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Holding the second key

Dear Mr Tan

I am glad someone has seen through Dr Tony Tan's proposed candidacy.  He held the first key for a long time until he relinquished it very recently with a view to getting hold of the second key.  Will a holder of the first key, should he be elected the President and become the holder of the second key, uncover his own past sin (if any) while being the holder of the first key?  Do Singaporeans want to give a past holder of the first key the second key now and be none the wiser?       
Singapore needs to make a different choice!
LXH


Dear Mr. Tan

Dr. Tony Tan as Elected President is like appointing the Chief Financial Officer of a company after his immediate resignation to become its External Auditor. What do you think?

TSL

Statement - Role of the Government

Over the past few days, several citizens have expressed concern on the stand taken by the Singapore Police Force regarding the disposal of a bomb found in a private property. The Police had expected the owner to engage a private contractor to remove the bomb.

A few months ago, a citizen shared that he had lodged a report to the Police about the loud noise made by a specific car regularly in the early morning. Instead of dealing with the noise, the Police asked him to lodge the complaint to the Land Transport Authority (who was in charge of the roads) and if, it no action was taken, to report to the Environment Agency (for noise pollution).

A week ago, the media was abuzz with the public uproar over the high prices indicated by the private developers of the Centrale 8 DBSS project at Tampines Central. The public was particularly upset over the government's explanation that DBSS is not HDB and that pricing is the prerogative of the private developers.

Concerns of the citizens
These examples point to four major areas of concern, which I share:-

1. Fragmentation of the government duties: it seemed that some government agencies are unwilling to deal with an issue that falls on the margin and are trying to push the responsibility to another agency
2. Deterioration of standards: There will be a drop in standards, especially in security and safety, if important matters are not properly attended by the government
3. Higher cost to the citizens: When citizens are expected to engage the private sector to carry out services that could be more efficiently handled by the public sector, the total cost must increase.
4. Breach of Social Contract: Having collected taxes and levies and being elected by the people, there is the expectation that the government will deliver the appropriate services to the people, instead of pushing back to them.

Role of the Government
I echo the sentiments of the citizens and ask the Government to recognize its duty to provide the appropriate level of public service in an efficient manner and reduce the overall cost of the nation.

I also ask the various government agencies to work together in a coordinated manner to carry out these duties. Where the responsibility is not clear, it is better for the agencies to sort out the matter internally, rather than push the problem to the citizens.

Tan Kin Lian

Food of thought - the Presidential image

Dear Mr. Tan,
Many people consider Dr. Tony Tan to have the "Presidential" image. I wish to point out that President Nathan also had that image for the past 12 years. 

While it is good for Singapore, this are other important duties of the office as well. It is now time to have a fresh image, of a President that reflects the aspirations of the people. 


Mr, Tan, you can bring a fresh new image to the office, and I urge you to stand for the election, and not be deterred by Dr. Tony Tan's "Presidential" image, as many of my friends like to see a change.

The first and second key

Someone pointed out to me that Dr. Tony Tan was involved in holding the first key, i.e. to invest the money of the GIC. It will be difficult for him now to hold the second key- as it is a conflict of interest. There is merit in this argument although it may be possible for Dr. Tony Tan to be independent in his approach when he changes his role. But it is a difficult question for the voters to decide if this is possible.

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