The Rhetoric
“We must always remember that workers are not simply factors of production or economic digits. Workers are human beings.”
–DPM Tony Tan, Straits Times, Aug 4 2003The Reality
“Be like a monkey. When things happen, you have to be nimble. Take advantage of opportunities, don’t be cast down, but rise to the challenge if it does occur.”
– DPM Tony Tan in report “Singaporeans urged to act like monkeys”, AP, 26 Jan 2004