PM Lawrence Wong and SM Lee Hsien Loong will speak to People’s Action Party members at the biennial conference.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says it is never easy to get good people to enter politics, but his priority is to form the best team for Singapore .He says he asked his predecessors, Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong , who told him it was just as difficult for them.He also says he saw how SM Lee 'agonised' over the matter when they worked together.
PM Wong notes that he did not quite fully understand the significance of this work, but now realises it is 'absolutely the most important, the most crucial, the most urgent thing I must do'.He adds that he has been spending time engaging potential candidates.Often, people tell him to let someone else do the job or to take his time, since he has just started in his new role.“Let me be candid and upfront with all of you.
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