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17 Aug 2020 (12pm - 8pm)

REACH

[10:46 am, 17/08/2020] +: New scheme in the works to train retail, aerospace workers

A scheme to help workers in the hard-hit retail and aerospace industries is in the works, where they could be matched with surrogate employers and trained while waiting for the job market to improve.

Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) president Robert Yap told The Straits Times that the group is in discussions with various partners on the programme, and aims to roll it out within 12 months after details are firmed up.

It would see workers being employed by companies for possibly six to 12 months under a structured curriculum so that they gain industry-relevant skills.

The Government would subsidise the salaries of the workers. Later on, they can be deployed to other firms.

More: http…

REACH

[11:50 am, 17/08/2020] +: Dear contributors,

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REACH

[12:00 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 📢 Topic 📢

In what ways can the Government help industries transform quickly and provide targeted support to businesses and their workers in sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic?

A scheme to help workers in the hard-hit retail and aerospace industries is in the works, where they could be matched with surrogate employers and trained while waiting for the job market to improve.

It would see workers being employed by companies for possibly six to 12 months under a structured curriculum so that they gain industry-releva…

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[12:26 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

We have to maintain our air hub, air travel through organised travel, group insurance and health test - through bilateral arrangements with countries - to ensure covid will not be imported - but targeted MICE, tourism, retail, f&b can be safely arranged for foreign tours to preserve our air hub, aviation sector and our retail.

Else our air hub may demise.

[12:28 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

https://sg.yahoo.com/news/covid-19-has-decimated-air-travel-set-back-changi-airport-at-least-40-years-ong-ye-kung-084910318.html

Rama

[12:32 pm, 17/08/2020] +: As temasek has reduced SIA but not Keppel, what does the future hold for Keppel?

[12:40 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

SIA will be profitable when air travel resume.

Oil is increasingly replace by clean energy - there goes oil, offshore drilling.

[12:42 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Temasek Holdings is our sovereign fund - need to earn investment income for our country.

Cannot be a santa Claus.

It must operate like a commercial entity.

Rama

[12:45 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Selectively, drop those government link companies that do not perform over a designated period of time.

REACH

[1:06 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 📺 WATCH: Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat’s Ministerial Statement at 3.30pm today.

Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies and Minister for Finance, Mr Heng Swee Keat, will deliver a Ministerial Statement on the Government’s further plans to continue supporting workers, businesses and protect livelihoods, in our ongoing efforts to build resilience and to emerge stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Statement will be delivered via a Ministerial broadcast on Monday, 17 August 2020, at 3.30pm, which will be carried on CNA, CNA938, and Mediacorp MeWatch.

The full Ministerial Statement will be published on the Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget…

[1:15 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

A country sovereign fund cannot fail - just to save non- performing company.

Because Singaporean lifeline is hinge on sovereign fund earning.

Going by this principle, CEOs of companies must perform.

Else if all rely on God mother rather than performing - then gold mountain silver mountain will also not last.

[1:20 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Some of the company might be a strategic company, monetory kpi is should not the only measurement.

[1:23 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

If the company is too strategic, then find a good CEO to bring profitability back.

Sovereign fund cannot be a santa Claus to keep dumping money into a bottomless pit.

We even sold our last shipping line NOL - when years after years it keep losing money.

And we are a sea hub.

[1:26 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Eg. Keppel has diversified into Telco - M1, data center, property etc.

Digital banking? E-commerce?

What else can keppel do to bring itself back to profitability?

A good CEO will have to bring it back to profitability.

Rama

[1:29 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Replace top management and board members

[1:31 pm, 17/08/2020] +: I think the ceo is coming from across the global, a proper succession planning to train local is important so that one say singaporean ceo also can be a nyse listed company ceo and chairman.

I m not sure abt nol. Maersk is making money. Is nol facing difficulty in the past to compete with big shipping company?

[1:32 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Keppel?!

[1:32 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Disruptive tech clean energy has displaced the oil sector.

Then is keppel nimble enough to embrace disruptive tech and replace its lost business?

[1:33 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Yes keppel.

Rama

[1:36 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 🤷‍♀️

Valli

[1:42 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Keppel should look into restructuring & and not drag on offshore drilling business.

It is no longer the world class rig builder.

Many other countries have overtaken Keppel Rig Building biz.

[1:45 pm, 17/08/2020] +: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/temasek-slams-racist-facebook-posts-targeting-its-indian-employees

Rama

[1:46 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Time to relook and reevaluate!

[2:10 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Eg. Government can work with aviation and tourism sector to organise targeted, covid health check tours and MICE :-

1. Insure for covid test, hospitalisation, quarantine

2. SIA, silkair travel

3. Escorted, targeted check in to eg. MBS or Resort World hotels or Orchard Hotel, targeted retail, F&B, tourist spots, MICE events - with all social distancing in place.

Right from airport to hotel to tourist spots to few days guided tours and then back to airport.

This will help to re-boot our tourism and air travel.

Of course govt to govt arrangements need to be make.

Rama

[2:12 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Our hub as a regional/international cruise terminal is!?

[2:16 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Cruise is a super spreader covid event.

Not sure medical experts find it safe to allow cruise travel or not.

Air plane less than 200 passengers.

Cruise can go up to thousands.

Sea hub less affected.

Our air hub is crippled - only about 5% traffic - need to save air hub first.

Rama

[2:17 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

[2:22 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Also air plane 200 passengers per flight, easy to organise hotel, tour bus, retail visit, tours, f&b and maintain social distancing and covid test.

Cruise few thousand tourists - logistics nightmare to arrange all the above - and if one infected thousands quarantine. A nightmare.

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[2:24 pm, 17/08/2020] +: But airplane once you disembark, everyone goes everywhere and tracing becomes impossible.

[2:26 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Only organised and targeted tours or MICE allowed.

Not free roaming tourists.

This is our compromise step to open up tourism step by step.

Only when vaccines is successful, will we allow free roaming tourists.

[2:27 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/scientists-see-signs-of-lasting-immunity-to-covid-19-even-after-mild-infections?cx_testId=20&cx_testVariant=cx_4&cx_artPos=0#cxrecs_s Good news coming out from immunity. Chances of vaccines working is getting higher.

[2:27 pm, 17/08/2020] +: I think for the short to mid term, travel is not going to go back to how we know it before covid happened. There'll need to be pre-approval, health screening, secure travel, short quarantine, then swab again, then everywhere you go, you're tracked (maybe issue tracking token). There has to be criminal penalties with extraterritorial reach, such that if people wander off or intentionally breach the restrictions, they can be punished in their home country.

[2:28 pm, 17/08/2020] +: But it's not North Korea.... You can't shoot anyone who veers off from the group. Humans being humans will see something interesting and run off to take pictures.

[2:29 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Yes for the time being, organised tours instead of free roaming tourists - is the compromise calculated risk that we must take to reboot our aviation and tourism sector.

[2:30 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

All got to wear mask right?

Singaporeans also roam around freely now but still wearing masks.

All these tourists are tested negative before coming in.

We need to take calculated risks.

Else economically we will die.

We can't draw on more reserves - as it will dry up.

[2:30 pm, 17/08/2020] +: But what can you do if eg you have American tourists who refuse to wear their masks properly or insist on leaving the hotel at night on their own cos "FREEDOM!!!"? You can't stop them what

Blue and White Flag Guy

[2:31 pm, 17/08/2020] +: I'm against this freedom 💩

[2:31 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Law will apply.

Just like our own Singaporeans who call themselves sovereign.

[2:32 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Yah, I'm against it as well. That's why you stay in your country thankyouverymuch

Ken

[2:32 pm, 17/08/2020] +: That person got mental issues 🤣🤣 so discharge without any penalty

[2:32 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Please lah, we have people wearing masks on their chin also no one catch lor.... Only the very egregious ones make it to court.

Blue and White Flag Guy

[2:33 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Cuz we had enough of stirring 💩

So we just let people be

Ken

[2:33 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 🤷🏻‍♂️ loop hole.. we say they not happy... those are the kind who make lots of noise

[2:33 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Yah... We let Darwin do his job. 🤭

[2:35 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Yah, and like the whole Robertson Quay situation. How many people shown in the photos vs how many got hauled up to court. And these are resident in SG. For tourists, enforcement is going to be even harder. Is restarting the economy worth that risk?

Blue and White Flag Guy

[2:35 pm, 17/08/2020] +: There's very low popularity when it comes to MICE, trust me

[2:36 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Out of all the transport MICE events, only one will be held physically in Austria

[2:36 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Only those tourists who meet the right requirements can come in.

Rama

[2:38 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

Girl

[2:39 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Need to do risk assessment to allow tourists from countries with similar covid risks to us. Followed by quarantine while waiting for covid test result before release of tourists to the community.

[2:40 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Set up necessary protocols in place for risk control

[2:48 pm, 17/08/2020] +: You can do risk assessment, but end of the day, the cost-benefit consideration creeps in and in politics, inevitably it becomes a "let us do this, or we impose sanctions/tariffs against you". We know there are some countries just playing bully tactics, I'm just waiting to see whether they start bulldozing all the way to this side of the world

REACH

[3:15 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 📺 WATCH: Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat’s Ministerial Statement at 3.30pm today.

The Statement will be delivered via a Ministerial broadcast on Monday, 17 August 2020, at 3.30pm, which will be carried on CNA, CNA938, and Mediacorp MeWatch.

The full Ministerial Statement will be published on the Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget.gov.sg ) after delivery.

👉https://www.facebook.com/195137123858154/posts/3257866610918508/

[3:23 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Our keyword, our strategy is known as "ring-fence".

Ring-fence tours, ring-fence MICE.

Singapore did very well in ring-fencing our dorms, aged home, hospitals, schools, work place, air transit, malls etc - to prevent infection spreading.

Similarly, we can extend our ring-fence expertise into organised tours and MICE - so as to reboot our air hub and tourism sector.

Rama

[3:23 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Yes

[3:25 pm, 17/08/2020] +: ok ah, i'm pushing this scenario abit. no offence intended.

so say you allow group tours to come in. tours usually end at 8pm, or 9pm max. you send them back to the hotel. and then? do you lock them in? do you stop them from leaving their rooms? from leaving the hotel? do you station security at the door if they attempt to step out?

[3:26 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Many overseas tourists are dying to go out for tour.

If we are able to package a well insured, covid-safe or covered organised tours - where tourists sign up and agreed to the arranged tours with no free roaming - guarantee our air hub and tourism sector will again buzz with economic activities - and yet safe for local community - because the organised tours are ring- fence.

Rama

[3:27 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Tricky to implement but worth considering

REACH

[3:29 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 📺 LIVE NOW: Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies, and Minister for Finance Heng Swee Keat’s Ministerial Statement

Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na_3WBC9eEk

[3:30 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Hotel will have safeguard to prevent tourists from leaving the organised agenda or they may even need to wear wearable devices to track their movement.

N Korea have many organised tours with very strict restrictions - and yet many tourists sign up to tour n Korea.

So Singapore can have a niche - an orthodox tours that can attract tourists.

Tourists can accept the inconvenience because they know this virus pandemic is no joke - and we protect them and yet allow them to have fun.

[3:32 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

And tourists need to sign up and accept the inconvenience before they can enrol in our ring-fence tours.

This will work and will reboot our aviation and tourism sector.

[3:35 pm, 17/08/2020] +: people sign up for the NK tours knowing full well of the risks if they veer off from the group and it's shrouded in mystery. you know how the rest of the world criticises how NK detains these people or shoot on sight. are we prepared to do the same? otherwise, it's an empty threat and they know it, because they know that a democratic country will not take such steps which supposedly "infringes human rights"

[3:37 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

If any tourists breach the guidelines, they will be ask to terminate the tour, escort to airport and fly home.

[3:38 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

They must sign this before they enroll the tour.

If they break contract, we send them home.

Caleb

[3:40 pm, 17/08/2020] +: NSK can't be the next PM

[3:40 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Not very suitable

[3:42 pm, 17/08/2020] +: that's not deterrence... it just means "try not to get caught". it doesn't have the same deterrent factor as "if i see you, i shoot"

REACH

[3:43 pm, 17/08/2020] +: JOBS SUPPORT SCHEME

DPM Heng Swee Keat says he will extend this scheme by up to 7 months, covering wages paid up to March 2021. The support will be tiered according to how badly a sector has been hit by COVID-19, with those in aerospace, aviation and tourism sectors getting the most help.

Follow his speech here: https://cna.asia/3fZXOUl

[3:44 pm, 17/08/2020] +: JOBS GROWTH INCENTIVE

S$1 billion will be set aside to support firms to hire more local workers over the next 6 months, DPM Heng Swee Keat announces.

This involves the co-payment of wages of all new local hires for up to a year, and companies who hire those 40 and above get more support.

More: https://cna.asia/3fZXOUl

[3:45 pm, 17/08/2020] +: COVID-19 SUPPORT GRANT

The grant, introduced in May, is aimed at helping Singaporeans who are unemployed or suffered significant job losses due to the pandemic. It will be extended until December this year, says Heng Swee Keat.

Low-wage workers will also get help as eligibility for the Workfare Special Payment is widened to include more of those affected.

More here: https://cna.asia/3fZXOUl

[3:50 pm, 17/08/2020] +: BOOSTING TOURISM

S$320 million in tourism credits, called SingapoRediscovers Vouchers, will be set aside for Singaporeans to explore the country and boost spending.

“I hope Singaporeans will take the opportunity to explore our local culture and heritage, nature, art and architecture. You may be surprised by what you discover,” says Heng Swee Keat.

More: https://cna.asia/3fZXOUl

[3:51 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

You mean you shoot tourists who don't wear mask including Singaporean who don't wear mask?

REACH

[3:52 pm, 17/08/2020] +: [Sent by Gov.sg – 17 Aug]

As of 12pm, MOH has preliminarily confirmed an additional 91 cases of COVID-19 infection in Singapore.

Majority are Work Permit holders currently under quarantine.

Based on investigations so far, there are no cases in the community.

In addition, there are 6 imported cases who had been placed on Stay-Home Notice upon arrival in Singapore.

MOH will share further updates in its press release that will be issued later tonight.

go.gov.sg/moh17augupdate

[3:53 pm, 17/08/2020] +: of course i don't, but that's the whole point! no matter what measures you put in place, the deterrent factors will never be as strong as what NK can do. so there will always be people seeking to push the boundaries and sneak out. thus the question is "at what point to we accept the risk for the sake of restarting the tourism econony"

chan5956

[3:54 pm, 17/08/2020] +: but pple who have time as no job ...the vouchers won't be sufficient whereas pple who has jobs don't have time to use then it's wasted $$$......

[3:58 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Tourists must be tested before they come Vs many Singaporeans who are not tested but only rely on wearing masks to stay safe.

Wonder tested and ring-fence tourists are safer or non-tested Singaporeans are safer?

Do we have to be paranoid to the extreme - at the expense of our economy and our air hub?

[4:00 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Some Singaporeans also don't practice safe distancing and sneak out what - are you going to suggest deporting them to no man land?

[4:02 pm, 17/08/2020] +: we're talking at cross purposes here. the purpose of ring-fencing is to keep whatever we have "in", and whatever we don't have "out". once you decide to introduce further groups into the existing ringfence, thay

[4:03 pm, 17/08/2020] +: *that's already a risk in and of itself. the more bubbles you have, the harder it is to control. and you don't have the means to control and enforce because you're not going to be stationing security officers to stop them from stepping out of the hotel

Valli

[4:04 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Are those travelling back (imported cases) coming here for treatment?

At some point our healthcare professionals will need a break and not be overwhelmed with imported cases.

[4:05 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

I think you are extreme paranoid and nothing will work until the whole economy collapse.

You can't size up risk and proper reasoning.

You stick with your own view and I propose mine.

Let the govt decide.

The new MOT Minister view is to have targeted opening up of air traffic for overseas travellers.

[4:07 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

You don't seems to understand the implications of negative 5% to 7% GDP means - $100 over billion lost and widespread unemployment.

You also don't understand what it means when air hub is bypass and we will be permanently redundant.

[4:08 pm, 17/08/2020] +: ok, don't need resort to personal attacks here. like i said, all i'm doing is pushing the example to its logical extremes and testing the logic. i'm not saying i'm against it. i'm just saying that these proposals need to be thought through very carefully before implementing

[4:08 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 🙄

Rama

[4:11 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

[4:11 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

I am not against careful through before opening as this virus threat is unprecedented.

But I am also against extreme paranoid ism where we are ostrich putting our head into the sand and do nothing until our economy totally collapse and degenerate into mass social riot.

[4:11 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心: Thought

Rama

[4:12 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Our government will weigh the pros and cons and com3 up with a calculated approach.

Leonard Lau

[4:12 pm, 17/08/2020] +: First thing first , are we expecting tourists or casual business travellers ? Both number will be small given the global Covid climate .

I suggest MOT / MTI to think creatively how to make us a good location for business traveller congregate here .

Rama

[4:12 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

[4:13 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Casual tourists is not on the horizon for now. Casual business travellers is only starting to geow.

Leonard Lau

[4:14 pm, 17/08/2020] +: These imported cases are most work and Long pass holders .

Valli

[4:16 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Dependents pass holders cases are increasing.

[4:19 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Are they really essential travellers?

[4:24 pm, 17/08/2020] +: No one is saying you stop moving and wait for this to pass. What I'm saying is we assume that this is NOT going to pass and travel is not going to go back to things as we know it. Group tours and ringfencing, sounds great on paper. But the devil is in the details and how you enforce it to ensure compliance such that the rules aren't there just for show. A good set of rules isn't just about being realistic, it must also be enforceable and have sufficient bite if anyone contravenes. Otherwise it's as good as not having rules.

As you had said in an earlier message, people are "dying to go out for tours". Which means they are desperate to reclaim the life as they know it. But we know that can't happen, so how do we mitigate that risk? So again going back to my point "is restarting the economy worth that risk", perhaps I should phrase it in this manner, "where is that balance between risk and benefit".

So it's not that I don't understand that negative GDP and its impact. It's precisely because I do, that's why i am asking where that balance is drawn because we sure as hell don't want to go back into CB right?

Ken

[4:38 pm, 17/08/2020] +: I am few of the lucky ones that are in essential service (manufacturing), but really we don’t know how bad it will turn. My side sales also start dropping, lucky that our product quite diverse hence impact is a bit lesser.

But many friends and family, in various industry. Like photography, dancer, gym, aircraft all quite badly hurt but don’t know how to help. Only can help them look for other jobs. In Singapore as a citizen you won’t starve. Just don’t choose job. Wait for the right time to come back. We all don’t like breaks but sometimes no choice.

Rama

[4:40 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Treasure your job and constantly upgrade and reskill.

[4:49 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

If malls are so big and yet can be regulated by safe distancing officers - a hotel cannot?

Let the details be work out by the ministry and those in the industry.

No need to fret over it.

Important to get the strategic direction correct - and once agree on the strategic vision - then let the various expertise work out the details.

There is no need to keep whining on the paranoid side.

[5:01 pm, 17/08/2020] +: I think both the economy and safety are important, the risks need to be mitigate, we cannot affort to continue with negative gdp also we need to keep the community from outbreak. 2nd or 3rd wave of outbreak in other areas is a good learning material for us. We need paranoid but also opened to the fact that no economic transaction, we are hard to survive. A balance between the 2 (economic recover + low number of community case) and max the return to Singapore is important. Anyone consider to how economic recover in alternative way?

Rama

[5:02 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

Ken

[5:02 pm, 17/08/2020] +: The model that we think used to work will change very much. really don’t think international travel will come back anytime soon.

[5:02 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Pls consider:

Economic recover benefit > control measure + fire fighting cost if outbreak

Rama

[5:02 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Agree

Blue and White Flag Guy

[5:03 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Exactly, where our dynamism go? We cannot expect everything to work forever one

Rama

[5:03 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Look at 2022 for a possibility at the earliest.

[5:03 pm, 17/08/2020] +: The first question to answers is what drive traveller to travel.

Rama

[5:03 pm, 17/08/2020] +: That's why MTI CCS said the new economy will be not pre covid-19 times anymore!

Ken

[5:04 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Which also means the push for each country to have their service team rather than using Singapore as a hub, that we use to able to fly within 2 days. Won’t happen now.

[5:04 pm, 17/08/2020] +: IATA published article said 2024 to recover to pre covid

Ken

[5:04 pm, 17/08/2020] +: More jobs will be lost for those international support engineers

[7:44 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Singapore’s position as a global business node depends on our connectivity as an air hub. The Changi Air Hub and its adjacent industries contribute to over 5 per cent of Singapore's GDP and employ more than 190,000 people. Tourism adds vibrancy to our retail and F&B sectors.”

Our air hub contribute $25 billion to our economy. Now is about $1.25 billion (rough estimate - 5% economic activity) - that means multi-billion dollars lost - if we still are not able to revive our air hub.

Rama

[7:54 pm, 17/08/2020] +: 👍

[7:54 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Else our pilots, air steward and stewardess, air port handlers may end up permanently as social distancing officer, health care assistant etc.

Rama

[7:54 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Yup

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[7:56 pm, 17/08/2020] +: If have to then retrain lor

[7:57 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Losing air hubs means lose $25 billion.

Is that what you want?

[7:58 pm, 17/08/2020] +: No, like I said, I'm not saying that's what I want. If really under the boh bian act have to retrain then retrain lah.

[7:59 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

Losing air hub also means lose foreign investment, business and many strategic business.

[7:59 pm, 17/08/2020] +: You can't cling to an industry which is dead just because of the value and how many people are gonna be out of a job. Yes of course you try to revive it, but no point flogging a dead horse if the rest of the world is all not moving ahead with it.

[7:59 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

LKY first build sea hub and 2nd air hub

[8:00 pm, 17/08/2020] ☸️ Danny 心:

If we lose our air hub - as good as we are strategically dead

REACH

[8:00 pm, 17/08/2020] +: Dear Contributors,

We will be closing the chat for today.

Thank you very much for being part of our WhatsApp chat and participating actively.

Goodnight!

Megan

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