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PM Lee to Tharman 语重心长

"Should you be elected as our next President, I fully appreciate that you will now be in a different role with different responsibilities. You will no longer be a member of the executive; INSTEAD you WILL BE exercising your custodial powers independently to protect our past reserves and the integrity of the public service as specified in the Constitution. This is a vital function in the Singapore system of government. I am confident that you will carry out these duties scrupulously and with the independence of mind you have always displayed."


BUT in 2000 Ong Teng Cheong to PM Lee 也是语重心长............

"You see, if you ask me to protect the reserves, then you've got to tell me what I'm supposed to protect. So I had to ask."

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