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Mar 13, 2011
SM Goh: Singaporean opinions matter
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SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong said the government welcomes all feedback from Singaporeans, including opinions on controversial issues such as immigration.
SM Goh was speaking to some 200 REACH contributors at a forum held at the Marine Parade Community Club on Saturday.
SM Goh said one worrying trend is that Singaporeans are becoming too dependent on the government, and more needs to be done to make Singaporeans more self reliant.
He quoted an example of how Singaporeans reacted strongly to the Orchard Road floods that happened last year, saying that Singaporeans should not complain too much but instead learn from the Japanese tsunami incident, and approach situations calmly.
Other topics discussed include providing affordable housing for the elderly, foreign competition in Singapore and whether the two casinos would create more social problems.
The reach forum is an annual event for citizens to air their views and give suggestions on government policies and national issues. For more, watch RazorTV.
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Mar 13, 2011
SM Goh: Singaporean opinions matter
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SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong said the government welcomes all feedback from Singaporeans, including opinions on controversial issues such as immigration.
SM Goh was speaking to some 200 REACH contributors at a forum held at the Marine Parade Community Club on Saturday.
SM Goh said one worrying trend is that Singaporeans are becoming too dependent on the government, and more needs to be done to make Singaporeans more self reliant.
He quoted an example of how Singaporeans reacted strongly to the Orchard Road floods that happened last year, saying that Singaporeans should not complain too much but instead learn from the Japanese tsunami incident, and approach situations calmly.
Other topics discussed include providing affordable housing for the elderly, foreign competition in Singapore and whether the two casinos would create more social problems.
The reach forum is an annual event for citizens to air their views and give suggestions on government policies and national issues. For more, watch RazorTV.