"A-team" leaders needed to ensure long term future
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By May Wong | Posted: 05 April 2011 2009 hrs
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore must develop the strongest possible team, with depth and resilience, to ensure its long term future.
An "A team" like this would have to include both competent ministers and younger ones, so as to enable Singapore to compete in the international league of nations.
Mr Lee was speaking to university students at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum entitled "Leadership Renewal: The 4th Generation and Beyond" on Tuesday.
Mr Lee said that assembling an outstanding team is not an easy task because in every election, his ruling People's Action Party (PAP) finds only three new MPs, on average, who can become Ministers.
He is confident he has put together an "A team", but he said he cannot assemble a second team and questioned how the opposition can find it easier to do so.
Mr Lee said a two-party system is not workable in Singapore because there is simply not enough talent to form two "A teams".
He emphasised that Singapore, more than any other country, needs capable leadership to tackle difficult challenges and maximise opportunities for the nation.
With a mediocre government, Singapore will fail, warned Mr Lee.
He said a two-party system will also throw up other problems, such as a division in society based on class or racial lines and groups pushing different policies.
And because there is a lack of talent, Mr Lee said he also disagrees with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent opinion that future ministers may end up serving only two terms.
Mr Lee said that is not possible because of the lack of numbers.
Mr Lee said Singapore has achieved this much today because of the various policies and systems the PAP government has put in place.
These include introducing policies to give all citizens a stake in the country's success and adapting a political system that will not be divisive for Singapore, such as creating the elected Presidency.
Today, Mr Lee said, Singapore's success is widely recognized.
He said the PAP accepts that some people will want to join the opposition and propound alternative policies.
But he added that as long as the government is competent and doing a good job for Singaporeans, Mr Lee hopes that the citizens will share the same cause with the PAP team to ensure that things remain on the right path.
Mr Lee called on Singaporeans to help this leadership renewal to succeed, which he said will help the government develop good policies that will continue to bring prosperity and progress to Singapore.
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With a mediocre govt, spore will fail. Wah so his govt very superior la....that's why they are paid millions.
Two party system not workable because not enough talents. Wondered what the uni students at kent ridge have to say.
And lastly, what leadership renewal? After this elections, PAP will be an opposition party. And LHL merely an opposition leader, albeit of a big party hehe.
Wah can't stand PAP rhetoric year after year, telling us how spore will fail without them.
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Tin for loong term.
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we dun need A Team
we just need a team tat can solve problem as like a old guards, being responsive.
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Originally posted by sbst275:
we dun need A Team
we just need a team tat can solve problem as like a old guards, being responsive.
responsible.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
responsible.
the old guards were cheaper, better, more reliable, responsible -
Originally posted by sbst275:
the old guards were cheaper, better, more reliable, responsiblembt can do another teh chang wan puputan.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
mbt can do another teh chang wan puputan.
tat one... haiz -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
By May Wong | Posted: 05 April 2011 2009 hrs
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore must develop the strongest possible team, with depth and resilience, to ensure its long term future.
An "A team" like this would have to include both competent ministers and younger ones, so as to enable Singapore to compete in the international league of nations.
Mr Lee was speaking to university students at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum entitled "Leadership Renewal: The 4th Generation and Beyond" on Tuesday.
Mr Lee said that assembling an outstanding team is not an easy task because in every election, his ruling People's Action Party (PAP) finds only three new MPs, on average, who can become Ministers.
He is confident he has put together an "A team", but he said he cannot assemble a second team and questioned how the opposition can find it easier to do so.
Mr Lee said a two-party system is not workable in Singapore because there is simply not enough talent to form two "A teams".
He emphasised that Singapore, more than any other country, needs capable leadership to tackle difficult challenges and maximise opportunities for the nation.
With a mediocre government, Singapore will fail, warned Mr Lee.
He said a two-party system will also throw up other problems, such as a division in society based on class or racial lines and groups pushing different policies.
And because there is a lack of talent, Mr Lee said he also disagrees with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent opinion that future ministers may end up serving only two terms.
Mr Lee said that is not possible because of the lack of numbers.
Mr Lee said Singapore has achieved this much today because of the various policies and systems the PAP government has put in place.
These include introducing policies to give all citizens a stake in the country's success and adapting a political system that will not be divisive for Singapore, such as creating the elected Presidency.
Today, Mr Lee said, Singapore's success is widely recognized.
He said the PAP accepts that some people will want to join the opposition and propound alternative policies.
But he added that as long as the government is competent and doing a good job for Singaporeans, Mr Lee hopes that the citizens will share the same cause with the PAP team to ensure that things remain on the right path.
Mr Lee called on Singaporeans to help this leadership renewal to succeed, which he said will help the government develop good policies that will continue to bring prosperity and progress to Singapore.
- CNAi see "shit stirring" in d making with d pap.
d last shit stirred , make gct "putting his head on d chopping board in cheng san"
CURRENT shit stirring episode ....... ministers 2 serve only 2 term in MHA !!
sinkapo elected president is a joke ...........
president decides based on ............ "d recommendation of PM/cabinet" n "on d advice of d PM/cabinet"
$4 million$ juz wave hand during national day parade ........ is way 2 obscene -
Originally posted by Clivebenss:
mbt can do another teh chang wan puputan.
teh chang wan took $500K? n his son needs to disappear? -
A-team? Does Sonny Boy think he's Hannibal? Or is he Murdoch?
He did get one thing right - the PAP lacks talent.
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On the hand hand, PM says that he cannot get enough Ministers.
On the other hand, PM says that Ministers cannot serve two terms.
So, the retired ministers should join the opposition parties to form the alternative
government in case the current ministers flopped in their duties.
Wow, the opposition will be a very formidable force if all the retired ministers and
MPs join the opposition after the PAP retired them.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
By May Wong | Posted: 05 April 2011 2009 hrs
And because there is a lack of talent, Mr Lee said he also disagrees with Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's recent opinion that future ministers may end up serving only two terms.
- CNAYes, the father serve more than 2 and still going on.
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Do the people want to have another pap team? Dont waste tax payers money.
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Originally posted by Gedanken:
A-team? Does Sonny Boy think he's Hannibal? Or is he Murdoch?
He did get one thing right - the PAP lacks talent.
I PITY THE FOOL!
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Originally posted by fudgester:
I PITY THE FOOL!
I pity the fool who can only find 3 person who are ministerial material!
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Originally posted by fudgester:
I PITY THE FOOL!
Hey boy! Hey boy! You lookin' mighty fine in them jeans!
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PM wants "Singaporeans to help this leadership renewal to succeed"
how about helping Singaporeans to show that they deserve this leadership renewal
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Originally posted by smalldot:
PM wants "Singaporeans to help this leadership renewal to succeed"
how about helping Singaporeans to show that they deserve this leadership renewal
Well, that's a very interesting way to say please vote for PAP.
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think loong term.
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Maybe we can have A-team(admin and execution), and A-team(policy making) ?
so.. we only have one A-team....
and... team members can change group depend on the expertise needed...
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Too many cooks in the pap.
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Rulings' standards dropped...
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Originally posted by Junyang700:
Rulings' standards dropped...
same old run of the mill candidates won't propel Sg forward, more from civil service, glcs, ntuc and some elderly politicians' children. No fresh idea, no fresh approach to facing the changing world. So standard drop.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
same old run of the mill candidates won't propel Sg forward, more from civil service, glcs, ntuc and some elderly politicians' children. No fresh idea, no fresh approach to facing the changing world. So standard drop.
Agreed... too much "in-breeding".....
while the opposition managed to recruit highly educated and qualified people from the private sector... providing new insights and perspectives....