Why PM talk about develop table tennis in Spore???

[char_jig_kar]

Gnn. Why PM talk about develop table tennis in Spore? This one important meh???

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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/401928/1/.html

PM Lee announces comprehensive plans to develop table tennis in S'pore
By Lau Joon-Nie, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 January 2009 2255 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Big plans are afoot to develop Singapore's table-tennis, especially among the young. This comes after the Republic's silver medal win at the Beijing Olympics last year.

Speaking at the Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) fund-raising dinner on Monday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced plans to develop young athletes.

This includes a kindergarten programme by the STTA and the PAP Community Foundation to teach five- to six-year-olds the basics of the sport.

A pilot scheme is currently running at Nee Soon South PCF Kindergarten till March, and if successful could be extended to other interested PCF kindergartens.

There is also a tie-up between the STTA and the Singapore Sports School to raise standards of training and help integrate foreign-born talent into Singapore's national team.

Mr Lee said: "You are not just training the kids to play table-tennis, but at the same time, they're in school and there's an academic curriculum, so they're prepared in a more rounded way for a long-term career and even after they retire from table-tennis."

President of STTA, Lee Bee Wah, said: "As for full-time athletes who have achieved glory for Singapore, they can choose to become coaches or go for further studies. That way, they can concentrate on their sporting careers with the assurance that they have other post-athletic options."

Speaking in Mandarin, Ms Lee also said the association would offer scholarships to promising young athletes and help them develop career pathways. She added that the association had raised over S$1 million so far. - CNA/vm

 

[Leongsam]

The country is going to the dogs and he talks about Table Tennis!

 

[po2wq]

a total waste of time n moni ... in ze n, wil juz import ...

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Gnn. Why PM talk about develop table tennis in Spore? This one important meh???

This is good. Finally the leadership of your country is keen in developing homegrown sporting talents. Nice! Soccer would be a good idea too.

That movie "Kallang Roar" that I watched, left a lasting impression about how vibrant soccer in your country was just a few decades ago.

 

[batman1]

Gnn. Why PM talk about develop table tennis in Spore? This one important meh???

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Obama and Gordon Brown are urgently talking about job creation...and u have this Joker talking about table-tennis ...monitoring the jobless situation lah....still don't know the meaning of "TAK BOLEH TAHAN" until someone throw the molotov cocktail!!! then they will wake up !!!

 

[zhihau]

The country is going to the dogs and he talks about Table Tennis!

he still draws his million dollar salary anyway, doesn't he? :p:p:p

 

[R4g3]

"Having enjoyed football as a national sport for decades, we in Singapore have set ourselves the target of reaching the final rounds of World Cup in 2010." - Ho Peng Kee

next year is 2010.

So now they avoid talking about this and start another one with Table Tennis?

 

[Godot]

What happened to playing sports for enjoyment instead of for the good of the country?

 

[JinGanKor]

"Having enjoyed football as a national sport for decades, we in Singapore have set ourselves the target of reaching the final rounds of World Cup in 2010." - Ho Peng Kee

next year is 2010.

So now they avoid talking about this and start another one with Table Tennis?

talk until so big even primary one kids know that it is not possible.

as usual they will keep quiet about it and hopefully everyone forget about it.

 

[angie II]

"We need gold and medals!"
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[PAPsupporter]

Our great PM Lee hope to nurture and develop our own local table tennis young talents to help achieve more honourable medals for Singapore in future.

This will help reduce the import of foreign sports talents in future, isn't this a good news that help solve all your complaints about the import of foreign sports talents into Singapore?

 

[Zeitgeist]

Our great PM Lee hope to nurture and develop our own local table tennis young talents to help achieve more honourable medals for Singapore in future.

This will help reduce the import of foreign sports talents in future, isn't this a good news that help solve all your complaints about the import of foreign sports talents into Singapore?

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[char_jig_kar]

Our great PM Lee hope to nurture and develop our own local table tennis young talents to help achieve more honourable medals for Singapore in future.

This will help reduce the import of foreign sports talents in future, isn't this a good news that help solve all your complaints about the import of foreign sports talents into Singapore?

PM talk about table tennis? Doesn't he ever heard of the term delegation?

And also, whats the priority? Table tennis urgent and important meh??

 

[angie II]

This will help reduce the import of foreign sports talents in future, isn't this a good news that help solve all your complaints about the import of foreign sports talents into Singapore?

"You idiot! FTs are my pets, which dog unit are u from?
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[PAPsupporter]

You all should understand that our great PAP government has great vision and plans ahead. The reasons that we import foreign sports talents into Singapore is due to the fact that we do not have such talents at the moment and thus, we need these talents to help nurture our very own local sports talents. We all should be motivated by such plans to improve the skills instead of throwing wet blanket against them.

 

[PAPsupporter]

PM talk about table tennis? Doesn't he ever heard of the term delegation?

And also, whats the priority? Table tennis urgent and important meh??

Table tennis has brought Singapore glory in the Beijing Olympics. Our great PAP government hope we can continue to improve on this area as we can compete with the traditional powerhouse countries of China, Hong Kong and Korea in that area.

 

[char_jig_kar]

Table tennis has brought Singapore glory in the Beijing Olympics. Our great PAP government hope we can continue to improve on this area as we can compete with the traditional powerhouse countries of China, Hong Kong and Korea in that area.

surely other minster could have touch on this topic. why the need for PM to talk about this topic??

 

[PAPsupporter]

surely other minster could have touch on this topic. why the need for PM to talk about this topic??

Our great PM Lee is a great popular leader in all Singaporeans mind. With his appealing great appearance in conducting such influential talks, we Singaporeans will feel proud and confident that our great PM Lee is really supporting and serious on this area.

 

[borom]

Gnn. Why PM talk about develop table tennis in Spore? This one important meh???

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help integrate foreign-born talent into Singapore's national team.

I just focus on the key words in his speech " help.......foreign-born ".This was followed up today with the front page headline and photos of the 2 mainland chinese.

 

[PAPsupporter]

I just focus on the key words in his speech " help.......foreign-born ".This was followed up today with the front page headline and photos of the 2 mainland chinese.

We should look at the positive side of this area. Singaporeans should learn to be more self-motivated and willingness to take up the challenges in order to improve and achieve greater success in future. If we have such talents, our great PAP government will not have to welcome such talents in. You all must remember, these foreign talents will help provide great guidelines, their experience, skills and tips to improve our young local talents.