please Singaporeans mark all these Hakkas! eliminate each and everyone of them !
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PM: Gung-ho Hakka spirit needed
Mon, Dec 14, 2009
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HAKKA associations here should find new ways to engage young people, and preserve and pass on Hakka culture, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.
The associations should organise interesting activities that will draw the young people, learn to speak their language and use new channels such as the Internet to publicise their activities and heritage, he said.
It was important for the younger generation of Hakkas, also called the "guest people", to know their history and to be imbued with the Chinese dialect group's characteristic resilience, diligence and adaptability, he said.
These qualities were developed after the Hakkas were forced by wars to migrate southwards from central China into less fertile regions and eke out a living under harsh conditions.
These qualities also helped them succeed wherever they went - including various countries in South-east Asia such as Singapore - even though they were often in the minority in their new homes, said Mr Lee, who is also a Hakka.
For example, they did well in Singapore despite being a minority dialect group here. After arriving here in the early 19th century, they ventured from growing pepper and gambier into trades like traditional Chinese medicine and pawnbroking, which they thrived in.
Over the years, a good number of Hakkas have become ministers in the Government, including Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Hon Sui Sen, Dr Richard Hu and Mr Howe Yoon Chong.
Hakkas like Minister of State for Trade and Industry & Manpower Lee Yi Shyan, and members of Parliament Josephine Teo and Lam Pin Min also feature among the younger political leaders.
Hence the Hakka qualities continue to be useful today, Mr Lee said.
He was speaking at a dinner at Raffles City Convention Centre to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanyang Khek Community Guild, one of the oldest clan associations here.
He urged the guild to keep abreast of the times, continue to attract new members and groom young leaders, as well as maintain an international outlook and its links to China and other Hakka organisations around the world.
http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20091214-185745.html
PM: Gung-ho Hakka spirit needed
Mon, Dec 14, 2009
my paper
HAKKA associations here should find new ways to engage young people, and preserve and pass on Hakka culture, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday.
The associations should organise interesting activities that will draw the young people, learn to speak their language and use new channels such as the Internet to publicise their activities and heritage, he said.
It was important for the younger generation of Hakkas, also called the "guest people", to know their history and to be imbued with the Chinese dialect group's characteristic resilience, diligence and adaptability, he said.
These qualities were developed after the Hakkas were forced by wars to migrate southwards from central China into less fertile regions and eke out a living under harsh conditions.
These qualities also helped them succeed wherever they went - including various countries in South-east Asia such as Singapore - even though they were often in the minority in their new homes, said Mr Lee, who is also a Hakka.
For example, they did well in Singapore despite being a minority dialect group here. After arriving here in the early 19th century, they ventured from growing pepper and gambier into trades like traditional Chinese medicine and pawnbroking, which they thrived in.
Over the years, a good number of Hakkas have become ministers in the Government, including Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Mr Hon Sui Sen, Dr Richard Hu and Mr Howe Yoon Chong.
Hakkas like Minister of State for Trade and Industry & Manpower Lee Yi Shyan, and members of Parliament Josephine Teo and Lam Pin Min also feature among the younger political leaders.
Hence the Hakka qualities continue to be useful today, Mr Lee said.
He was speaking at a dinner at Raffles City Convention Centre to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nanyang Khek Community Guild, one of the oldest clan associations here.
He urged the guild to keep abreast of the times, continue to attract new members and groom young leaders, as well as maintain an international outlook and its links to China and other Hakka organisations around the world.
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