Mrs Lina Chiam speech
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Very likely to be so. But do you think TPL and half of the PAP MPs singing their ghost writers' script like religious scripture know what they are reading?
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I dun listen to PAP MPs, they are shits... LOL
How can say that about the PAP MPs, so hurting you know. They might end up don't know what to say and request for more pay rise to be able to bear the stress of the job from us always complaining good for nothing Singapore voter citizens who do not do much work, do not go for upgrading at our own expense for courses that have little international recognition, do not give birth to children, always thinking we are stressed, do not appreciate that the PAP is good at investing our hard earned money which we should not be allowed to squander and who are always asking for welfare grants which is now 400SGD per month, a far cry from 40SGD in 1976 - that is a 10 time increase! Hiaz, we PAP damned cham. lol.
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Bro, is there a text of her speech? My family is asleep.
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Thank you zhihau.
I shall paste it here
Speech by Mrs Lina Chiam on the motion of Thanks to the President on 18th October 2011
Updated on October - 18 - 2011 0 Comment
Mr. Speaker Sir, I support the motion.
Sir Stamford Raffles may have founded Singapore, but it was our forefathers’ qualities of drive, determination, enterprise and resourcefulness that helped built Singapore to be a trading capital of the East.
But it is, we the descendants who have carried on the good work and make Singapore to be what it is today. We must recognize and acknowledge the contributions of each and every member of our society towards nation building. Many of them work very hard, earning very little and have very little savings left for rainy days.
Looking after its own citizens
But now, with global changes, progress and competition, they are forced into early retirement, made redundant, become obsolete –in our modern, fast paced and expensive world. Many of them are struggling. Many are trying to find the money to pay for the next meal or their next bill. The progress of society has passed them by, and I hope our Government will not also forget about them too.
As a Parliamentarian, I hope to urge our Government to think and care more for this early generation of pioneers-who have now become the straggles in our society. We can be a lot more compassionate to our citizens and their families who are struggling to meet ends meet.
We are now living in a faster and shrinking world due to globalization. Singapore will continue to evolve in order to adapt to global changes and trends. Even as we progress we must remember that economic growth is a means to an end.The end is inclusive growth where Singaporeans progress upwards collectively as a society.In other words we must be mindful about the widening income gap that will create tensions in the society.
When creating employment, we should consider creating sustainable jobs that provide for reasonable renumeration.In the last decade, the influx of cheaper foreign labour has depressed wage grow. As we pursue growth in the top line, Singapore should reconsider efficiency of labour with indexes such as value added per worker.
Besides increasing workforce in large quantities,Singapore needs to grow our resourcefulness and creativity in order to compete in the global arena This means we may have to reshape our educational system as well.We also need to embrace diversity in society,accept new age social media to be able to live and work together in harmony, respect each other’s beliefs and ideals. And to be gracious and compassionate to each other’s community by helping one another.
Our forefathers have evolved a shared culture and lived through a common history to give a shared meaning to this country as a nation. For Singapore to continue being a cohesive nation, we need to ensure our talented citizens who have been born and bred, or newly acquired, continue to regard Singapore as their home.
Younger Singaporeans, often better educated than their parents, feel that they do not have much say in the affairs of their country. They may be be comfortable materialistically but share very little emotional attachment to Singapore.Singing national day songs will not be enough to provide a strong cultural and historical glue to bind the younger Singaporeans
If the Government wants its citizens to participate in the affairs of the country and in order for its citizens’ participation to have good meaning, there must be real freedom to generate, test and implement ideas and not to decide how, what, when and where it should be done.
In looking after our own citizens, one must not forget Singapore’s political exiles. The Government should look into allowing political exiles and their families to come back to Singapore freely, without fear and without pre conditions. These people with their families are also our future with home grown Singaporean talent.
The Government should be less prescriptive when designing policies affecting citizens’ lives with its social engineering agenda. The decision to restrict the purchase of HDB flats only when Singaporeans get married or are over 35 years old may no longer be appropriate. I urge the Government to reconsider this restriction and allow Singapore born citizens to buy their first HDB flats simply when they reach the age of 21. We understand the sky rocking HDB prices.By the time a citizen reaches 35 years old to obtain a flat , the price of the flat may have tripled and be out of a persons reach.We want to emphasize that it has become the right and aspiration of each and every young Singaporean a desire to own an HDB flat as soon as possible at a reasonable price.Expectedly many divorces in our society today can be blamed on the HDB’s policy on this matter.
Change and change is what we want in Singapore today, with a new political landscape and new political awakening among younger Singaporeans. Younger Singaporeans also want to have a strategic stake in their assets and the growth of Singapore.
Going forward
GE2011 is over and the composition of Parliament reflects this. There will be more diverse views and robust debates in the house but we must not forget that we share the same goal, that is to serve Singaporeans by finding the right way, despite different political views and preferences.
A Singapore for all Singaporeans
In the President’s speech, the Government announced that it wants to seek inclusive growth, that will benefit all its citizens, in all walks of life. It is my hope that a comprehensive programme is being set up to work towards these goals over the next 5 years.We should also consider creating an index to track the value added per worker for different economic sectors ranging from the manufacturing ,services and financial industries.We should consider adjusting the mix of industries in Singapore to increase worker efficiency. We must also pursue more information and data points such as the split of local and foreigners employed in every sector.The government should focus on industries with higher mix of local employment.
Do not fall back the quick and easy way to bump up growth and the GDP through liberal immigration and easy work pass policies, at the expense of its citizens. Seek to increase the per capital income of our citizens rather than simply increase our GDP. In this respect, a different set of Key Performance Indicators can be introduced to mark the performance of our ministers and civil servants, -other than GDP growth figures only.
The Government should not build pyramids from surpluses, but must share most of its wealth equally among Singaporeans through sufficient spending in essential services and infrastructure. We can afford to spend more and allow our citizens some of the essential services in greater comfort, like less waiting time to see doctors at our poly clinics, hospitals and less shorter time for appointments with poly clinic dental and National Dental Centres.
We must also help to bridge the income gap between the rich and poor. More subsidies should be disbursed to lower income Singaporeans, like the old and elderly in one-room rental flats, the handicap, mentally ill, caregivers, single parents, pensioners, and the jobless. There is also a need for additional health subsidies for medicines and non-standard drugs without GST and dental care subsidies as well.
There should be fixed pricing on expensive hawker food by adjusting and looking into the high rentals of newly renovated hawker centres and markets. More money should be pumped into welfare homes that rely on the government’s funding.
There should be less red tape for citizens applying for subsidies. Also, hawker licenses for the handicap should be waived. How much can a wheelchair bound or handicap person earn a day by selling tissue paper and other small items when they are being imposed a hefty fine of $150 to $700 from numerous illegal hawking summons.
The Government should improve the living conditions of the poor in their homes, with special attention to those living in 1-room rental flats. It is insufficient to beautify the facades of HDB void decks and lifts when living conditions inside such flats can be deplorable. This is where humanity and compassion must be imbued in us.
Conclusion
National allegiance grows from a deeply ingrained sense of shared heritage and destiny and this can only come through generations of participation in shaping one’s own life in one’s own country. Citizens do not satisfy their mind, body and soul, simply by being mere owners of upgraded HDB flats, condos or private homes. If we want Singaporeans to have their hearts in Singapore, then we must give them the mental and psychological space to fulfill themselves as co-owners of this country.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for listening.
Mrs Lina Chiam
NCMP
I shall paste it here
Speech by Mrs Lina Chiam on the motion of Thanks to the President on 18th October 2011
Updated on October - 18 - 2011 0 Comment
Mr. Speaker Sir, I support the motion.
Sir Stamford Raffles may have founded Singapore, but it was our forefathers’ qualities of drive, determination, enterprise and resourcefulness that helped built Singapore to be a trading capital of the East.
But it is, we the descendants who have carried on the good work and make Singapore to be what it is today. We must recognize and acknowledge the contributions of each and every member of our society towards nation building. Many of them work very hard, earning very little and have very little savings left for rainy days.
Looking after its own citizens
But now, with global changes, progress and competition, they are forced into early retirement, made redundant, become obsolete –in our modern, fast paced and expensive world. Many of them are struggling. Many are trying to find the money to pay for the next meal or their next bill. The progress of society has passed them by, and I hope our Government will not also forget about them too.
As a Parliamentarian, I hope to urge our Government to think and care more for this early generation of pioneers-who have now become the straggles in our society. We can be a lot more compassionate to our citizens and their families who are struggling to meet ends meet.
We are now living in a faster and shrinking world due to globalization. Singapore will continue to evolve in order to adapt to global changes and trends. Even as we progress we must remember that economic growth is a means to an end.The end is inclusive growth where Singaporeans progress upwards collectively as a society.In other words we must be mindful about the widening income gap that will create tensions in the society.
When creating employment, we should consider creating sustainable jobs that provide for reasonable renumeration.In the last decade, the influx of cheaper foreign labour has depressed wage grow. As we pursue growth in the top line, Singapore should reconsider efficiency of labour with indexes such as value added per worker.
Besides increasing workforce in large quantities,Singapore needs to grow our resourcefulness and creativity in order to compete in the global arena This means we may have to reshape our educational system as well.We also need to embrace diversity in society,accept new age social media to be able to live and work together in harmony, respect each other’s beliefs and ideals. And to be gracious and compassionate to each other’s community by helping one another.
Our forefathers have evolved a shared culture and lived through a common history to give a shared meaning to this country as a nation. For Singapore to continue being a cohesive nation, we need to ensure our talented citizens who have been born and bred, or newly acquired, continue to regard Singapore as their home.
Younger Singaporeans, often better educated than their parents, feel that they do not have much say in the affairs of their country. They may be be comfortable materialistically but share very little emotional attachment to Singapore.Singing national day songs will not be enough to provide a strong cultural and historical glue to bind the younger Singaporeans
If the Government wants its citizens to participate in the affairs of the country and in order for its citizens’ participation to have good meaning, there must be real freedom to generate, test and implement ideas and not to decide how, what, when and where it should be done.
In looking after our own citizens, one must not forget Singapore’s political exiles. The Government should look into allowing political exiles and their families to come back to Singapore freely, without fear and without pre conditions. These people with their families are also our future with home grown Singaporean talent.
The Government should be less prescriptive when designing policies affecting citizens’ lives with its social engineering agenda. The decision to restrict the purchase of HDB flats only when Singaporeans get married or are over 35 years old may no longer be appropriate. I urge the Government to reconsider this restriction and allow Singapore born citizens to buy their first HDB flats simply when they reach the age of 21. We understand the sky rocking HDB prices.By the time a citizen reaches 35 years old to obtain a flat , the price of the flat may have tripled and be out of a persons reach.We want to emphasize that it has become the right and aspiration of each and every young Singaporean a desire to own an HDB flat as soon as possible at a reasonable price.Expectedly many divorces in our society today can be blamed on the HDB’s policy on this matter.
Change and change is what we want in Singapore today, with a new political landscape and new political awakening among younger Singaporeans. Younger Singaporeans also want to have a strategic stake in their assets and the growth of Singapore.
Going forward
GE2011 is over and the composition of Parliament reflects this. There will be more diverse views and robust debates in the house but we must not forget that we share the same goal, that is to serve Singaporeans by finding the right way, despite different political views and preferences.
A Singapore for all Singaporeans
In the President’s speech, the Government announced that it wants to seek inclusive growth, that will benefit all its citizens, in all walks of life. It is my hope that a comprehensive programme is being set up to work towards these goals over the next 5 years.We should also consider creating an index to track the value added per worker for different economic sectors ranging from the manufacturing ,services and financial industries.We should consider adjusting the mix of industries in Singapore to increase worker efficiency. We must also pursue more information and data points such as the split of local and foreigners employed in every sector.The government should focus on industries with higher mix of local employment.
Do not fall back the quick and easy way to bump up growth and the GDP through liberal immigration and easy work pass policies, at the expense of its citizens. Seek to increase the per capital income of our citizens rather than simply increase our GDP. In this respect, a different set of Key Performance Indicators can be introduced to mark the performance of our ministers and civil servants, -other than GDP growth figures only.
The Government should not build pyramids from surpluses, but must share most of its wealth equally among Singaporeans through sufficient spending in essential services and infrastructure. We can afford to spend more and allow our citizens some of the essential services in greater comfort, like less waiting time to see doctors at our poly clinics, hospitals and less shorter time for appointments with poly clinic dental and National Dental Centres.
We must also help to bridge the income gap between the rich and poor. More subsidies should be disbursed to lower income Singaporeans, like the old and elderly in one-room rental flats, the handicap, mentally ill, caregivers, single parents, pensioners, and the jobless. There is also a need for additional health subsidies for medicines and non-standard drugs without GST and dental care subsidies as well.
There should be fixed pricing on expensive hawker food by adjusting and looking into the high rentals of newly renovated hawker centres and markets. More money should be pumped into welfare homes that rely on the government’s funding.
There should be less red tape for citizens applying for subsidies. Also, hawker licenses for the handicap should be waived. How much can a wheelchair bound or handicap person earn a day by selling tissue paper and other small items when they are being imposed a hefty fine of $150 to $700 from numerous illegal hawking summons.
The Government should improve the living conditions of the poor in their homes, with special attention to those living in 1-room rental flats. It is insufficient to beautify the facades of HDB void decks and lifts when living conditions inside such flats can be deplorable. This is where humanity and compassion must be imbued in us.
Conclusion
National allegiance grows from a deeply ingrained sense of shared heritage and destiny and this can only come through generations of participation in shaping one’s own life in one’s own country. Citizens do not satisfy their mind, body and soul, simply by being mere owners of upgraded HDB flats, condos or private homes. If we want Singaporeans to have their hearts in Singapore, then we must give them the mental and psychological space to fulfill themselves as co-owners of this country.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for listening.
Mrs Lina Chiam
NCMP
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If SPP campaign like that in the next GE, they won't gain any ground, frankly. I am not impressed at all. I wonder who wrote that speech.
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me only inspired by Chiam's spirit, this speech cuts no ice even when me dreams of a compassionate & gracious society.
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