Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong replied to a question during the - TopicsExpress

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong replied to a question during the Question-and-Answer session moderated by Professor Tommy Koh, after speaking on Singapore in Transition – The Next Phase, at the NUSS 60th Anniversary Lecture held in the University Cultural Centre, Oct 3, 2014. I think there is no hindrance to discussing the past in a normal way....I think what we are dealing with in To Singapore with Love is not that. What is that issue in To Singapore, with Love — you’ve got to see it within a historical context. Upon reviewing the Video, regrettably PM Lee has not been able to put forward convincingly an argument in defence of the Singapore Governments decision to ban the film from public viewing. It is still unclear to me how the Government thinks a documentary such as this could undermine national security. This film as I understand is based largely on vast amounts of documentary evidence which has now been declassified. If the Government feels that there are indeed elements in the film that is factually inaccurate, they could then easily debunk it or put forward their counter arguments and allow the current largely politically savvy and mature Singaporeans to decide. Regrettably, what is happening here in my humble opinion is just a blatant act of censorship, pure and simple. What are your thoughts? https://youtube/watch?v=UjQvdrBK8h4&list=PLqvAkd0-laMcbySM5wpkuplwzFFQklO_Z&index=2