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Doing the right thing K Shanmugam - BT 17.5.14

1. Passionate about serving and protecting society, seeing it as the opportunity to make people's lives better.

2. You create a framework, Singapore becomes the legal business centre for all of Asia - and a lot of people will benefit, not just lawyers.

3. We are now the 3rd most preferred destination for international arbitration, the SIAC is the 4th most preferred seat, and Maxwell Chambers is one of the most sought after.

4. That's what I mean by law supporting and creating an excellent business environment and, in its own way, also helping to make Singapore the best center for law in the entire region - we are now well ahead of Hong Kong.

by Law Minister K Hanmugam

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Reflection: is SGP on track to 6.9m people?


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I think 6.9m is insufficient, minimum 8 millions (Top 10% HNWP) by 2020!

(17-05-2014, 07:12 PM)brattzz Wrote: [ -> ]I think 6.9m is insufficient, minimum 8 millions (Top 10% HNWP) by 2020!

ai ya, at this moment, better stick to 6.9m aka the HNWP will have to wait for 2030.
we need time for MRT/Bus network to pull their socks up.
we also need time for KBW to build all the BTO flats and stablise the lopsided ppty market.
Medical and education policy also need to tune up too.

once we got the 6.9m up and running in 2020 smoothly, 8 million in 2030 should be no brainer.

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Make it 10m , the more the merrier .

Wow! cfa, your wish might come true - see this articles

StandChart veteran eyes ASEAN for growth - ST 19.5.2014

SGP plays critical role in bank's expansion, says new regional CEO
Mr Lim Cheng Teck

SGP is at the core of the bank's strategy to boost its growth in ASEAN.
It now hires around 7,400 staffs here, of whom about 3/4 are Singaporeans and PRs.

Said Mr Lim: "We see SGP playing a critical role. SGP is the financial hub for the region, a commodity trading hub, a logistic hub for the region"
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SGP role in international arbitration in Asia - BT 20.5.2014

Open doors: Lawyers and arbitrators fr around the world have flocked to SGP, setting up offices, including in Maxwell Chambers. Open doors enable parties to put the conduct of the case in the hands of their favorite counsel, regardless of nationality or jurisdiction of qualification.

In Apr, > 20 London QC were in SGP on the same day, a phenomenon unheard of in the past years but which has become almost commonplace today.

This was the insight of incoming AG VK Rajah.
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SGP, Mexico can form key link - ST 21.5.2014

K. Shanmugam says both ideal centers to create Asia-Latin America bridge

Signed agreement to provide PhD scholarships for Mexican students to do their research training in SGP - Astar, NUS, NTU and SUTD



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"In Apr, > 20 London QC were in SGP on the same day, a phenomenon unheard of in the past years but which has become almost commonplace today."

waos! 20 QCs!! that's a cool million $ per hour!!

go singapore go!

I somehow have faith in their words. When they say 6.9m, no matter how it will be achieved. When they say FT is important, more FTs will come. The only hurdle is to win enough sits, which is not difficult at all.