PUBLISHED ONJanuary 18, 2015 10:45 PM
"We must use this (SG50) as a jump-off point, not as a final destination.
The 50th year is a good time for us. It is like reaching the end of a 50m swim.
I touch (the wall), I take a breath and I swim on.
And I think swimming on, we have to set broader targets but one common element will be that in Singapore, we have a home, in Singapore, we have a future and in Singapore, our children can grow up and do well.
We can work together to do that."
This article was first published on January 17, 2015.
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