Lee Hsien Loong secretive dialogue with youth

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Youth share views with PM Lee

ABOUT 150 young Singaporeans shared their concerns as well as aspirations for the future at a dialogue yesterday hosted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The 90-minute dialogue, with the theme 'Youth Inspired', gave them an opportunity to exchange views with him and others on issues close to their heart.

The issues they raised included elitism, terrorism and security, and the influx of foreigners.

Some also expressed the worry that their peers did not feel a sense of belonging to Singapore. Others wondered how low-wage workers could be better supported by the Government.

The dialogue at the *Scape Warehouse at Orchard Link was closed to media coverage.

Participants aged between 17 and 35 were drawn from various segments of society, the National Youth Council (NYC), which organised the event, said in a statement.

The Prime Minister's Dialogue was first held in 1995 and had been an annual event until 2006, when it became an event to be held once every two years.

The aim is to give young Singaporeans an opportunity to voice their views and concerns on a national platform, an NYC spokesman explained.

The session yesterday was facilitated by Ms Natalie Morris, 27, a community leader who is also a state counsel at the Attorney-General's Chambers.

Ms Morris is co-chairman of the NYC's Young Changemakers Initiative, which promotes engagement among young people. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was also at the event.

CASSANDRA CHEW

 

[Tristan]

Easier to brainwash the young without interference from the public. In layman terms, this is called "slow talk" or "psycho" them.

 

[Dreamer1]

Youth share views with PM Lee

ABOUT 150 young Singaporeans shared their concerns as well as aspirations for the future at a dialogue yesterday hosted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The 90-minute dialogue, with the theme 'Youth Inspired', gave them an opportunity to exchange views with him and others on issues close to their heart.

The issues they raised included elitism, terrorism and security, and the influx of foreigners.

Some also expressed the worry that their peers did not feel a sense of belonging to Singapore. Others wondered how low-wage workers could be better supported by the Government.

The dialogue at the *Scape Warehouse at Orchard Link was closed to media coverage.

Participants aged between 17 and 35 were drawn from various segments of society, the National Youth Council (NYC), which organised the event, said in a statement.

The Prime Minister's Dialogue was first held in 1995 and had been an annual event until 2006, when it became an event to be held once every two years.

The aim is to give young Singaporeans an opportunity to voice their views and concerns on a national platform, an NYC spokesman explained.

The session yesterday was facilitated by Ms Natalie Morris, 27, a community leader who is also a state counsel at the Attorney-General's Chambers.

Ms Morris is co-chairman of the NYC's Young Changemakers Initiative, which promotes engagement among young people. Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan was also at the event.

CASSANDRA CHEW

PAP has a proble,the younge\r generation is not with them

To win future erections,PM must switch gear to be free and FAIR.

It is not easy to con and bs now.

Thanks b to Bill gate!

MM LKY sighed-The younger generation does not believe me is of no use.Of course many Ah Pehs and Ah Sos woukld agree.

Got to do somthings,the future is slipping away fr PAP!

 

[halsey02]

Easier to brainwash the young without interference from the public. In layman terms, this is called "slow talk" or "psycho" them.

Papa goes to schools talk to the extremely young & impressionable, son go brainwash the older ones...from SELECTED YOUTHS...ahh 35 years old still a youth?? ( must have sucked the SPRING water of the MIW's sprouts).

They are really desperate...Oppositions still talking to the ah ma's, the peks, the ah sors, the ah chek..macik..etc at the coffeeshop...

Must emulate also lah!..go to the kids & have a close dorr session... ha ha ha & someone will call the police & say a "poedohpile" gathering...

'scape'....that is PAP spawing grounds...so speak carefully there, the child goes home tell papa, mama...you will get a shadow!!

 

[Papsmearer]

from an annual event to one that is held every 2 years, soon, it will be once every 3 years, than 4 years, etc. I can see the level of importance he places in these meetings. U can bet NYC will weed out only the most compliant YPAP morons to ask him gentle questions and por lumpar.

 

[glockman]

I call your attention to the girl in white with the pissed off look. She is the only one who gets it. While her peers appeared to be enthralled by pinkie, she's like, "what the fuck are you trying to spin now, you dumb fuck."

 

[GoldenDragon]

I call your attention to the girl in white with the pissed off look. She is the only one who gets it. While her peers appeared to be enthralled by pinkie, she's like, "what the fuck are you trying to spin now, you dumb fuck."

The others were simply mesmerised by LHL's presence. They think he is GOD. The enlightened lady probably thinks he is a DOG.

 

[metalslug]

Why so secretive???

PAP scums are so shameless one...

 

[wahlaneh]

mass recruitment for next GE?
"...next GE u all must come forward n run for ur constituency ok?"

 

[GoldenDragon]

Father and son jalan jalan and talking talking. Where's Holy Goh?

 

[Ramseth]

Why so secretive???

PAP scums are so shameless one...

It's been proven that:

1. Students say the darnest things.

2. PM also prone to say the darnest things.

Conclusion:

Keep the media out, just in case of bloopers again.

 

[red amoeba]

he is probably asking
"Err..how to use Facebook har" cos my dad say its irrelevant and dun allow me to have one...

"can teach me or not?"
"rem to poke me hor "

 

[myo539]

Easier to brainwash the young without interference from the public. In layman terms, this is called "slow talk" or "psycho" them.

It is called "focus-group" dialogue or discussion.

Can you put CEO Lee Hsien Yang and Lim Ah Seng selling ice-kacang at Taman Jurong Hawker Centre together and ask them to discuss Singapore's economic strategies for the next 20 years ?

PM Lee as well as opposition party members also met undergrads for "forums". Sama-sama. They are not "secretive" as such - though they are not open to the press.

Open to the press and you have an embarrassed Undergrad Lim Zi Rui who doesn't know why he is doing NS or living in Singapore splashed across the daily newspaper. Even ITE students know why they are doing NS.

 

[glockman]

Open to the press and you have an embarrassed Undergrad Lim Zi Rui who doesn't know why he is doing NS or living in Singapore splashed across the daily newspaper. Even ITE students know why they are doing NS.

Thats precisely why it was a secretive dialogue! To save the gahmen from more embarrassment. And as for ITE students, going to NS is probably the best thing they have done in all their underachieving lives.

 

[mako65]

Wat so secretive? He's canvassing for his votes!