President Tony Tan Keng Yam says Singapore needs to
create more informal occasions for multi-racial and
multi-generational family bonding.
President Tan said this to reporters at the
Singapore Zoo on Sunday evening where he attended the "Moon Night"
celebrations for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The festival is an occasion for family and friends
to gather and admire the harvest moon.
With a host of educational activities about the moon's effect on
animal behaviour, the event also raised awareness about
biodiversity and nature conservation.
As part of the programme, President Tan released fireflies into the
Zoo's mangroves, as part of ongoing efforts to reintroduce the
insect into Singapore's mangroves.
He said: "I don't think wildlife is a charity but it's an
attraction. I think it's something which is well worth supporting.
And of course I'll be very happy to help the Wildlife Reserves in
their effort to attract more corporate sponsorship from companies.
Not only the Zoo of course, but the Night Safari, and of course the
Bird Park. I think all of these are wonderful amenities for
Singaporeans."
- CNA/fa
