MM Lee outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
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Channel NewsAsia - Friday, August 14
SINGAPORE: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has highlighted two challenges for Singapore to undertake in order to do well in the next five to ten years.
Speaking on Thursday at the annual National Day Dinner at his Tanjong Pagar constituency, the minister mentor said Singapore can reach a new level of development, but difficulties will crop up along the way.
To resolve them, the nation must always face them squarely and work together.
The first challenge is integrating new citizens and permanent residents (PRs) with the local population. The speed of this process depends on the openness of Singaporeans who are born and raised here, and the willingness of new citizens to adapt and be part of the Singapore society.
Mr Lee explained that without immigration, the ageing problem will be too heavy a burden for the young. Immigrants who can be integrated without upsetting the racial balance are in Singapore’s interest.
He said: "We need immigrants to make up for the children we are not having. That’s a very hard fact of life. Between age 25 and 40, more than 30 per cent are unmarried — that means single and childless.
"Those who marry have an average of 1.8 children — replacement is 2.1. If we do not have educated Malaysians, China Chinese and India Indians and others from the region, our economy will decline and our labour force will shrink."
Mr Lee, however, assured Singaporeans that the government is conscious of protecting the interests of citizens. In fact, there is a clear distinction between citizens and PRs in terms of HDB housing, hospital charges, education fees and the Resilience Package.
On the other hand, he added that Singapore cannot make the immigration process so onerous that no one comes. For example, it cannot insist that PRs or new citizens be fluent in English when even some existing citizens are not.
Mr Lee’s second challenge is to encourage Chinese Singaporeans to speak more Mandarin and to take up scholarships to study in China’s top universities.
He said Singapore needs 200 to 300 A—level students to be proficient in both languages and cultures to manage the work with China — both government—to—government and in the private sector.
He added: "This does not mean we are displacing English as our working and common language — our first language. English will remain the master language for all Singaporeans.
"Our new immigrants know that in Singapore, without an adequate command of English, they cannot go far. The command of English is the decisive factor for the career path and promotion prospects of all Singaporeans."
As for the resident population, Mr Lee said the government is conscious of the need to keep the character and values of the Singapore society, so it is carefully controlling the inflow of PRs and new citizens to maintain this balance.
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MM Lee outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
I hate it when this moron acts like some wise statesman.
Then we must go and follow his rubbish dictates.
Someone should go and expose this goon for what he is - a repressive, senile moronic bastard.
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Mr Lee explained that without immigration, the ageing problem will be too heavy a burden for the young.
Then why the bullshit stop at 2 policy? Tell parents have less children?
Stop at two also you say, burden on young to support parents also you say.
Hello, Lee Kuan Yew, you know what the fuck you are doing or not?
It seems to me that you know nothing whatsoever on such things.
What about the CPF? That one also your plan. So also failure?
Why everything your plan all fail, in the end we are at fault?
Why Lee Kuan Yew?
Why?
He added: "This does not mean we are displacing English as our working and common language — our first language. English will remain the master language for all Singaporeans.
Yes peranakan, we will follow you. We will speak your colonial language.
As for the resident population, Mr Lee said the government is conscious of the need to keep the character and values of the Singapore society, so it is carefully controlling the inflow of PRs and new citizens to maintain this balance.
Don't make me laugh lah, fucking bastard. Pui.
Old fuck still don't want to die.
Ah Chia outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
All go and listen to the wise Ah Chia.
Cannot criticise Ah Chia.
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The China Chinese should "in Rome do what the Romans do", in Chinese "ru xiang sui su" and not the other way round. I am sure if we migrate to China, the people there will expect us to do the same.
Why concentrate so much on bringing in so many Chinese, what about people from other countries?
I believe there will be more people willing to give birth if the living costs is not increased constantly.
Many China Chinese choose not to become citizens. I have spoken to many of them, they said they prefer their country and govt.
Well, what language we speak at home is entirely our choice, we don't need anyone to dictate to us to speak any particular language at home. By telling people to speak a particular language is interfering into our private life. Nobody should run our life for us, we are in charge of our own life.
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Originally posted by Ah Chia:
Then why the bullshit stop at 2 policy? Tell parents have less children?
Stop at two also you say, burden on young to support parents also you say.
Hello, Lee Kuan Yew, you know what the fuck you are doing or not?
It seems to me that you know nothing whatsoever on such things.
What about the CPF? That one also your plan. So also failure?
Why everything your plan all fail, in the end we are at fault?
Why Lee Kuan Yew?
Why?
Yes peranakan, we will follow you. We will speak your colonial language.
Don't make me laugh lah, fucking bastard. Pui.
Old fuck still don't want to die.
Ah Chia outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
All go and listen to the wise Ah Chia.
Cannot criticise Ah Chia.
He did admit the stop at 2 policy was a mistake or whatever. -
Fantagf outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
Fantagf very wise, come and give us advice on Singapore.
We cannot criticise Fantagf.
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When is Lee Kuan Yew going to die?
Can't stand his fucking bullshit wise statesman attitude anymore.
Driving me nuts.
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Originally posted by Ah Chia:
Fantagf outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
Fantagf very wise, come and give us advice on Singapore.
We cannot criticise Fantagf.
Don't highlight my nick, i don't wanna be high profile. I in no position to give advice. I am merely voicing out my concern and facts that is all.
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Just respond to his article if not the thread will be closed or removed.
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Don't highlight my nick, i don't wanna be high profile. I in no position to give advice. I am merely voicing out my concern and facts that is all.
You are quite humble. You don't act as if you know everything, everyone follow you, all problems will be solved.
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He said Singapore needs 200 to 300 A—level students to be proficient in both languages and cultures to manage the work with China — both government—to—government and in the private sector.
I wonder how Japanese, Koreans, Russians etc do business in China.
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Originally posted by Ah Chia:
You are quite humble. You don't act as if you know everything, everyone follow you, all problems will be solved.
I don't need people to follow me. All I want for Singapore is a government that truly place serving the nation first on their priority list. I want life for us to be better. -
All I want for Singapore is a government that truly place serving the nation first on their priority list.
I don't like morons who are ignorant to act like they know everything.
Give dictates then we must follow, then cannot criticise must praise.
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There is not going to be any change even till the day he dies.
Dictator has no right to dictate to us what we should speak at home. He has better learned to stop running life of others.
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Dictator has no right to dictate to us what we should speak at home.
He is such a moron on social policies, never want to admit mistakes likes to find fault with Singaporeans when he himself is the idiot who messed up everything.
Such an arrogant senile bastard.
When I was in sec 3, my english teacher was fanatically anti-Lee Kuan Yew, likes to criticise Lee Kuan Yew as a senile old man. At the time I was ignorant of such things, now I know my teacher was completely correct.
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Originally posted by Ah Chia:
He is such a moron on social policies, never want to admit mistakes likes to find fault with Singaporeans when he himself is the idiot who messed up everything.
Such an arrogant senile bastard.
Precisely, you speak my mind. That is why the whole PAP team never apologise for their mistakes unlike other politicians from other countries. Arrogance rules in PAP. Whenever I see the politicians be they ruling parties or oppositions apologise to their nation I am touched. -
Sick of that bastard who knows nothing about social policies yet act like knows everything.
He is a political coward, don't dare to poll approval ratings, don't dare to have debate with opposition, don't dare to let others criticise him.
A political coward.
Elections won in 1963 also after all the strong opponeents were arrested.
Some even said that he rigged the elections.
Fucking old senile bastard.
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Originally posted by Fantagf:
Precisely, you speak my mind. That is why the whole PAP team never apologise for their mistakes unlike other politicians from other countries. Arrogance rules in PAP. Whenever I see the politicians be they ruling parties or oppositions apologise to their nation I am touched.It takes a brave man to admit his mistakes.
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Originally posted by deepak.c:
It takes a brave man to admit his mistakes.
Bingo, you hit the nail on the head!
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It takes a brave man to admit his mistakes.
That person must be able to swallow his pride.
deepak.c outlines two challenges for Singapore to undertake
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Actually, speaking of the presence of China people here, I don't mind them here but I definitely will not like to see so many of them in Singapore. They still have the mentality that they have the right to demand Singaporeans to give in to them, for eg, to communicate to them in Chinese. This is unreasaonable. I have friends from other race complain about the China Chinese that they are not integrating here they expect non Chinese to understand Chinese.
It is best that the ruling party not placed so much emphasis to pamper these China Chinese. It is foolish of them to do so. Stupidity in focusing so much on China Chinese is getting out of hand.
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Stupidity in focusing so much on China Chinese is getting out of hand.
That bastard Lee Kuan Yew messed up the entire society until it doesn't feel like home anymore.
These are the good deeds of Lee Kuan Yew.
Fucking senile mother fucking bastard.
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Challenges for the future - politicians' jaded mantra. If he is where he is sitting (obviously an ivory tower) we are partly to be blamed for unwisely voting for a system and a party that has alienated itself from citizens.
Time for change is long overdue.
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If one got the chance to vote in the first place.
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Originally posted by Fugazzi:
Challenges for the future - politicians' jaded mantra. If he is where he is sitting (obviously an ivory tower) we are partly to be blamed for unwisely voting for a system and a party that has alienated itself from citizens.
Time for change is long overdue.
It is the kiasu kiasi mentality of the locals that motivate them to keep voting for this self serving thunderstrike party.
Yes, change is long overdue in this tiny island. We are all so shortchanged.