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urseniorcitize.theirbiggestconcernismedicalcare.toaddrethisconcern,thegovernmentwillintroducethreeinitiatives.theseare:medicalcareforelderlysingaporeasufferingfromchronicailmentssuchasdiabetesandhighbloodpreure;enhancingmedishieldbenefitandanew"eldershield"schemetoprovideiuranceagaitseverephysicaldisabilities.

limhngkiangwillaouncethedetailsoftheseinitiativeslater.

anothergrowinggroupofsingaporeawhorequiresomeattentionarethesingles.oneoftheirmainconcerishousing.hdbwillnowallowthoseaged35andabovetopurchaseresale3-roomflatsinurbanestates.hdbisalsocoideringstudioapartments,earlierconceivedforelderlysingaporea,asanotherhousingoptionforsingles.

cpftop-up
   atlastyear''srally,iaouncedacpftop-upofbetween$500and$1,700foreacheligiblesingaporean,tobegivenoutintwoequalpayments.thefirstpaymentwasgiveninjanuarythisyear.wewillmakethesecondpaymentindecember.

iwastoldthat187,000eligiblesingaporeamiedoutonthefirstpayment.thisisapity.

iwanttogivethesesingaporeaasecondchancetoqualify.iftheycontributetheminimum$100tothecpfby31october,wewillgivethemboththefirstandsecondpaymentsforthecpftop-up.

"newsingapore"shares
   　

iwouldalsoliketointroduceanewschemetohelpeeciallylewell-offsingaporea.iintendtogiveyoushareswhichpayaguaranteeddividendforafixednumberofyears,plusbonuspaymentswhentheeconomydoeswell.

theseshareswillalsoberedeemableimmediatelyforcash,butnotallatonce.

iwillcallthisscheme"newsingapore"shares.

iknowyouarewaitingtohearhowmuchyouwillbegiven,butpleasebepatient.howmuchtowhom,andwhen,willdependonthestateoftheeconomythisyear.iwanttoseethethirdquarterresultsbeforeidecide.

conclusion
   　

forourgrowthstrategyandsocialcompacttobeeffective,singaporemustbecohesiveasanation.

asglobalisationinteifies,thiswillbecomeevenmorecritical.moreandmoresingaporeawillgooverseastostudy,workanddobusine.wewelcomethis,butwemustalsofindwaystokeeptheirheartshere,sothatwhereve

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