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It is perhaps somewhat disappointing to see the initial media coverage that the foreign news media had thus far reported about the protest. Yesterday, more than 4,000, or perhaps 5,000 Singaporeans protested at Hong Lim Park. Officially, the protest was intended to protest against the 6.9 million population figure that the government... 

Speech by Tan Kin Lian at Hong Lim Park, 16 February 2013 Mr Tan Kin Lian 1.     When the population white paper was first announced with the headline of 6.9 million people, many people were shocked. Were you shocked? Well, it shocked me. Why? 2.     With 5.3 million people, Singapore is already too crowded. Each day,... 

官方媒体撰文给力人口白皮书，先以外商发出警告威胁撤出新加坡会带来灾难性后果，再以中小企业面临完美风暴的经济危机来说事；这一种情况不是什么新 鲜事，不过是历史重演。重提了记忆犹新的经济转型失败的历史，那是在无知的不觉中，分别扇了李光耀，吴作栋，陈庆炎，和李显龙每人一记清脆的耳光。 1979年李光耀领导下由吴作栋执行的经济转型计划，因为得不到外商的支持，是一个彻底的失败，政府被逼政策上掉头U转。这一个动荡，刻意的折腾...