In August, it’s Singapore’s 56th birthday~
On the 29th, many Singaporeans were in front of the television, waiting for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day speech.
As always, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a speech in Malay, Chinese, and English For 2 full hours, the amount of information is huge.
Among the trilingual speeches, the most "entertaining" is the Chinese speech!
He not only sang two Chinese songs "In Spring":
"The fragrance of potpourri in spring, Langligrand Ligrand Ligrand"
He also revealed a lot of surprising information in Chinese speeches, such as:
"The government fully supports promoting Chinese culture. Only when we do a good job of cultural inheritance, can the younger generation accept the influence of a long history .
This is our root, and we must not lose the cultural root!
I also want to encourage parents to speak Chinese with their children and grandchildren at home so that they can get in touch with the Chinese culture and cultivate their interest from an early age . "
Netizens believe that Premier Lee Hsien Loong’s speech itself illustrates the success of bilingual education.
Many foreign netizens have said that Premier Li’s Mandarin is really good~
Singapore has advocated the "Speak Chinese Movement" for more than 40 years.
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New immigrants are welcome to integrate into Singapore
In his speech on the 29th, Premier Li mentioned a special group in Singapore, which is new immigrants.
In his Chinese speech, he talked about table tennis player Yu Mengyu.
Yu Mengyu came to Singapore from China at the age of 17, and has represented Singapore in the competition for many years.
At the just-concluded Tokyo Olympics, although Yu Mengyu, who was injured, did not win the medal, she still won the affirmation of Premier Li.
Yu Mengyu in the audience
"This is the spirit of Singapore: indomitable, courageous, and never give up."
Taking Yu Mengyu as an example, Lee Hsien Loong said that many successful entrepreneurs and professionals who came to Chinese and Chinese in Singapore, There are also outstanding artists and athletes.
Li Xiaodong of Donghai Group (left), Haidilao Zhang Yong (middle), Mindray Medical Li Xiting (right)
They become part of the big family in Singapore and contribute to society in their own way.
There are 7 new immigrants from China on the latest rich list
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He said: New immigrants are also trying to integrate, and most of them have adapted well. Many people also choose to start a family in Singapore.
He called on Singaporeans to learn to accept the differences between foreigners and locals and live with them.
Foreigners/immigrants should also accept the local social customs and norms and strive to integrate!
What happens if it blends well?
Naturally beneficial to the renewal of the Singapore Pass and the application for PR and citizenship.
The "they" in the picture refers specifically to the giant panda Kaikai Jiajia
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Continue to attract multinational companies to come in
At present, the proportion of Singaporeans who have completed two doses of vaccines has reached 80%! Reuters reported that this makes Singapore the country with the highest rate of complete vaccination in the world.
Compared with the epidemic itself, Premier Lee Hsien Loong's speech focused more on the economy. Openness is the foundation of Singapore's nationhood.
He said Singapore’s epidemic has been under control, and the next step is to "shift gears" to refocus on Singapore’s future and continue to create new growth. , Work and prosperity.
It is especially emphasized that the border cannot be closed for too long, otherwise the economy will be "permanently damaged"!
Singapore has a large number of multinational companies, and there are also a large number of employees who need to cross-border, business trips, etc., so it is imperative to fully unblock it.
For long-term economic growth, Singapore needs to do three things
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He encouraged Singaporean companies to go global. At the same time, Singapore will continue to attract companies to come in:
He gave examples of German manufacturer BioNtech, American foundry GF, and video conferencing software giant Zoom all decided to establish in Singapore during the epidemic prevention and control period. Area center.
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The SP and EP permit application conditions may be tightened
Another heavy news of the day was:
The Singapore government may continue to gradually tighten the application conditions for EP and SP permits, to ensure foreigners coming to Singapore to work All meet the qualifications and possess a considerable degree and level.
After the speech, Premier Lee Hsien Loong reiterated the tightening of permits in a Facebook post
He said: A practical and reasonable measure is how much salary employers are willing to pay.
Therefore, it is not ruled out that the Singapore government may tighten the permit by raising the salary threshold.
The purpose of tightening the SP and EP permits, is mainly for the purpose of preserving the "rice bowls" of locals and helping locals find employment. .
Some Singaporean netizens have different opinions on tightening the permit.
I think: I think tightening the permit will reduce the diversity of talents and create racism for foreign talents. It will eventually reduce the country’s economic competitiveness.
But this heavy news seems to also send a signal to new immigrants: That is, the best time to apply for Singapore status is always now.
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