[EvertonDiehard]

At that time lau goh was losing his popularity as the crown prince was waiting angrily to take over. So to prevent losing his position very early, he made the so called wish list to elevate or to make the people happy with his leadership skill in improving the economy

If Woody Goh gets quizzed about his promise at that time, he would probably claim that he was misquoted. Our former PM will say that he has delivered on his promise of a Swiss Cost of Living for S'poreans.