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ngapore''sftasasa"backdoor"toentertheaseanmarket,thenmalaysiacouldusethesame"backdoor"toenterthemarketsofourftapartnerssuchastheusandjapan!buttherulesoforiginofaftaandourftaswillnotallowthis.

enterprisingsingapore
   thesecondthrustofourneweconomicstrategyisenterprise.

inthepast,weboughtandsoldotherpeople''sproducts.later,weaddedvaluetothesegoods.thenweattractedmncstomanufacturehere.

inthenextphaseofourdevelopment,singaporeahavetobemoreentrepreneurial.weneedtogrowagroupoflocalcompaniesthatcangointernational,tobecomeinternationalsingaporecompaniesoriscs.theywillbasetheircorecapabilitiesinsingaporeandexpandoutside.theywillbeanotherengineofgrowthforoureconomy,sulementingourforeignmncstrategy.iknowwewillnothavemanycompanieslikesingaporeairlines,butwecanhaveafewmorelikecreativetechnologyora.

developingsingaporeenterprises
   wehavesomelocalcompanieswiththepotentialtobecomeiscs,butwewillneedmore.

kweklengbeng

kweklengbengofthehongleonggrouphasturnedhisfamily-runcompanyintoasucceful,profeionallymanagedisc.hishotelsuidiaryoworoperatesaportfolioof110hotelswithatotalof30,000rooms,aingasia,australia,newzealand,europeandtheus.

lengbengisenterprising.wheniwasinlondonrecently,heinvitedmetolunchathisabout-to-be-openedrestaurantinoneofhishotels.herecountedthegreattroublehehadtakentopersuadeajapanese-australiancheffromsydneytosetupthisrestaurant.aarently,thechef''ssydneyrestaurantisverypopular.youhavetobookatabletwotothreemonthsahead.lengbengenttwoyearswooingthechefbeforesucceeding.manyothersuitorshadfailed.

thechefisveryparticular.everythingmustbeexactlyright.hedelayedtheopeningoflengbeng''srestaurantbymorethanamonthbecausehewasnothaywiththedecorandservice.heevencheckedthetoiletsandfoundthemnotuptohisstandard.lengbenghadtoredothedecorandthetoilets.

thechefservesfrench-japanesefusioncuisine.wehadeightcourses.eachdishwasexquisite,beautifullypresentedanduniquelyflavoured.aftertheeightcoursesthough,1didno

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