SINGAPORE — Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong told business leaders at a global conference on Monday (Sept 26) evening that he will take over the mantle of leadership from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at a time when both he and the People's Action Party's fourth generation (4G) team are “ready for it”.
For now, Mr Wong, who is heir apparent to Mr Lee, said during a dialogue session at the Forbes Global CEO Conference that his priority is focusing on the pressing issues that Singapore faces, which is “taking up a lot of my time”.
Aside from questions about leadership, the dialogue also included questions — some from members of the audience — related to Singapore’s economy, geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, and Singapore’s relationship with its Association of Southeast Asian Nations neighbours.On Mr Karlgaard’s question about leadership transition, Mr Wong said: “We do think about the transition and the timing.
In response to a question from a member of the audience about the legacy he would like to leave behind, Mr Wong said “you don't go into a job thinking right away what my legacy will be”. Speaking generally, Mr Wong added that it is hard to ensure that success “endures year after year”, a concept he said the business leaders should be familiar with.
To illustrate his point, he said that in the past, the logic between countries was that they did not “have to be friends” to do business with each other. Nevertheless, Singapore “will try its best” to be a key node in a new global network as supply chains reconfigure.
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