SINGAPORE, Nov 10 — The People’s Action Party (PAP) must never be afraid to do what is right for Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, noting that not all Singaporeans agreed with the need for a reserved Presidential Election to ensure minority races in the Republic’s highest...
Sunday, 10 Nov 2019 03:54 PM MYTSINGAPORE, Nov 10 — The People’s Action Party must never be afraid to do what is right for Singapore, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong today, noting that not all Singaporeans agreed with the need for a reserved Presidential Election to ensure minority races in the Republic’s highest office.
Said Lee: “How would the minorities feel if, year after year, the President of Singapore were almost always Chinese? In the long term, such a scenario will foment deep unhappiness and erode the founding values of our nation.”He then warned about how the PAP Government must guard against the “dangerous split” between the people and the elite, noting how the masses in other countries no longer trust the elite in their society.
“We must make sure that our system always works for ordinary Singaporeans, so that they will embrace it as their system.” The PAP also delivers what it promises, said Lee. “Unlike other political parties, we cannot afford to woo voters with empty words. So we are very careful what we put into our manifesto,” he said.
Speaking in Mandarin, Lee said the Government has also put in place measures to help Singaporeans manage the cost of living and ease the burden of the “sandwiched middle” as they care for their young children and elderly parents.
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