Outside the wall
Li Huiling
New Prime Minister Li Xianlong's New Year's Consultile in 2023 said that there were many places worthy of our grateful in 2022.Three years after resistance to disease, it is all one of them, naturally one of them.What the Prime Minister did not say is that when the world is open in the disturbances, Singapore can also become a place where funds and talents gather, which is rare.Singapore has always hoped to attract high -quality immigrants. This time, it has attracted greater attention. Presumably, because the time period of people is more concentrated and carried more considerable.Western media such as Bloomberg and Financial Times have made large -scale reports, as well as the media on both sides of the strait.The World Magazine in Taiwan also pulled the team to Singapore at the end of last year to make the most strongest talent migration tide.
The signal that funds and talents gather in the island nation are confidence in Singapore, and it is naturally good news for Singapore's next economic development.This reminds me of Li Guangyao, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore in 1968 in the Lunar New Year.In the early days of Britain's colonial rule for Singapore, the British army continued to station.In July 1967, Britain announced that it would withdraw half of the British in 1971.In November 1967, the British pound depreciated, and soon the Britain announced the acceleration of the withdrawal of the army. By the end of 1971, it was withdrawn from the end of 1971.Li Guangyao pointed out that economic development and security issues are closely linked.At the end of 1967, Singapore's bank savings increased by 32%, showing that the market was confident in Singapore's management economy and currency.If Singapore's security issues can continue to be guaranteed, no one will suspect that Singapore can continue to achieve higher growth.
The challenges brought by security issues are even more urgent.However, the British government promised to set up an air joint defense in the New Malaysia (the Five Kingdoms Lian Defense later).Li Guangyao said at the time that if other credible security arrangements were implemented, Singapore would enjoy the small boom at that time to last for several years.But by 1970, if the people do not seize the opportunity to receive training for new jobs, he is expected to have unemployment problems.Prior to the end of the short word, he said: "As long as we have not lost the will of work, in the face of the changing environment, as long as we can adapt and adjust, Singapore can be made into a peaceful and abundant shelter, a seeking personal wealthRelatively safe with the individual itself. "
To find the location of Singapore in the wind is the strong belief of the first generation of leaders, and this position is a safe place. A peaceful and abundant shelter can protect personal safety and protect wealth.Singapore focused on survival, and for survival, we concentrated on wealth.
We don't know if the "shelter" in his concept at that time included talents and funds that accommodate from other places like today, but he must want to use heavy talents and funds to continue to grow in Singapore.
In the past half a century, Singapore has established a stable and credible system from the original without superior conditions to develop into a country that can protect themselves and wealth; and it has also become a guarantee of foreign wealth and personal security.Local high net worth and many professionals are willing to come.
Is this a good thing?For outsiders, this seems to be a achievement, because people bring their careers, technology, and homes, which is a confidence vote for Singapore's national governance.However, for the Singaporeans, when talking about the situation at the moment, the family offices that manage private wealth are often increased, Singapore's housing prices and rents soaring, and the higher -end restaurants, the more they are the city.Of course, there are more Rolls -Royce on the road.Insufficient, these foreigners often buy Singapore's houses, cars and items expensive.
I also think that Singapore is expensive, but the reasons for rising prices are relatively complicated. It is too simple to count the accounts on the heads of foreigners.How to help Singaporeans who work hard, but face pressure on rising living expenses, are subjects worth studying and discussing.But I hope that Singaporeans can look at the current phenomenon with a peaceful mindset.
What I am curious is that in the process, how can ordinary Singapore citizens participate in these gathering wealth?What effects these people who move to this have brought the different levels of society?For example, there are so many multi -purpose cars on the road, and these are not cars drove by the owner themselves.So, the demand for private car drivers has increased, and does this group of wages have also been increased?Should private bodyguard be also favored?What changes have been changed in this industry?Has the leadership and waiters' work of high -end restaurants have changed, and their tips have also increased?What changes have happened in their days?
We should not just focus on the problem from the perspective of economic and living expenses.I am very worried. In fact, we only see money, consumption, and material life in these people; these people just let us see their money, consumption, and material life.What is worthy of our questions include: What impact will their lifestyle have on our society?Can their values fit with our society?What kind of humanistic care do they have?What new elements they can bring to us?How can we bring them into this society?
Li Guangyao should have the conditions to be created at the time, and today it should have conditions to ask questions other than wealth.Knowing them more, Singaporeans will not use wealth to measure and define them, as if they have nothing except money.The funds that can run without emotion, but Singapore is exactly a society that requires emotions.
The author is the president of the Chinese Media Group of New Newspaper Media
Knowing them more, Singaporeans will not measure and define them purely with wealth, as if they have nothing except money.The funds that can run without emotion, but Singapore is exactly a society that requires emotions.
