总理在演讲中重申新加坡很希望同中美两国继续保持友好关系。在此同时，他也强调新加坡的立场是必须以新加坡的利益出发，在任何情况下都必须基于原则办事，不能受情感左右。经济方面，总理也说我们必须现在就做好准备，让新加坡适应这个新的国际格局。

总理表示政府和工会领袖都正在密切关注经济走势。虽然此时还没有对工友的就业情况有巨大影响，政府与工会已做好准备，会及时采取适当的应对措施保障工友的生活。

总理也提醒，虽然现在的大环境对我国不太有利，新加坡还是拥有重要的优势。投资者对新加坡的信任也是我们的宝贵资产。在此同时，总理保证新加坡会不断加强经济的基础，巩固我国的长期竞争力。

总理总结，他担心未来的十年会比过去的十年有更多的未知数，因此，我们必须为将来做好准备，秉持先辈毫无畏惧、力争上游的精神，齐心协力，一同克服困难。只要政府和人民团结一致，新加坡人就能够享有更好的生活，新加坡也能够在世界舞台上继续发光发亮。

PM Lee Hsien Loong is now delivering his English speech at the National Day Rally 2019. You can watch the speech live on the PMO YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/FEDNTGUu0oI

We commemorate our SG Bicentennial this year. Hundreds of thousands have visited the Bicentennial Experience at Fort Canning. Due to overwhelming response, we have extended the show till year end!

We have overcome many difficulties in our journey from Singapore to Singaporean. Faced with change, we adapted. Faced with setbacks, we found solutions. We need these qualities more than ever.

We invest heavily in education to give our young the best possible start in life, so that anyone who works hard will have a chance to succeed, regardless of background. This is meritocracy in SG.

We have doubled full-day preschool capacity to almost 180,000 places since 2012, enough for every child aged 3 & above. Now, young parents in newer estates like Sengkang & Punggol are happier!

We have upgraded the preschools. The new HDB void deck centres are better designed, and we have built mega centres too, like the PCF Sparkletots centre at Punggol.

We set up MOE Kindergartens. By operating kindergartens, MOE gains direct experience, and raises industry standards. We have 24 now, and will more than double the number in the next few years.

We set up the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) to upgrade training for preschool teachers & raise their standing. It enrolled its 1st students this year!

We continue to make preschool more affordable. The income ceiling for means-tested subsidies will be raised from $7,500 to $12,000. This means 30,000 more households will qualify from next year.

Govt bursaries for uni students will be significantly enhanced, from 50% to up to 75% for general degree fees; and for poly diploma programmes, from 80% to up to 95%. These will apply from AY2020.

Medicine has the highest course fees of all the uni courses. We do not want the cost to deter good students, so we will enhance Govt bursaries for medical school.

The commitment to do our best for every child is deeply embedded in our education system. We heavily subsidise school fees fr preschool to uni, poly/ITE. So every child can get a gd education in SG.

Our life expectancy is now the longest in the world - 84.8 years! Singaporeans are living longer and many wish to work longer. The Government will do our best to support older workers and the businesses that employ them.

The Govt accepts in full the recommendations made by MOM’s Tripartite Workgroup on Older Workers.

Singapore is feeling the impact of climate change. Our weather is palpably hotter, rainstorms are heavier. For a low-lying island, we are particularly vulnerable to 1 grave threat: rising sea levels.

We set up a Centre for Climate Research Singapore (CCRS), where a team of scientists & meteorologists, & supercomputers model the weather & do research on climate change. They also study our region.

We signed the Paris Climate Agreement & are committed to slowing down & ultimately capping CO2 emissions by around 2030. All Singaporeans can play a part in this by reducing, reusing & recycling more.