Leadership
honest + capable + talent + ability leaders
moral courage + integrity = do what's right
example : Ong Teng Cheong and Goh Chok Tong gave up their well paying career to join governing.
example : the arts scene in Singapore made progress more vibrant arts scene.

Forward looking
predict the future
Example : NEWater and desalinated water
example : building two integrated resorts to capture the growing tourist market

Meritocracy
hard work = reward
Example : edusave Scholarship and merit bursary schemes
regardless of race, religion and socio-economic background.
reward top 10% 25%

A stake for everyone, opportunities for all
having a key of decision making
example : Integrated resort with casino

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VQS : Vehicle Quota System
Land Transport Authority(LTA) limits the number of vehicles allowed for registration.
Determined by the number of old cars taken off the roads and the new roads that have been build.
LTA will issue Certificate of Entitlement (COE) where buyers will bid.
Car owners have to renew every 10years if he wants to continue use the car

The cost of owning a car goes up thus it will limit car owndership and therefore manage traffic flow.

ALS : Area licensing Scheme
Roads were bouynded by Gantries.

ERP : Electronic Road Pricing
Pay for the use of heavy traffic roads.
Thus driver wil avoid traveling on these roads on peak hours.

ERP is successful in ensuring smooth traffic.
It is effective and efficient and also saves labour.
Drivers cannot escape detection if they did not have their cash cards inserted for payment.

Park-and-ride-scheme
People will park their cars outside the city area.
Next they will travel to their place using public transport.
however, not effective.

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Aging Population
Fewer babies are born each year, the percentage of old people will be more than young people.
more resources needed to take care of senior citizens.

example : support hand-bars will have to be built in public toilet,lifts,Mrt stations.
moreover, investors prefer a country which has enough young workers
(cheaper more nimble,up-to-date skills and training)

Declining birth rate from he 1980s
?Due to increasing cost of living
?People marrying at a later age

Unattractive to multinational companies (MNCs)
Population growth will damaged Singapore's economic growth
Nobody want to invest in Singapore (shortage and expensive labour)
Unable to produce enough talent to sustain development.
MNCs will find it difficult,expensive to recruit Singapore compared to China.

Defence
Declining birthrate, not enough young and fit men receiving military training to defend.
Fewer able-bodied to maintain their competence in handling new weapons,equipment,learn new tactics of war.
Sg may be vulnerable to threats from other countries or terrorism.

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The graduate mothers scheme
Effective? No, less-educated were unahppy as they felt that they would be neglected under the policy.

Three or more if you can afford it
effective policy


Other pro-family measures
-Equalised medical benefits
-Grandparent caregiver relief
-5day work week for the civil service
-Extended maternity leave

Attracting foreign talent

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Senior citizens as assets to society

'Many helping Hands' approach

Individual responsibility
-healthy lifestyle
-financial planning

Family support

Community help

Government support
-Tribunal for the maintenance of parents
-tax relief
-Central provident fund (CPF)
-Public housing schemes

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[Friday, March 02, 2007]