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n,qingdaoandscoresofothercities,andyouwillbeastonishedbyhowquicklytheyhavelearntandcaughtup.theywritesoftwaresformicrosoft.theyareintolifesciencesandbiomedicalengineering.theyhaveevensucceededinmakingtheirtoiletsattouristattractioshinierandcleanerthanours.

ourbiggestchallengeisthereforetosecureanicheforourselvesaschinaswamtheworldwithherhighqualitybutcheaperproducts.china''seconomyispotentiallytentimesthesizeofjapan''s.justaskyourself:howdoessingaporecompeteagaittenpostwarjapa,allindustrialisingandexportingtotheworldatthesametime?

idonotmeanthatchinawilloverpowereveryothereconomy,andgrowattheexpeeofeverybodyelse.aschinadeveloandexportsmore,itsimportswillgrowtoo.therewillbemanyoortunitiesforothercountriestotradewithchina,andforforeigncompaniestoinvestinchina.wemustgratheseoortunities.

butmanyofthethingswearenowdoing,intime,chinawilldobetterandcheaper.wewillhavetostayonestepahead,andmoveontonewactivities.

singaporehasawindowofabouttenyearstomakethistraformation,andupgradetothenextlevelofeconomicdevelopment.butaswedoso,wecompetehead-onwiththedevelopedeconomies.wehavetomatchtheirlevelofiovative,scientific,technologicalandmanagerialcapability.

visionforsingapore
   wewillneednewenergy,aclearseeofdirection,anewsingapore,tocompeteinthisnewenvironment.

myvisionistoturnsingaporeintoaglobalcity,a''globapolis'',withpeoplefromallovertheworldandwellcoectedtoallpartsoftheglobe-byair,sea,telecommunicatioandtheinternet,inmarketacceandinvestments,andinareassuchaseducation,ortsandthearts.

innewsingapore,therewillbeabundantoortunitiesforsingaporeaandglobaltalenttoworkanddowell.ourlimitedphysicalandmarketsizewillnotcotrainus,forwewouldhaveexpandedoureconomicacebeyondourshores.

newsingaporewillbeoneoftheworld''sfinest,mostliveablecities.arts,theatres,museums,musicandortswillflourish.singaporewillbealivelyandexcitingplace,withplentytodoandexperience.ourcitywillnotonlyhavedepth,butalsotherichneofdiversity.

butaboveall,sin

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