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新加坡总理吴作栋理国庆群众大会演讲
   

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whenthesingaporeteamsuccefullyclimbedmounteverest(中国称珠穆朗玛峰))in1998,icheered.ioketokhoosweechiowandhisteam-mateslater.

theytoldmethattheyclimbedupinstages,frombasecamp(探险队等的营地)tocam1,2,3and4,beforetheymadetheiraaultforthesummit.theclimbbecamemoredifficultanddangerousthehighertheywent.theairbecamethierandtheslopesteeper.youhadtobedisciplined,determined,andwellprepared.andyouhadtohaveluckonyourside.therecouldbeavalanchesandrockfails,ortheweathercouldchangesuddenly.sweechiowtoldmethatthemostimportantqualityneededtoclimbmounteverestwasmentalstrength.

theclimbupmounteverestprovidesavividimageforsingapore''sownclimbupthemountainofeconomicdevelopment.

seniorministerbroughtsingaporeuptocamp2--fromlabourinteivetoelectronicsandhighervalue-addedindustries.inthelast10years,wehaveclimbedhighertocamp3,withwaferfa(waferfabrication的口语表达,晶体管加工),chemicals,andfinancialservices.now,wearemakingourwaytocamp4,todoit,lifesciences,andotherknowledge-basedactivities.ifwemakeittocamp4,wecanthentrytoscalethesummitwherecountriesliketheus,japanandswitzerlandare.

butletmewarnyou.asinthemounteverestclimb,thegoingwillgettougherfromhere.aswegohigherupthemountainofeconomicdevelopment,progrewillbeslower.wewillnotseethesamehighgrowthratesasinthepast.wewillhavetoworksmarterandacquiremoresophisticatedcapabilitiestoovercomecomplexchallenges.wewillbetemptedtorelax.indeed,somesingaporeahaveasked:"doweneedtobenumberoneineverything?"wewillneedgreatmentalstrengthtocontinuepushingourselvestoexcel.ifwedonotdoso,othersnowbehinduswillpushusoffthetrack.

tonight,iwanttofocusonthisnextstageofoureconomicclimb.

thecurrentdownturn
   butfirst,letmetouchonthecurrenteconomicdownturn.

whenimetthemediaearlierthisweek,theytoldmethatsingaporeawouldexpectmetoeakindetailontheslowd

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