Statements in Chinese

Here are the translations of my statements in Chinese.
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Careers In Law

Our aim is to provide valuable information and resources for those seeking a career in law and we will be looking at the different law careers you can pursue in different jurisdiction with an emphasis on the U.S., U.K, Australia, Canada and Ireland.

Becoming a lawyer

We will cover in detail the steps involved in becoming a lawyer and topics that will be covered include law school requirements, online law degrees, accredited law schools, salaries for attorneys, lawyer salary, paralegals and other legal professionals.

Lawyers at Work

We will take a close look at the qualities required to be a good lawyer and what the job of being a lawyer involves in the different jurisdictions and the skills needed to be a good lawyer.

Paralegal Careers

We will take a closer look at non lawyer careers in the law including working as paralegals, legal executives and legal secretaries.

Law Regulatory Bodies

The various regulatory bodies for the legal profession will also be examined and the role that the American Bar Association (ABA) plays in the U.S, the Law Society of Ireland in Ireland, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council in the U.K,, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) and the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia.

Law Jobs and Legal Recruitment

We will also be looking at legal recruitment and looking at legal jobs in the U.S., the U.K., Australian, Canada and Ireland and what law firms are looking for when recruiting lawyers, paralegals, legal executives, legal secretaries and other legal professionals. We will also provide information about legal job opportunities, legal secretary jobs, trainee legal jobs, legal research jobs and international legal jobs.

via careersinlaw.org

Presidential Election 2011

Do you prefer to see a contest between 3 candidates or to see 1 candidate withdraw for a straight fight between 2 candidates? Give your views in this poll.

The Clash of the Tri-Tans

http://politicalwritings.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/the-clash-of-the-tri-tans/

A comment:
TKL will forever be the foremost servant of the Citizens. The others may be servant now but your Master later upon being elected just like their past political cohorts have amply demonstrated. SO VOTE FOR THE TRUE ELECTORATE SERVANT, TKL.

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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