Teo Say Luck to Step Down from Public Office

[bobbysayang]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

PM Lee discusses the issue of nepotism

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was interviewd by Emmy award-winning journalist Charlie Rose.

Charlie Rose previously interviewed Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and made many references to that interview throughout his conversation with PM Lee.

In the hour-long interview, PM Lee voiced his views on a number of issues ranging from the Nuclear Security Summit, US President Obama's global leadership and the US relationship with Asia and Singapore.

He also analysed Singapore's sensitivity towards the issue of nepotism.

Here are excerpts from the interview:

- On nepotism

Charlie Rose: All right, well, you seem to be sensitive -- you were -- to the issue of what's called nepotism.

PM Lee: We are very sensitive.

Charlie Rose: Tell me about the sensitivity.

PM Lee The whole of our system is founded on a basic concept of meritocracy. You are where you are because you are the best man for the job and not because of your connections or your parents or your relatives.

And if anybody doubts that I as prime minister is here not because I am the best man for the job but because my father fixed it or my wife runs Temasek because I put her there and not because she's the best woman for the job, then my entire credibility and moral authority is destroyed. I'm not fit to be where I am.

And it's a fundamental issue of fitness to govern. First you must have the moral right, then you can make the right decisions. It's a basic Confusion precept.

Charlie Rose: Only when you have to moral right can you make --

PM Lee: Then can you govern and make the country right.

And in Singapore people expect that. So if there's any doubt that this is so, and people believe that I'm there because my father fixed it or the whole system is just make-believe, then the system will come down. It's not tenable.

If it's true, it better be proven and I better be kicked out. If it's not true, it better also be proven to be not true and the matter put to rest.

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Why not let the people decide? Throw open the position of PM to contest between himself and DPM Tharman and let the people choose? Better still, throw open to anyone who wants to challenge it. Let the people decide who is the best man.

This moron is so full of himself, clearly parachuted all the way and still talk big.

[AroHong]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

There is NOOOOO NEPOTISM in singapore

Only Good Genes

[streetsmart73]

i me myself syndrome

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by AroHong

Only Good Genes

Someone famously said "graduates should only marry graduates". Good genes,

Might as well pedigree.... marry own sibling.

[Auratus]

Originally Posted by AroHong

Only Good Genes

No need good genes, same family tree can liao.

[globalcookie]

family tree span far and wide, generations... thus tree right, many branches...

End up, i'm the ceo of company, coo my cousin, cfo my wife, cto my bro-in-law, coo my nephew, cso my cousin in-law, cio my distant niece, md my distant cousin, etc.

[AroHong]

Originally Posted by globalcookie

family tree span far and wide, generations... thus tree right, many branches...

End up, i'm the ceo of company, coo my cousin, cfo my wife, cto my bro-in-law, coo my nephew, cso my cousin in-law, cio my distant niece, md my distant cousin, etc.

Ehh... this happen in many SG companies leh!
Even listed companies, 2nd brother Chairman, wife CFO, 3rd brother.CTO/COO, 4th brother Dir of Mktg, elder brother MD of subsidary company etc..

[bobbysayang]

Originally Posted by AroHong

Ehh... this happen in many SG companies leh!
Even listed companies, 2nd brother Chairman, wife CFO, 3rd brother.CTO/COO, 4th brother Dir of Mktg, elder brother MD of subsidary company etc..

Unfortunately, this country is not their own company, it is ours!

[globalcookie]

Power corrupts regardless of country, race, whatever. History has proven this.

[Kohaku]

Dun like that say lah. He work hard for it since he was "POSTED" as a PM. Maybe his current wife is a better calibre than his ex wife. How well do u know LHL, on a personnel level, other than what u perceive?

Try sitting in his position and run the country. Not everything will run smoothly as u want. It is how u solve the problems as it comes. I think he doesn't have a "memorable" child life like we do as his father is LKY. Freedom to play with other children without security etc. Give him some credit for the hard work, we dun see being done.

The power corrupts may happen to the other person appointed, not just family run business. That's why LKY was worry about it and so should we. Must pass to good hands and not just anyone. A country may just collapse just like that if wrongly manage.

Anyway we can still see if the roots grow deeper or not after he stepped down. Anyway i am not a full "pay and pay" supportor.

To end it all, would u willingly handover a company u put effort to build for 50yrs to outsiders or someone u know well? Not for me, but I will let a trustworthy person to takeover. Ask ur self and u will get ur answers.