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[h=2]MP Indranee: It was meant to be a wayang for royal couple[/h]
September 13th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
Responding to the online criticism, MP Indranee Rajah has
acknowledged that the scenes at Queenstown put up by the establishment for the
visit of Prince William and Princess Kate were indeed staged.
Commenting on the pics circulating online, Ms Indranee said, “The pictures
that people have posted do not take into account the context of the visit.”
It was meant to showcase HDB living as well as the various cultural and
community activities of Singapore.
Because the organizers were given only 25 minutes to show all of these, Ms
Indranee said that the organizers felt the best way to achieve it was to “do in
it little exhibition spots”.
The playground was chosen as the venue to show the type of facilities in a
housing estate, such as exercise machines and playground equipment.
The organizers were able to get Tanjong Pagar GRC residents and
schoolchildren to take part.
Ms Indranee emphasized, “The demonstrations were to showcase the different
types of activities themselves. It was not to suggest that these activities take
place at 3pm everyday… It was meant to give a snapshot, and in that sense it was
no different from a demonstration of activities.”
She said that she had also explained to Prince William these activities
normally wouldn’t be done at 3pm because it’s hot. She told him that these
groups were just there to demonstrate. “So it was explained to our visitors that
we were just showcasing activities,” she said.
Delta RC chairman Mr Patrick Mah said, “These activities usually happen in
this area in the evening. But
you can’t ask the royal couple to come at 7pm
when people do taichi.”
He reiterated that the point of the visit was to showcase Singapore
living.
Part of the organizers were people from the grassroots.
.
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acknowledged that the scenes at Queenstown put up by the establishment for the
visit of Prince William and Princess Kate were indeed staged.
Commenting on the pics circulating online, Ms Indranee said, “The pictures
that people have posted do not take into account the context of the visit.”
It was meant to showcase HDB living as well as the various cultural and
community activities of Singapore.
Because the organizers were given only 25 minutes to show all of these, Ms
Indranee said that the organizers felt the best way to achieve it was to “do in
it little exhibition spots”.
The playground was chosen as the venue to show the type of facilities in a
housing estate, such as exercise machines and playground equipment.
The organizers were able to get Tanjong Pagar GRC residents and
schoolchildren to take part.
Ms Indranee emphasized, “The demonstrations were to showcase the different
types of activities themselves. It was not to suggest that these activities take
place at 3pm everyday… It was meant to give a snapshot, and in that sense it was
no different from a demonstration of activities.”
She said that she had also explained to Prince William these activities
normally wouldn’t be done at 3pm because it’s hot. She told him that these
groups were just there to demonstrate. “So it was explained to our visitors that
we were just showcasing activities,” she said.
Delta RC chairman Mr Patrick Mah said, “These activities usually happen in
this area in the evening. But
you can’t ask the royal couple to come at 7pm
when people do taichi.”
He reiterated that the point of the visit was to showcase Singapore
living.
Part of the organizers were people from the grassroots.
.
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