And she could control the other "key"?
<TABLE id=msgUN cellSpacing=3 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD id=msgUNsubj vAlign=top>Coffee Shop Talk - Ho Ching as SG President?</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right>
Subscribe </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgF noWrap align=right width="1%">From: </TD><TD class=msgFname noWrap width="68%">cold_comfort <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate noWrap align=right width="30%">Aug-9 12:54 pm </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT noWrap align=right width="1%" height=20>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname noWrap width="68%">ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 1) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft width="1%" rowSpan=4> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>274.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Is this the beginning of their GRAND STRATEGY to prep you peasants for HO CHING as next President?
HO CHING has all the paper qualifications to meet their "criteria" which was passed in parliament, inclduing these:
Criteria for President:
He or she must have for a period of not less than three years held office —
as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary;[14]
as chairman or chief executive officer of the Central Provident Fund Board, the Housing and Development Board, the Jurong Town Corporation or the Monetary Authority of Singapore;[15]
as chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act[16] with a paid-up capital of at least S$100 million or its equivalent in foreign currency;[17] or
in any other similar or comparable position of seniority and responsibility in any other organization or department of equivalent size or complexity in the public or private sector which, in the opinion of the Presidential Elections Committee, has given him or her such experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs as to enable him or her to carry out effectively the functions and duties of the office of President.[18]
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1 in 2 Singaporeans would vote for a female president
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, August 7SINGAPORE: One in two Singaporeans would vote a female President into the Istana, and four in five would accept a woman Cabinet Minister, if a recent survey is anything to go by.
In the poll of 1,256 Singaporeans, conducted by MyMailMoment.com, a lifestyle research portal of SingPost, 63 per cent of the female respondents said they would vote for a woman President, compared to 58 per cent of male respondents.
Surprisingly, the oldest age group — those aged 50 and above — seemed the most receptive to the idea of a woman president.
Meanwhile, 83 per cent of respondents would accept a female Minister, with women perceiving a female minister to be more capable than her male counterpart.
Lauding the findings, Ms Constance Singam, president of the Association of Women for Action and Research, said: “It shows that Singaporeans are open and that they recognise that women can be leaders and capable, and why not?â€
Sociologist Paulin Straughan of the National University of Singapore said: “It suggests endorsement for the position that women are welcomed in positions of higher office. It speaks volumes of women already holding positions of influence — if they hadn’t done well, then you wouldn’t have this kind of affirmation.â€
A woman has never been a fullfledged Cabinet Minister, although Dr Seet Ai Mee served briefly as Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports in 1991.
As for current political office holders, four are women: Minister of State(Community Development, Youth & Sports) Yu—Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Minister of State (National Development and Education) Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hua, Mayor and Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Water Resources) Amy Khor.
Released in conjunction with the National Day, the survey was part of a broader survey of 2,017 people, who were asked their opinion on nationalism, politics, job environment and cost of living. Eighty—seven per cent who took part were Singaporean citizens, the rest permanent residents and foreigners in Singapore.
A third were willing to switch citizenship or permanent residency elsewhere if an opportunity came up.
Asked if they felt a strong sense of belonging to Singapore, 26 per cent gave a negative response, while 59 per cent said they would stay and fight for Singapore in a war.
These figures compare to Today’s own National Day survey last year, in which just over half of those polled — 466 citizens here and abroad — said they would lay down their lives for the country. And 76 per cent were proud or very proud of being a Singaporean.
On the latest findings, Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong noted there are already concerns that Singapore is seen as a place to make money and “a hotel of sorts, which people will leave if greener pastures are availableâ€.
“Certainly we should investigate further, and invest more effort in making Singapore a place that people are emotionally attached to,†he said. — TODAY/sh
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HO CHING has all the paper qualifications to meet their "criteria" which was passed in parliament, inclduing these:
Criteria for President:
He or she must have for a period of not less than three years held office —
as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary;[14]
as chairman or chief executive officer of the Central Provident Fund Board, the Housing and Development Board, the Jurong Town Corporation or the Monetary Authority of Singapore;[15]
as chairman of the board of directors or chief executive officer of a company incorporated or registered under the Companies Act[16] with a paid-up capital of at least S$100 million or its equivalent in foreign currency;[17] or
in any other similar or comparable position of seniority and responsibility in any other organization or department of equivalent size or complexity in the public or private sector which, in the opinion of the Presidential Elections Committee, has given him or her such experience and ability in administering and managing financial affairs as to enable him or her to carry out effectively the functions and duties of the office of President.[18]
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1 in 2 Singaporeans would vote for a female president
Channel NewsAsia - Thursday, August 7SINGAPORE: One in two Singaporeans would vote a female President into the Istana, and four in five would accept a woman Cabinet Minister, if a recent survey is anything to go by.
In the poll of 1,256 Singaporeans, conducted by MyMailMoment.com, a lifestyle research portal of SingPost, 63 per cent of the female respondents said they would vote for a woman President, compared to 58 per cent of male respondents.
Surprisingly, the oldest age group — those aged 50 and above — seemed the most receptive to the idea of a woman president.
Meanwhile, 83 per cent of respondents would accept a female Minister, with women perceiving a female minister to be more capable than her male counterpart.
Lauding the findings, Ms Constance Singam, president of the Association of Women for Action and Research, said: “It shows that Singaporeans are open and that they recognise that women can be leaders and capable, and why not?â€
Sociologist Paulin Straughan of the National University of Singapore said: “It suggests endorsement for the position that women are welcomed in positions of higher office. It speaks volumes of women already holding positions of influence — if they hadn’t done well, then you wouldn’t have this kind of affirmation.â€
A woman has never been a fullfledged Cabinet Minister, although Dr Seet Ai Mee served briefly as Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports in 1991.
As for current political office holders, four are women: Minister of State(Community Development, Youth & Sports) Yu—Foo Yee Shoon, Senior Minister of State (National Development and Education) Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hua, Mayor and Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Environment and Water Resources) Amy Khor.
Released in conjunction with the National Day, the survey was part of a broader survey of 2,017 people, who were asked their opinion on nationalism, politics, job environment and cost of living. Eighty—seven per cent who took part were Singaporean citizens, the rest permanent residents and foreigners in Singapore.
A third were willing to switch citizenship or permanent residency elsewhere if an opportunity came up.
Asked if they felt a strong sense of belonging to Singapore, 26 per cent gave a negative response, while 59 per cent said they would stay and fight for Singapore in a war.
These figures compare to Today’s own National Day survey last year, in which just over half of those polled — 466 citizens here and abroad — said they would lay down their lives for the country. And 76 per cent were proud or very proud of being a Singaporean.
On the latest findings, Nominated Member of Parliament Siew Kum Hong noted there are already concerns that Singapore is seen as a place to make money and “a hotel of sorts, which people will leave if greener pastures are availableâ€.
“Certainly we should investigate further, and invest more effort in making Singapore a place that people are emotionally attached to,†he said. — TODAY/sh
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Haha...i will not be surprised if that is the case...usually before they make an important decision...they will open some talks in form of blogs or discussion. Then they will "officially" launch it...with or without consession from US....
