What are the unique Singapore selling points that made it so successful and attractive as a city state? This is Hsien Loong’s reply to Malcolm Rifkind in Chatham House.
"It's a first world system in a very complicated and non-first-world part of the world. Things work, the country is stable, the society is cohesive, people are well-educated, the government is incorrupt and efficient, and we deliver on what we promise and we try to head in a consistent direction over a long period of time.
"So if you come to Singapore, and you want to do business, you can count on what we promise you, and what you see is what you get and that's not bad."
We all know that. But what contributed to the stable society and made everything works? The govt is incorrupt and efficient because of a very disciplined and well educated workforce. No rioting or burning police cars. Would the Singapore workforce still be the same disciplined and well educated workforce as before when the 3rd World foreigners are brought in to replace them? Would they keep everything working, support an incorrupt and efficient govt?
What do you think when the original Singaporeans are replaced and we have a new Singaporean population from the 3rd World?
Chua Chin Leng AkA RedBean
*The writer blogs at http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/