, Inche Sidek bin Haji Abdul Hamid, Liberal Socialist Mr Lim Koon Teck and the PAP leader, Mr Lee Kuan Yew.