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Confidence in Singapore’s future vital to leadership renewal

Time is of the essence, but handing over the reins involves other important considerations on the path forward for the country.

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) also affirmed his confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the 4G team.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (left) also affirmed his confidence in Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and the 4G team.

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A recurring salient theme in

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally (NDR) speeches on Aug 20

was that nation-building requires the citizenry to believe that the country’s past, especially its founding moments, forms the zeitgeist that charts its future and destiny.

There must also be the citizenry’s innate belief of a strong future where the present and future generations confidently continue the shared nation-building enterprise initiated by earlier generations.

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