'Your efforts to expand opportunities for all have made for a more united and inclusive Singapore, where all of us belong and everyone has a part to play,” said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the farewell reception for Mdm Halimah, Singapore's eighth and first female President.
SINGAPORE: Outgoing President Halimah Yacob has fulfilled her promise to be a"President for everyone", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday .
Mdm Halimah will leave office as Singapore’s eighth President on Wednesday. Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be sworn in as the country’s next President on Thursday. As President, she frequently visited social welfare agencies to understand the challenges faced by people with disabilities, and to encourage employers and Singaporeans to be more accepting and understanding towards them, said Mr Lee.
“All these efforts made us more conscious of our less privileged brethren, and ameliorated their plight,” said Mr Lee in his speech on Wednesday.As Singapore’s President throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Mdm Halimah held the “second key” to Singapore’s reserves, exercising her duty “on an unprecedented scale”, said Mr Lee.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mdm Halimah approved drawing up to S$69 billion from the reserves between 2020 to 2022, with about S$40 billion used.
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