I have no freaking idea what the our dear leader PM LHL is talking about - Singapore prospering with Chinese cities? Never learn from his father's big mistake in Suzhou. Just look at that stupid grin?
Singapore can prosper along with Chinese cities, says PM Lee
Published on Sep 19, 2014 8:32 AM
By Rachel Chang In Hong Kong
On Beijing's proposal for a government- level project in its western region, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore will proceed with it if it fulfils the objectives of being commercially viable and breaking new policy ground. He said the Singapore Government has not yet committed to the idea, which would stretch its resources. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
China's cities are rising and developing rapidly, and Singapore can prosper with them - but only if it continues to move forward with the region.
Speaking to reporters at the end of a week-long trip to southern China yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted how cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen have transformed and caught up with Singapore since his last visit almost a decade ago. And in Hong Kong, which he visited this week after 13 years, he saw that its planners are positioning the city "for the next 30 years", he added.
"We have to be part of this. And our attitude must be that, it is good that the region is prospering, so long as we are also moving with it," he said.
Asked if China's fast-rising second-tier cities are a threat to Singapore, he said: "If you don't move, of course it is a threat. But if you continue to move, then we prosper with them."
Singapore can prosper along with Chinese cities, says PM Lee
Published on Sep 19, 2014 8:32 AM
By Rachel Chang In Hong Kong
On Beijing's proposal for a government- level project in its western region, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore will proceed with it if it fulfils the objectives of being commercially viable and breaking new policy ground. He said the Singapore Government has not yet committed to the idea, which would stretch its resources. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
China's cities are rising and developing rapidly, and Singapore can prosper with them - but only if it continues to move forward with the region.
Speaking to reporters at the end of a week-long trip to southern China yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong noted how cities such as Guangzhou and Shenzhen have transformed and caught up with Singapore since his last visit almost a decade ago. And in Hong Kong, which he visited this week after 13 years, he saw that its planners are positioning the city "for the next 30 years", he added.
"We have to be part of this. And our attitude must be that, it is good that the region is prospering, so long as we are also moving with it," he said.
Asked if China's fast-rising second-tier cities are a threat to Singapore, he said: "If you don't move, of course it is a threat. But if you continue to move, then we prosper with them."
