Koh Lam Son
Singapore
“(7) To provide more theatrettes or curtains in the classrooms with the increased use of audio-visual equipment such as overhead projectors and slide projectors. These would help prevent unnecessary strain on the eyesight of the students.”
“Sir, this debate can go on, but I would withdraw my amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. The sum of $521,224,880 for Head P ordered to stand part of the Main Estimates. The sum of $466,063,100 for Head P ordered to stand part of the Development Estimates. Head R -”
“He should not, in my view, be a civil servant or ex-civil servant, but someone who has an understanding of the civil service, in tune with the hopes and expectations of the public and a grasp of the needs of the business community and financial institutions.”
“Sir, I believe that upgrading the facilities should be the first step, and a better way for the stallholders and for the community at large. 12.45 pm I also wish to state that complaints that customers are shortchanged with poor quality food and badly prepared food is a fact, but it is a separate issue.”
“No one else would do it for us. We have to do it all ourselves. So unless litterbugs clean up the act, we must make sure that they do not dirty our environment. I would like to ask the Minister whether he would consider increasing its own manpower to keep our city clean and green.”
“Mr Speaker, I do not think the Minister has answered the question whether unleaded petrol has any adverse effect on car engines. I believe that if unleaded petrol is of a certain grade - I think they use the term "RON" - if it is below 92, there can be an adverse effect on the valves of the engines.”
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“Improved means of international communication and global activities have increased foreign influence in Singapore, both good and bad. The country has been building itself vigorously in a fairly long and sustained period of tranquillity. In brief, this is the political atmosphere today. Affluence has come to town, and affluence, Sir, has a way of surreptitiously softening the resolve of a people. This danger must be avoided. Sir, I agree with the hon. Member for Whampoa that the new leaders must not over-react to the results of the last General Election. After all, we won 77 of the 79 seats. This is a clear and overwhelming victory by any standards. However, the new leaders must continue to strive, to motivate, and gain the confidence of the people in the same way the old leaders did in the past. They must find ways to encourage the people to think of issues of national interest, rather than of personal or parochial interest. Sir, I believe this is one of the important tasks in the coming years. The hon. Member for Anson in his speech last Friday gave me the impression that he wants to fight battles already fought and won. There are new challenges ahead, serious challenges, and may be it is this that he does not seem to perceive: an attitude which reminds me of the illusions of Don Quixote. Yesterday in this House when the hon. Member for Potong Pasir declared his commitment to be a loyal Opposition, to be constructive in criticism and to play his role in nation building, I was almost swayed into believing that he sounded sincere. But, alas, the speech that followed was a sheer let-down. The Member for Whampoa and the Member for Kuo Chuan had commented on his speech in some detail.”
“Mr Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak in support of the motion moved by the hon. Member for Ayer Rajah in thanking the President for his speech in opening Parliament on 25th February. Mr Speaker, you had a little difficulty recognizing some of the new Members of this House when you convened Parliament on 25th February. The significant changes in the membership of this House as well as in Cabinet is reflective of the changes of time. Our older generation leaders began their leadership by fighting for self-government. Through the early years, they had to deal with threats to the survival of the nation, the threats of communism and communalism. There was the tension of merger and the trauma of separation; the anxiety of building up our own independent defence force; the problems of elevating the lower standards of living, the lower standards of housing, education, health, environment; generally, to satisfy the basic needs of the people. In brief, that was the political atmosphere of those times. As we know today, each and every one of these problems was met and solutions were found. Ironically, it is the very success of the old guard that creates the challenge for the new. Indeed, it is not an easy act to follow but then one should perhaps bear in mind that the new leaders need not necessarily attempt the same act. Sir, the political atmosphere is different today. We are living in times of internal stability. There is a much higher all-round increase in the standard of living, much of what were once regarded as luxuries are necessities now. In all aspects of life, there is the luxury of choice. The population has become more literate, more knowledgeable, and generally better educated.”