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The new chapter of Singapore Story will be written and not by the
government
alone about by the community as a whole. Making the point at the Contributors Forum
organized by feedback unit REACH
where the chairman Dr Amy Khor, senior minister for state
of health and manpower. Joining the participants that night were
Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong
and Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim
S Ramesh with the story
There's a role for the active citizenry in Singapore to achieve nation's
aspiration.
I thought you'll be good to raise
idea of promoting voluntarism though among Singaporeans youths
through this forum. As the society grows,
we also have the change our lives and I want to see how singaporean
should prepare themselves
for the next 50 years and what are those changes that we should actually embrace
and start to even teach to our kids so that they also ready then pass on
both challengers in people's difficulties and
progress together as a nation. The government feedback REACH says
That many of the issues raised ahead of the forum revolves around
the issues of values and identity
Several you thought deeply about being opposed to checks.
One contributor ask how Singapore could become more self sufficient as a Nation
while another how the government and citizens
could aline aspirations to build a better home.
We are writing a new chapter. Should it be a global city
or should Singapore be a popular regional center. Should have more
cosmopolitan values in the society
cause that is what we are very cosmopolitan! Or to revert back
to just mainly Singaporean. Meaning
Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians. Well
these are ingredients for you to write a chapter.
Dr Khor assured participants that their feedback is valued
and does not end up in a black hole.She added that has been instrumental in the
formulation of policies by the government