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SingaporePM Lee receives World Statesman Award, says Singapore's policies in fostering harmony have served it well but challenges remain
NEW YORK: Singapore’s policies and practices have served the country well in uniting its people and strengthening its identity over the decades, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (Sep 23).
But challenges remain, he added, and these could impact the country's efforts to foster racial and religious harmony.
Mr Lee was speaking at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation's annual awards dinner in New York, during which he was presented with its prestigious World Statesman Award.
The award by the New York-based interfaith Appeal of Conscience Foundation recognises individuals who support peace, prosperity and liberty, and promote tolerance, human dignity and human rights, both in their own countries and internationally through cooperation with other leaders.
President of the foundation Rabbi Arthur Schneier said that Mr Lee was being recognised for fostering a society that embraces multiculturalism, in which ethnic communities maintain their unique way of life while living harmoniously.
NEW YORK: Singapore’s policies and practices have served the country well in uniting its people and strengthening its identity over the decades, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday (Sep 23).
But challenges remain, he added, and these could impact the country's efforts to foster racial and religious harmony.
Mr Lee was speaking at the Appeal of Conscience Foundation's annual awards dinner in New York, during which he was presented with its prestigious World Statesman Award.
The award by the New York-based interfaith Appeal of Conscience Foundation recognises individuals who support peace, prosperity and liberty, and promote tolerance, human dignity and human rights, both in their own countries and internationally through cooperation with other leaders.
President of the foundation Rabbi Arthur Schneier said that Mr Lee was being recognised for fostering a society that embraces multiculturalism, in which ethnic communities maintain their unique way of life while living harmoniously.
