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[h=2]Lee Kuan Yew: The next generation of leaders are making a bit of sacrifice[/h]
May 25th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
Lee Kuan Yew
Former Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew claims that the next generation of leaders are not paid “very much” and therefore making a bit of “sacrifice” to be in the government.
Mr Lee, a staunch advocate of paying out-of-this-world salaries to attract the “best talents” into the government was speaking at the annual Nikkei “The Future of Asia Conference” in Tokyo.
Commenting on Singapore’s leadership succession process, Mr Lee told the audience that Singapore is “very careful” in selecting its new leaders – by allowing them to work with senior leaders for long years before they take over the leadership.
Mr Lee said that this is important to ensure that leaders understand the intricacies of government and also maintain high standards of honesty and duty.
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* The International Conference on “The Future of Asia” is a forum that each year brings together political leaders and top business executives to discuss the future of Asia-Pacific nations and how development in the region stands to impact the global economy. Since its inauguration in 1995, the conference has come to be recognized as one of the foremost international conferences in Asia.
Former Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew claims that the next generation of leaders are not paid “very much” and therefore making a bit of “sacrifice” to be in the government.
Mr Lee, a staunch advocate of paying out-of-this-world salaries to attract the “best talents” into the government was speaking at the annual Nikkei “The Future of Asia Conference” in Tokyo.
Commenting on Singapore’s leadership succession process, Mr Lee told the audience that Singapore is “very careful” in selecting its new leaders – by allowing them to work with senior leaders for long years before they take over the leadership.
Mr Lee said that this is important to ensure that leaders understand the intricacies of government and also maintain high standards of honesty and duty.
I hope that successive leaders will bring in carefully selected people who have got the potential to do more than something for themselves. They’re not paid very much to do that. It must be a bit of a sacrifice, because the people with the potential to be ministers can easily earn bigger figures outside in the public sector.
The ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) has a unique system of identifying future leaders. Potential candidates are normally invited to a “tea party” and if selected, fielded in elections mostly via a Group Representative Constituency which almost guarantee a “rookie” candidate’s entry into the PAP’s “Ivory Tower Club”.
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* The International Conference on “The Future of Asia” is a forum that each year brings together political leaders and top business executives to discuss the future of Asia-Pacific nations and how development in the region stands to impact the global economy. Since its inauguration in 1995, the conference has come to be recognized as one of the foremost international conferences in Asia.
