However, we should also not ignore the concerns of the likes of
Nanyang Technological University student Lim Zi Rui, who had asked
Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong at a forum if he was aware that many
young people were losing their sense of ownership of Singapore.
The polls targeted students in Primary 4 and 6, Secondary 2 and
4, and Year 2 of junior college, many of whom have yet to
experience the realities of working life and competitive pressures
outside school. Perhaps, such surveys could be expanded to include
university students as well as young working adults to truly
capture the perceptions of Singaporean youth and to ascertain if Mr
Lim's concerns are indeed valid.
Kelvin Seah
