Wooden Had Erection in China Woh!

[makapaaa]

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SM Goh at the Tianjin site with Urban Redevelopment Authority deputy chief executive Tan Siong Leng. -- PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->Tianjin - From an empty expanse of salt pans and fishing ponds, an environmentally friendly, economically vibrant city will rise, home to families and complete with parks, lakes and a thriving business district.
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday gave his take on what the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city could look like when it takes shape over the next 15 years.
Yesterday, a day before the project's groundbreaking, SM Goh made his first visit to the site since proposing the venture to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao last April when they met in Beijing.
'I am very excited about the eco-city project, much more so than before I came here. Before I arrived, I only had a concept of what an eco-city should be, I had no idea about its location, its proximity to Tianjin's town centre, or to the Tianjin Binhai New Area,' he told reporters.
The second iconic project between Singapore and China after the Suzhou Industrial Park will be built on 30 sq km of land in the northern corner of Tianjin's Binhai New Area, a special economic zone earmarked for quick growth. The eco-city is about 50km north-east of downtown Tianjin, a north-eastern port city which neighbours Beijing.
Having personally seen the site of the 50 billion yuan (S$10.4 billion) project after a short tour of the area's perimeter yesterday, Mr Goh said he was now able to visualise the kind of development that will spring up there.
'I would imagine a combination of a business district, plus affluent people enjoying a very good lifestyle in the eco-city, working within the city, some in Tianjin and some in Beijing.
'I envision people walking around with their families, enjoying the clean atmosphere, the parks, the leisure activities...on the lake,' he said, adding that he was amazed at the progress of initial work to clear the site.
Building the eco-city from scratch reminded him of Singapore's construction of its Jurong Industrial Estate on marshland in the 1960s, said Mr Goh.
'The important thing is that the site is situated in the Binhai New Area. Having seen Binhai, I am overwhelmed by the scale of China's vision for it, the boldness of the dream, the determination which they have to realise that dream,' he added.
The eco-city, Mr Goh had earlier said, should function as a catalyst for some economic activities in Tianjin. Tianjin, in turn, should function as a catalyst for development in the larger Bohai Rim region in north-east China.
The biggest challenge facing the eco-city project, said Mr Goh, would be deciding on the kinds of economic and business activities to establish in the city.
Before leaving the site, he gave the project a firm vote of confidence: 'I certainly am much more encouraged now. This is the right site, it will succeed, I have no doubt about that.' Yesterday, he also visited Tianjin's up-and-coming Dongjiang port and attended the opening of the World Economic Forum's Summer Davos where Premier Wen delivered a speech.

 

[Manchu]

Still CAN erect mei ???

I thought they just don't nickname him "Wooden" for nothing ????

 

[makapaaa]

Still CAN erect mei ???

I thought they just don't nickname him "Wooden" for nothing ????

Like this counted? *hee*hee*​

 

[snrcitizen]

Looks like he has learnt nothing from the Suzhou fiasco. Both top and bottom are made of wood.

 

[makapaaa]

As long as the PRC conmen sayang his lumber 1 ego or whatever is left of his manhood, anything goes!

 

[snrcitizen]

As long as the PRC conmen sayang his lumber 1 ego or whatever is left of his manhood, anything goes!

They are probably laughing behind him on their way to the bank.

 

[The_Latest_H]

Sounds like another Suzhou fiasco again? Don't the PAP learn from their mistakes?

Or do they think they can be Superman and hope that they won't fail again?

To paraphrase Sen. Obama, you can't be doing the same thing over and over again for the next twenty years, and somehow expect a different result. It doesn't work that way.

 

[DerekLeung]

They are probably laughing behind him on their way to the bank.

Wooden Goh , cannot get enough of the PRC China Mei Meis !
The only time to go again is spending taxpayer money on official business !

The objective of going is not wining but the satisfaction and relief ! Hee hee.

 

[snrcitizen]

Wooden Goh , cannot get enough of the PRC China Mei Meis !
The only time to go again is spending taxpayer money on official business !

The objective of going is not wining but the satisfaction and relief ! Hee hee.

You might have hit upon the real reasons for his trip.

The problem is, how many millions of tax payers' money is he going to dump into this project so that he can have an excuse to keep on going to "inspect the progress".:(

 

[Powerman]

More See Pee F money will go down the drain and the papayas will probably push the CPF withdrawl age to 80.

 

[madmansg]

how come the china fellow look like chee soon juan ?

 

[jw5]

Still CAN erect mei ???

I thought they just don't nickname him "Wooden" for nothing ????

In China, anything is possible.

 

[jake]

Why is he the only one wearing sun glasses?

 

[DIVISION1]

Suzhou is Suzhou, Tianjin is Tianjin. In spite of the perceived wild west nature of China, recent improvements and the special status of Tianjin makes such a statement liken to comparing between apples and oranges.