First time the five community groups came together for ground-up initiative launched a month ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – More than $10 million was raised for the Lee Kuan Yew Centennial Fund, by five groups representing different races here.by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry , Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations , Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry , Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry , and Eurasian Association, Singapore .
Mr Wong said that Mr Lee always made investing in people, especially Singapore’s youth, a top priority. The centenary of Mr Lee’s birth is also an opportunity to reflect on the values, principles and ideals upon which modern Singapore was built, said Mr Wong.Mr Wong said: “Mr Lee and our founding leaders worked hard to build today’s Singapore, where people from different backgrounds, different races not only live side by side harmoniously, but we actively support one another, and we progress together as one united people.
This exercise is not just about what the Government can do, but about what all Singaporeans can do together, he added. They can help businesses expand overseas, support the disadvantaged, nurture youth, or strengthen multi-racialism, he said.
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