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</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Mafia Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has said Singapore gives everyone the opportunity to do well and so it has a harmonious society.
He was speaking at the opening of the Bhai Maharaj Singh Memorial Temple on Saturday.
Singapore is even-handed to all communities and they have been able to practise their religions, traditions and cultures.
Mr Lee, who is visiting a Sikh temple for the first time in 20 years, said that the Sikh community has done well under the country's meritocratic system.
He said: "The government has not disadvantaged any minority group. We are a multi-racial and multi-religious society. We give everyone the opportunity to do well, and thus we have a harmonious society."
Mr Lee noted that a large number of Sikhs are now born and bred locally and English is the first language for most of them.
He pointed out that without good English, career prospects are limited.
He added that mastering two languages is difficult and parents have to be realistic on the standards that they demand their children.
Mr Lee also said that the government will give priority to citizens.
He said: "We have moderated the inflow of foreign workers and new immigrants, and also widened the differentiation between citizens and non-citizens. However, Singapore - with its low birth rates - needs to attract immigrants to augment our population."
Mr Lee added that those immigrants are better educated and professionals who bring new skills to Singapore.
He stressed that this is critical to the nation's long-term survival.
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He was speaking at the opening of the Bhai Maharaj Singh Memorial Temple on Saturday.
Singapore is even-handed to all communities and they have been able to practise their religions, traditions and cultures.
Mr Lee, who is visiting a Sikh temple for the first time in 20 years, said that the Sikh community has done well under the country's meritocratic system.
He said: "The government has not disadvantaged any minority group. We are a multi-racial and multi-religious society. We give everyone the opportunity to do well, and thus we have a harmonious society."
Mr Lee noted that a large number of Sikhs are now born and bred locally and English is the first language for most of them.
He pointed out that without good English, career prospects are limited.
He added that mastering two languages is difficult and parents have to be realistic on the standards that they demand their children.
Mr Lee also said that the government will give priority to citizens.
He said: "We have moderated the inflow of foreign workers and new immigrants, and also widened the differentiation between citizens and non-citizens. However, Singapore - with its low birth rates - needs to attract immigrants to augment our population."
Mr Lee added that those immigrants are better educated and professionals who bring new skills to Singapore.
He stressed that this is critical to the nation's long-term survival.
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