Progress Singapore Party (PSP) chief Dr Tan Cheng Bock said he was once “shot down” and “taken to task” by the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew for proposing that the government should prioritise jobs for Singaporeans over foreigners.
“There was one issue I stood very firmly and that was the issue of our Singaporeans losing the jobs during that time – there were financial crises and so on,” said Dr Tan on Monday night during the party’s e-rally. He had first brought up his “Singaporeans First” policy in 1999.
Citing a debate he had with George Yeo – the then Trade and Industry Minister – on the issue in Parliament, Dr Tan pointed out that Yeo said he “was sending the wrong signals to the foreigners by seeing things Singaporean first”. “You cannot just walk into Parliament, not having been elected, and be one to speak for the people. And true enough, my fear that this scheme will ultimately be used by sector for sectarian representation ”.
Poa highlighted the widening gap between the rich and poor, and spoke about measures to reduce inequality. Loganathan reiterated the party’s call for “compulsory prioritisation of Singaporeans over foreign talent”. Passes for foreign workers, such as S-passes and work permit passes, should be limited, he added.
Leong proposed that the government should have a clearer policy with regards to electric vehicles. He emphasised that the party’s principle in their approach to climate change is in line with its general view that money should not be wasted on mega projects.
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