Lee Hsien Loong
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Official Telegram channel of Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Govt accepts in full the recommendations made by MOM’s Tripartite Workgroup on Older Workers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Marina Reservoir & Marina Barrage protect the city area from flooding, but we need other solutions for other segments of our coastline. We are looking at other countries for inspiration.
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Polders are a serious option for us. We are building a small polder at Pulau Tekong, to gain some experience operating one. This will teach us to build polders and dykes along the eastern coastline.
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We will implement our climate change plans progressively, keep them flexible, & we must sustain the effort. If not, our children & grandchildren will be ashamed of what our generation did not do.
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The Greater Southern Waterfront (GSW) is a bold, long-term plan to remake and take full advantage of our coastline.
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In 1991, we made a major decision: to reclaim land at Pasir Panjang to build a new container terminal. Now we are making yet another leap, building Tuas Port, where PSA can double its volumes.
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We work with you to build this jewel of a nation, so that SG will always be a vibrant, thriving city where opportunities are open to all, & our children & their children will have a bright future.
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NDR 2019 has come to an end.

The full recordings of the Malay, Chinese and English speeches with subtitles will be available on the PMO YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/pmosingapore) shortly.

Goodnight from the PMO team!
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