"Hong Kong protests show Singapore importance of public order, good governance: Shanmugan
SINGAPORE: Public order and good governance are "key" lessons Singapore can learn from the protests in different parts of the world including in Hong Kong, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in Parliament on Monday (Mar 2).
Mr Shanmugam was speaking during the Committee of Supply debate on Singapore's approach to public order.
Since June last year, hundreds of thousands of protestors have conducted anti-government demonstrations on the streets of Hong Kong, blocking roads and using improvised weapons in increasingly violent clashes with police.
"Some of them have engaged in extremely violent, disruptive behaviour, with the whole purpose of crippling the government," Mr Shanmugam said. "(They have) inflicted severe damage to the economy, and to the reputation of the city."
Mr Shanmugam said the protests also caused "very severe challenges" for the Hong Kong police force, pointing out that they were caught between the need to uphold public order and protestors who resorted to increasingly violent tactics just to instigate the police.
They also "severely damaged" the relationship between the police and the public, he said, adding that protestors were violent towards both police and residents who tried to go against them."
What happened in Hkg SAR cannot happen in Sgp for our laws don't give the protesters any chance to demonstrate at all!
Any illegal assembly of 5 persons would hv got one charged n put in jail!!
Sgp citizens r trained to obey n comply. They don't like protests themselves.
por
So not sure where the minister is leading the arguments to!!??
Anyway, SPF is doing a relatively good job in keeping Sgp safe.
SINGAPORE: Public order and good governance are "key" lessons Singapore can learn from the protests in different parts of the world including in Hong Kong, Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said in Parliament on Monday (Mar 2).
Mr Shanmugam was speaking during the Committee of Supply debate on Singapore's approach to public order.
Since June last year, hundreds of thousands of protestors have conducted anti-government demonstrations on the streets of Hong Kong, blocking roads and using improvised weapons in increasingly violent clashes with police.
"Some of them have engaged in extremely violent, disruptive behaviour, with the whole purpose of crippling the government," Mr Shanmugam said. "(They have) inflicted severe damage to the economy, and to the reputation of the city."
Mr Shanmugam said the protests also caused "very severe challenges" for the Hong Kong police force, pointing out that they were caught between the need to uphold public order and protestors who resorted to increasingly violent tactics just to instigate the police.
They also "severely damaged" the relationship between the police and the public, he said, adding that protestors were violent towards both police and residents who tried to go against them."
What happened in Hkg SAR cannot happen in Sgp for our laws don't give the protesters any chance to demonstrate at all!
Any illegal assembly of 5 persons would hv got one charged n put in jail!!
Sgp citizens r trained to obey n comply. They don't like protests themselves.
por
So not sure where the minister is leading the arguments to!!??
Anyway, SPF is doing a relatively good job in keeping Sgp safe.
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