1964年，仍属马来西亚联邦的新加坡爆发了两次血腥种族冲突事件。此时，宏船长老聚集各宗教领袖提倡种族和谐共处。
同年，宏船长老被推委为新加坡佛教总会的第二任会长。
In 1964, violent communal riots broke out twice in Singapore, which was then part of the Federation of Malaysia. Venerable Seck Hong Choong gathered religious leaders from the various faiths to promote racial harmony and peace during the race riots.
In the same year, Venerable Seck Hong Choon was appointed the second President of the Singapore Buddhist Federation.