PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday night acknowledged that
the People's Action Party government is not perfect and has slipped
up from time to time.
Addressing a PAP rally at the Yio Chu Kang stadium in Ang Mo Kio
GRC, where his six-member team is being contested by the Reform
Party, Mr Lee said: 'The PAP government is not perfect. I would be
the first to acknowledge that. We made mistakes, we have slip-ups
from time to time.
'Things don't always turn out the way we want them to turn out -
whether in capturing Mas Selamat, making sure Orchard Road doesn't
flood or other problems.
'Things sometimes go wrong. When they do, what must we do? We
must apologise, acknowledge, put it right, learn from the lessons
and try not to make the same mistakes again.
'But I think overall, we have got things right more often than
we have got things wrong, and that is why Singapore has got here
today. And to continue to prosper, Singapore needs to get the best
government, the best team that it can put together.'