pPM Lee added it was a great honour to have led and served Singapore./p
“I have done my duty, and I am very happy I chose this path of public service all those many years ago,” said PM Lee, who was also marking his 40th year in politics.
“I have done my duty, and I am very happy I chose this path of public service all those many years ago,” said PM Lee, who was also marking his 40th year in politics. Mr Goh showed it was possible to take Singapore forward with a different style for a different era, and under his leadership Singapore matured and became more vibrant, resilient and cohesive, he added.Investments in promising sectors such as biotech, IT, and financial services have paid off, while the economic base has diversified as the country climbed the value chain, from factories to research and development in pharmaceuticals and nano-technology.
Public transport has likewise improved, going from just the red and green lines to a much more colourful map today with the addition of the yellow , blue , and brown lines. The Government has also made every effort to leave no one behind as the country progressed, PM Lee added, alluding to the promise he made in his 2004 swearing-in speech to forge an inclusive society.
PM Lee said he was also proud of the Singaporean pride and work ethic that has evolved, which the trade unions had helped to foster. These include rising tensions and rivalry between big powers, deglobalisation and protectionism, technological advances and climate change, and questions of war and peace.
“We cannot disavow our diverse ethnic roots and religious affinities - Chinese Singaporeans with China, Indian Singaporeans with their various ancestral homes in India, Malay Singaporeans with the rest of our region, and with the global Muslim Ummah.” “All these differences can be exploited politically, to pit Singaporeans one against another, and divide and weaken us,” he said. “Hence, we must continue working hard to overcome social stresses and tensions, to enlarge our common space, and to strengthen our shared Singaporean identity.”
Secondly, the PAP government has always planned and acted for the long-term. While having a vision and sense of stewardship beyond immediate problems and crises is important for every country to do, most find it very hard, he said.The government started thinking about reclaiming land there in the 1960s, and the reclamation project began in 1971. When he took over as PM, the government started talking about Integrated Resorts .
Singapore will also reclaim a Long Island along the east coast, to protect itself from rising sea levels, and create more land and another freshwater reservoir, he added.
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