Commentary: PM Lee's last major speech connects Singapore’s past success with its future trajectory

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s last May Day speech gives a broad overview of Singapore’s achievements and the priorities that the incoming 4G leadership must tackle, says Woo Jun Jie of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the 2024 May Day Rally at Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, on May 1, 2024. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivered his final May Day rally speech

Among some notable initiatives Mr Lee drove were the establishment and development of several key sectors including biotech and pharmaceuticals, information and digital technology, as well as the financial services sector. For instance, Singapore’s strong efforts to expand our green and blue spaces is the result of a shift from the “garden city” strategy that was introduced by Lee Kuan Yew at our independence to the “city in nature” strategy that was introduced under Lee Hsien Loong.

In his May Day speech, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised strategic imperatives that remain highly relevant to Singapore’s current and future development. Effective long-term policy planning can, in turn, foster further political trust and social cohesion by ensuring that Singapore functions well.

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