2. Let’s recap!
The 4 Guiding Principles of Governance:
• ‘Leadership is Key’
• ‘Reward for Work, Work for Reward’
• ‘Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant’
• ‘A Stake for Everyone, and Opportunities
for all’
3. • A good leader has to be honest, capable and with foresight.
• Without good leaders, Singapore wouldn’t be what it is today.
Marina Bay would not have existed either.
• Our leaders foresaw the challenges Singapore would face, made
plans and took action.
• They knew Singapore has limited land and water. So they
conserved these resources by building high-rise buildings and
underground malls, and Marina Barrage.
• They also ensured we have high standard of living by ensuring
there is enough empty land for leisure.
4. • Sometimes, we need to change in order to adapt to new
surrounding or to improve ourselves.
• When Global Warming became more serious, our leaders decided to
build more eco-friendly structures in Singapore. (E.g. Breeze
Shelter in Marina Bay Link)
• After seeing that Singapore has limited land, our leaders decided
to build more high-rise building and underground malls to conserve
land.
• Meanwhile, they built Marina Barrage so that seawater can be
purified for consumption as Singapore has limited supply of water
and the water treaties with Malaysia do not last forever (2011 and
2061)
5. • Having a say in decision-making develops in people a greater sense
of belonging to the country. That’s what the government sees.
• Before the casino was built, the government consulted the people on
the issue of having a casino as a part of an Integrated Resort.
• Government listened to and considered the people’s concern involving
social risk of gambling addiction.
• They decided to go ahead with the setting up of the casino, but not
without taking actions as to alleviate the people’s concerns.
• They imposed stringent social safeguards and monitored and
enforced these safeguards strictly.
• They would also commit the necessary resources to help the more
vulnerable members of our society.
6. Now let’s see how Marina Bay
is linked to the 4 Guiding
Principles of Governance!
7. • ‘Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant’
• ‘Leadership is Key’
• Global Brands To attract tourism
• Local Brands Contribute to Singapore’s
• Casino economy
• Hotel Inter-competitiveness with
other First-World countries
• Entertainment
8. • Casino ‘A Stake for Everyone,
and Opportunities for all’
» Government consulted the people
on the issue of having a casino.
Government considered the
concerns of the people and has
taken action so as to alleviate their
concerns.
E.g. Stringent social safeguards
9. • Singapore (a small country) has limited resources.
• Singapore’s population is also increasing.
• Therefore, energy-saving methods are used and
‘eco-friendly’ structures are built.
‘Eco-friendly’ structures found in Marina Bay:
Breeze Shelter (Solar energy & Motion sensor)
*’Leadership is Key’
*‘Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant’
10. • Singapore has limited land.
• Thus, Singapore needs to conserve
land too.
High-rise buildings & Underground
shops
*‘Anticipate Change and Stay Relevant’
*‘Leadership is Key’
