I’d like to see more S’poreans appreciate local arts, and pay for it: Edwin Tong

Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong says he hopes Singaporeans can appreciate local art more. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SINGAPORE – Over coffee on an early morning at the Esplanade, Mr Edwin Tong says the arts community startled him when he first took office.

“They really unloaded on me,” he says. 

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