MM: Let the younger politicians step up
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MM: Let the younger politicians step up05:55 AM Dec 11, 2009SINGAPORE - A system where younger politicians are allowed to take office can create better results for the country, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.
Mr Lee was speaking at a dialogue organised by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry on its 40th anniversary yesterday.
Noting that the economic and political system in Japan is still based on seniority, he said leaders there could learn from China, which requires its political leaders to step down when they turn 65. This allows a younger, more dynamic generation of leaders to step up.
"The Chinese watch other countries including us, and now they have an age rule: In the centre, in Beijing, at 65, you retire. Whether you're good or no good, 65 is the cut-off date ... They still use you as advisor in the back row, that is in the centre," observed Mr Lee.
However in the provinces and small towns, the leaders are younger, he said. Mayors, for instance, are in their 40s, and many come armed with PhDs.
Mr Lee said this was what Singapore practised: "We also have a rule - I'm the exception to the rule: I'm 86. But I'm not doing the work, I'm just forecasting, I'm the radar over the horizon.
"The work is being done by younger people in their late 40s and 50s. So there's an energy and a drive and an understanding of the contemporary world, and they're also linked up with the younger generation of voters."
Noting that senior leaders in Japan may be concerned about letting younger leaders run the country, Mr Lee had this to say: "Don't stop them; point out the dangers and let them go, and you might have better results. We have done that."
Mr Lee also covered a wide range of topics during the dialogue, including Japan's immigration policy, the global economic recovery and challenges faced by the Hatoyama government. -
why is this fella still alive and kicking.....i'm sick of his preaching.
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u can alway walk away...the best airport in the world operation 24hrs, and it is so close and yet never close
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Originally posted by angel7030:
u can alway walk away...the best airport in the world operation 24hrs, and it is so close and yet never close
psssst. Can pass the info to our dear beloved MM ??
We'll be glad to pay for his one way air-ticket.
No questions asked.
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Originally posted by Lionnosy:
psssst. Can pass the info to our dear beloved MM ??
We'll be glad to pay for his one way air-ticket.
No questions asked.
Of course, there is alway a trip or a cruise to nowhere in the route. Just leave Changi and return back the same day, MM alway do that when he wanted to gather a secret important meeting with Ministers and peoples who betrayed him. He will fly with them on the luxury airbus, hold an on flight meeting and landed back again.
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Mr Lee said this was what Singapore practised: "We also have a rule - I'm the exception to the rule: I'm 86. But I'm not doing the work, I'm just forecasting, I'm the radar over the horizon.
The above paragraph sound like this:
Three Rings for the Eleven-Kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwef-lords in their halls of stone.
One for the Dark Lord on his Dark throne.
But....The One Ring to Rule them all, bring them in and all in Darkness Bind them.
Lord of the Rings....
Would someone please send a reminder E-mail to the old man Rules are Rule no Exception........
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above clearly shown Singapore problem -
the young ones are busy
playing PSP, go clubbing or
busy surfing sgforum
think hardly got time to step
into becoming a minister
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When Singapore's most reknown forward planner..
... who likes to hold on to power tight, tight says :
"Let the younger politicians step up"
It can only mean one thing...
Grandson Lee is ready to step forward..
Elections coming soon.
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Originally posted by noahnoah:
the young ones are busy
playing PSP, go clubbing or
busy surfing sgforum
think hardly got time to step
into becoming a minister
for the young guys, they surf porn and internet relationship, for we gals, we looks for relationship and see where got cheap shopping sale.
I notice when i was young, i go to shopping centre only when there is an annual sale or so called Singapore sale period, but today, everyday also Sale, wha lau, shop till drop.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
for the young guys, they surf porn and internet relationship, for we gals, we looks for relationship and see where got cheap shopping sale.
I notice when i was young, i go to shopping centre only when there is an annual sale or so called Singapore sale period, but today, everyday also Sale, wha lau, shop till drop.
Hello AngelDon't pretend leh..
A vibrant 21 year old gal with so much energy as you... don' surf porn ??
Don't worry lah.
We won't tell your Ah Mah..
or your dress-in-white frens... including your Joo Chiat MP, Chan Soon Seng
..know about your night time and free time activities.
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YUNG POLITICIANS ARE IN FUR VERY HARD TIME FROM THE FURY OF A MILLION ANGRY CITIZENS WITH LOW SALARY FROM CLEANERS TO TECHNICIANS..ENGINEEERS ..MANAGERS.....THE 300,000 OLD CITIZENS WHO NEED MORE SAVINGS AND THE 100,000 ODD ANGRY PEOPLE WHO ARE THRU WITH LONG TALES OF PEACE AND PROGRESS.
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No point for the young to step up when you are around.
Your son cannot even step up.
So, who can step up ? or who should step down and shut up ?
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HE WILL SEND A SEAT WARMER FIRST. THE WHEN EVERYTHING IS OK ...THE CHOSEN ONE BY HIM WILL SIT IN PARLIAMENT. THATS WHAT I WOULD DO.HE ISNT THE ONLY ONE WHO EATS LAKSA....ANYONE CAN ALREADY KNOW HIS NEXT MOVE WITHOUT EVEN HEARING HIS SPEECHES.
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MAKE SURE ITS BEFORE HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY.....
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The old bastard still doesn't want to die.
He still wants to live.
That is why he installed pacemaker.
He fears death.
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HE HAS A PACEMAKER????
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Lee Kuan Yew has surgery
One of the great taboos of Singaporean politics is discussing what will happen once its prime-minister-for-life “Harry” Lee Kuan Yew finally goes to meet his maker.
With fear of the Old Man gone, how fast will the concentration of absolute power in the hands of Singapore’s tiny ruling clique corrupt it?
Will the squabbles between the factions of the People’s Action Party finally burst to the surface, with the party splitting into fragments?
With no checks and balances to force its hand, will the winning faction allow Singapore to blossom into a real democracy, or will dissent be crushed with a velvet glove or a military jackboot?
These questions are important, but this blog will not try to answer them, although you’re welcome to make your predictions in the comments.
Instead, we will set out to predict something altogether simpler: when will old Harry’s formidable mind finally succumb to the senility of old age, and when will his enfeebled body give up the ghost?
Using public and private sources, LEEWATCH will track Lee’s mental and physical state and chart the course towards the day when Changi is renamed as Lee Kuan Yew International.