Ng Eng Hen: Tanjong Pagar constitutents free to vote MM Lee
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Ng Eng Hen: Tanjong Pagar constitutents free to vote MM Lee out if they feel he’s not adding value
Written by Our Correspondent
Education Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen was asked a sensitive and difficult question during his dialogue session with NUS Society (NUSS) members.
Mr Dennis Tan, a 49 year old workplace safety and health trainer and NUSS member asked Dr Ng why MM Lee Kuan Yew is not stepping down.
Lee is currently the oldest member in the Singapore cabinet at 86 years of age. He was the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 before stepping down. He subsequently held the positions of Senior Minister and the Minister Mentor presently.
To his credit, Dr Ng gave a diplomatic reply without offending both Singaporeans and his political master:
“The question is, does MM add value to Singapore? I’m not talking about in history, I’m talking about now. That’s the question that should be asked, not whether he should retire or not. Singaporeans must decide. MM spots pitfalls, he tells you what to avoid. He pushed for F1, for the IRs. So you decide. At the end of the day, it’s the vote. If his constituents at Tanjong Pagar feel he’s not adding value, they are free to vote.”
Lee has attracted the ire of many Singaporeans by continuing to stay on in the Singapore government. Though he admited that he “is not doing much work except forecasting”, some still regard him as the “real power” behind the scenes.
He currently draws about an annual salary of $3 million dollars, more than 5 times that of U.S. President Barack Obama. The Singapore government is the only one in the world with a Minister Mentor, two senior ministers and two deputy prime ministers in addition to the Prime Minister himself.
Besides his portfolio in the cabinet, Lee is also the Chairman of Government Investment Corporation (GIC) which manages much of Singapore’s national reserves.
Lee’s son Lee Hsien Loong is currently the Prime Minister of Singapore. His daughter-in-law Ho Ching heads Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s other sovereign wealth fund.
One of his nephrew-in-law Wong Kan Seng is both the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister of Singapore.
The elder Lee has ruled Singapore with an iron fist since first assuming his position in 1959. He spent the later part of his political career traveling around the world to dispense his usual “pearls of wisdom” to other leaders on how to run their countries.
Lee has yet to reveal if he will contest in the next general election due by 2012. The last three elections had been walkovers for him. Perhaps the opposition can consider sending a young team to contest against him in the next election to see if voters still want him to “add value” to Singapore.
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FUCK !!!!!
Wong Kan Seng is the Old Fart's nephew-in-law ????????!!!!!!!!!!!
no wonder that brainless fool can become deputy PM.................i always thought he doesn't have the necessary BOOTLICKING skills to go that high..............
is the Old Goat's pet dog the head of the Police Dog Unit ??????????
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I think someone has also said that the Ho Peng Kee is also related.
Yong P H is fellow classmate, fellow dialect. -
i rather the Old Fuck declare a monarchy and get it over with.................enough of his mickey mouse bullshit......
the old Tang Dynasty can be his palace.............LOL.............
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alot are related one lah... i just forgot who is related to who nia...
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Who opposition will willing to fight with lky?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Who opposition will willing to fight with lky?
opposition too weak to fight larfirst of all,
are they much richer then the Lee?
Now way ..
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so now u know.....removing a close relative from a key position after selamat's escape is err.....not so nice right lol. Wait Xmas and CNY gatherings hard to chit chat u knw hehe.
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OH MY FUCKING GOD!!!
WKS is LKY nephew in law.... this is surprising!!!!!
Maybe soon GCT would be related and maybe even JayaKumar... oh my oh my this is just so surprising!!!
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you will be more surprise if i tell you who i am?
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that's is why i said many times, Singaporeans are stupid, never do their homework and understand the hiearrchy of their govt well before making critics and comments for nothing. When LHL said, PAP work in good relationship...it mean alots of thing are related..Understand....or not!!!
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Originally posted by 4sg:
I think someone has also said that the Ho Peng Kee is also related.
Yong P H is fellow classmate, fellow dialect.
Pastor Ho is their church pastor. -
Why only subject the constituents at Tanjong Pagar to vote lky in or out, he is MM for the whole country not just Tanjong Pagar?
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Originally posted by As romanista2001:
FUCK !!!!!
Wong Kan Seng is the Old Fart's nephew-in-law ????????!!!!!!!!!!!
no wonder that brainless fool can become deputy PM.................i always thought he doesn't have the necessary BOOTLICKING skills to go that high..............
is the Old Goat's pet dog the head of the Police Dog Unit ??????????
Now then you know meh. That is why there are people who said nepotism rules. wong can't sing's wife is the niece of mrs lky, kwa geok choo.
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Pastor Ho as in Sun Ho's hubby ?
you mean these PAP devil-worshippers go to church ?
they trying to bribe their way to heaven ?.............LOL...............no wonder their pay so high.........all go to the church lah.............
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Originally posted by As romanista2001:
Pastor Ho as in Sun Ho's hubby ?
you mean these PAP devil-worshippers go to church ?
they trying to bribe their way to heaven ?.............LOL...............no wonder their pay so high.........all go to the church lah.............
sun ho or ho sun's husband is not pastor ho. Many christians/catholics in PAP. they are ho peng kee, george yeo, tony tan, lee/lim boon something (from the pm's office), jayakumar and some others which i cannot remember -
Originally posted by Fantagf:
Now then you know meh. That is why there are people who said nepotism rules. wong can't sing's wife is the niece of mrs lky, kwa geok choo.
and kwa geok choo is the 2nd aunt of Lee Bee Hwa and Lee Bee Cheng...Bee Cheng is the Bak kwa boss seller in singapore -
Originally posted by angel7030:
and kwa geok choo is the 2nd aunt of Lee Bee Hwa and Lee Bee Cheng...Bee Cheng is the Bak kwa boss seller in singapore
pls CNY is still far far away n dun make me hungry for bak kwa......Who is Lee Bee Hwa and Lee Bee Cheng!!???!!
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Mr Ng Ser Miang, Singapore’s only representative on the International Olympic Committee, highlighted the arrogance of Member of Parliament (Nee Soon South, Ang Mo Kio GRC) Ms Lee Bee Wah’s decision to fire Singapore table-tennis team manager Antony Lee succinctly: “I’m quite puzzled as to how a decision like that can be made by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president, who has been in office for just over a month.”
Lee Bee Cheng is her sister, the BEE CHENG HSIANG BAK KWA...notice the Lee hor, and you get more insight into it.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Who opposition will willing to fight with lky?
As in previous election, WP sent a suicide team to LHL's led GRC and got more than 30% of the votes.
If WP or other opposition party is to send another sucide team to LKY 's led GRC and gets 30% - 40% of the votes in the coming election, it will be very interesting.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Mr Ng Ser Miang, Singapore’s only representative on the International Olympic Committee, highlighted the arrogance of Member of Parliament (Nee Soon South, Ang Mo Kio GRC) Ms Lee Bee Wah’s decision to fire Singapore table-tennis team manager Antony Lee succinctly: “I’m quite puzzled as to how a decision like that can be made by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president, who has been in office for just over a month.”
Lee Bee Cheng is her sister, the BEE CHENG HSIANG BAK KWA...notice the Lee hor, and you get more insight into it.
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Originally posted by angel7030:
Mr Ng Ser Miang, Singapore’s only representative on the International Olympic Committee, highlighted the arrogance of Member of Parliament (Nee Soon South, Ang Mo Kio GRC) Ms Lee Bee Wah’s decision to fire Singapore table-tennis team manager Antony Lee succinctly: “I’m quite puzzled as to how a decision like that can be made by the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) president, who has been in office for just over a month.”
Lee Bee Cheng is her sister, the BEE CHENG HSIANG BAK KWA...notice the Lee hor, and you get more insight into it.
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Is it wise/value for money to pay $3 million to the one solely to do forecasting? The other minister (Tony Tan) is capable of doing forecasting, is it so compulsory to have this old one around just for forecasting?
Is it cruel to remove him as MM, by removing him as MM, he may not have power and power does matter you know? Without power he may pass on fast, so is it cruel to remove or get him to step down?
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i will forecast for them.... just pay mi 3 bowl of plain rice with luncheon per day can already....
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Originally posted by Angel7030a:
As in previous election, WP sent a suicide team to LHL's led GRC and got more than 30% of the votes.
If WP or other opposition party is to send another sucide team to LKY 's led GRC and gets 30% - 40% of the votes in the coming election, it will be very interesting.
if the PM get knocked out, that'll be the biggest joke.............LOL..............from PM to not even MP.............he might just get disowned by LKY...............DOL....................(dying of laughter)