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former PAP member of parliament one by one up the Lorry

votepapout

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Yong Nyuk Lin, member of Singapore's first Cabinet, dies


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SINGAPORE: Mr Yong Nyuk Lin, a member of Singapore's first Cabinet, has died.

He was 94.

The late Mr Yong was the brother-in-law of former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's late wife, Madam Kwa Geok Choo.

Born in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Mr Yong served as a minister from 1959 to 1976.

A Raffles College science graduate, his portfolios included Education, Health and Communications.

He helped to shape modern Singapore by carrying out measures to increase access to education, establish sustainable population growth, improve public transport and reduce traffic congestion.

The late Mr Yong was the general manager of Overseas Assurance Company when he resigned to stand for elections in 1959.

He became a Member of Parliament in Geylang West.

That year as Education Minister, Mr Yong launched a Chinese literacy drive, using Mandarin as a common language of all Chinese dialect group.

He also started adult education classes to teach Malay.

In addition, Mr Yong doubled the intake of students in schools, converting each school into two by providing morning and afternoon sessions.

He ran a crash programme to train the teachers needed and promoted many of the seniors to be principals, headmasters and headmistresses.

In 1963, he moved to the Health Ministry.

His Ministry increased public cleanliness by implementing a hawkers' code to raise hygiene standards, banning cattle from built-up areas and reorganising refuse collection.

In 1966, the Population and Family Planning Board was formed to slash Singapore's unsustainably high rate of 29 births per thousand.

It offered advice and subsidised contraceptives to all eligible married women.

Mr Yong was transferred to the new Ministry of Communications in 1968.

Among the projects the department handled during his tenure were the creation of Singapore Airlines and the Singapore Telecommunications Authority, the expansion of civil aviation and Singapore's container port facilities, and early studies of the feasibility of the MRT.

But much of his energies were devoted to traffic and public transport.

In order to reduce traffic and congestion, he raised the cost of car registration by 25 per cent, encouraged car-pooling, acted to suppress the pirate taxi trade, and introduced school buses and bus lanes.

The biggest anti-congestion measure he implemented, which drew international attention on its launch in mid-1975, was the Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) - the forerunner of the Electronic Road Pricing system (ERP).

Mr Yong received the Order of Nila Utama on National Day in 1990 for his contributions prior to the merger and separation of Singapore.

- CNA/cc
 

Qantas

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So HE was the one who oversaw the "STOP AT TWO" policy that caused the population to plunge and necessitates the importation of so many shit FTs today.
 

Scrooball (clone)

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In order to reduce traffic and congestion, he raised the cost of car registration by 25 per cent


What a genius. No one could have thought of raising cost to curb demand.
 

laksaboy

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If old fart life lasts as long as Mr Yong's...

1923+94=2017.

5 more years to go!

Any betting firms taking bets on old fart's up lorry date?
 

scroobal

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This guy was family. Their wives were sisters. He left the cabinet when old man told a crowd at a GE rally near Tanjung Rhu about a new airport by the sea when an incoming commercial jet drowned out his speech at it made it approach to land at Paya Lebar Airport. The MP was stunned. That was the first time people heard about the new airport. Yong was the Minister of Communication then and transport was within his portfolio.

Yong was stunned when he read about it in the newpapers the next day. He called the MP for the area and heard about the plane drowning out the PM's speech.
 

ahsoo

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Yong was also held responsible for the radical Park and Ride scheme that failed to take off. I remember Yong's disappointing face when there were only a few drivers who parked their cars in the huge carparks surrounding city areas to take the shuttle buses into the city.

LKY was very unhappy, and Yong soon resigned.
 

zeddy

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the passing of Yong, that means there are still 2 Old Guards still left standing.. The Oxley Rd Emperor and Othman Wok..
 

kingrant

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That is the meaning of marriedtocracy. Ministership depended on who you are married to. The closer to the nucleus, the more impt the post. Tin Pei ling is an example of the far-out extended family by patronage.
 

scroobal

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Not sure I think Chua Siah Chin is senile but alive. Othman is a very nice guy. Still with his wig around East Coast.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the passing of Yong, that means there are still 2 Old Guards still left standing.. The Oxley Rd Emperor and Othman Wok..
 

Cruxx

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That is the meaning of marriedtocracy. Ministership depended on who you are married to. The closer to the nucleus, the more impt the post. Tin Pei ling is an example of the far-out extended family by patronage.

A rent-seeking cuntry full of rent-seekers. Where's the Singaporean Acer? Where's the Singaporean Samsung? The only thing Singaporean good for nothings are good at is enduring exploitation and shafting from their betters. You have 20 million to hide? Welcome to Singapore. You want cheap workers who work 50 hours a week without a word of complaint? Welcome to Singapore. Rest assured. Our science graduates are the cheapest, bestest, fastest test tube washers in the world. :rolleyes:
 

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the passing of Yong, that means there are still 2 Old Guards still left standing.. The Oxley Rd Emperor and Othman Wok..



hi there


1. just be patient!
2. the promised super super long weekend acoming.
 
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