Once means testing kicks in, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan assured Singaporeans, most patients who choose to be admitted into heavily subsidised wards in public hospitals will not be paying more than they do now.

Mr Khaw gives his perspective on means testing, which his Ministry feels is a needed - albeit controversial - step.

The Health Minister explains the economics of better allocation of limited hospital resources with the aim of giving the less well-off a fair deal.

In his keynote address at the annual Singapore Tripartism Forum, former Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen - now Education Minister - reflects on the importance of not 'protecting' workers here through a clampdown on the foreign worker quota and a high wage policy. He also elaborates on the way forward for Singapore's workforce.