Taking Singapore forward at a more relaxed pace

ON TUESDAY (Jul 2) evening, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong delivered a now-familiar message to an audience of keen young students: instead of feeling pressured to pursue one form of success, they can take their time to find their own way.

“We will provide more opportunities for all Singaporeans to chart your own paths – to pursue your diverse aspirations, and your own definitions of success,” the prime minister said at a dialogue held by the Institute of Policy Studies and student-led inter-university initiative Varsity Voices, at Singapore Management University.

With Singapore’s maturing economy heading towards a slower long-run growth path and employers facing persistent manpower shortages, one fear might be that such kind words will nurture a less productive generation.