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The
Straits Times, Forum Page 23 Mar 04
Reply to: Casino 'means testing' a bad idea
What Home Minister said about casino proposal MS LOH Li-Yen in her
letter, 'Casino 'means testing' a bad idea' (ST, March 19), wrongly
attributed to the Minister for Home Affairs the comment that only
Singaporeans of a 'certain economic class' would be able to gain entry
to the casino being considered for Singapore.
Mr Wong Kan Seng did not use the phrase 'certain economic class' when
he commented on this at a constituency function on Sunday. The term
was mistakenly attributed to him in the article, 'If your chips are
down, you're out' (ST, March 17). Mr Wong had said, in response to
the media on March 14, that if there is to be a casino in the proposed
international entertainment centre, law-and-order measures have to
be put in place so that criminal activities and syndicates do not
infiltrate our environment. He also said that we have to ensure that
people do not get into trouble where they borrow heavily and whittle
away their life savings. He added that one consideration could be
casino membership and there could be some criteria worked out but
'these are details which are too early to comment on'.
ONG-CHEW PECK WAN (MRS)
Press Secretary to Minister for Home Affairs |
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