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QUESTION 6: Was separation really a "moment of anguish" for sg?

In approaching this question, we further question
1. WHO SAID THAT?
2. WHY DID HE SAY THAT?
3. WHAT PROBLEMS DID SG FACE THAT MADE HIM SAY THAT
4. HOW DID SG OVERCOME THESE PRBS? WHAT DEVELOPMENTS BURST OUT BECAUSE OF THIS?

1. (then PM) Lee Kuan Yew

2. Because he thought Singapore couldn't survive on its own without Malaysia,
who is a strong economic/political/social/physical backing on Singapore.
(Malaysia, you see, was bigger, politically experienced and developed, able to
solve econ probs in sg, and socially more stable)

3. SG FACED PROBLEMS IN SEPARATION SUCH AS:
1. Limited land space
Little place to develop/let people live
2. Weak industry base
Undiversified econ base, due to dependence on entrepot trade
3. Fall in trade
Well, crap! (refer to point 2)
4. Lacking in natural resources
Not enough to cater to the whole population
5. Growing population
Look at above point
Lack of housing and jobs to cater to them
6. British withdrawal
Singapore was left a. defenseless
b. unemployed - for those thousands working under the british

4.
READ: Key point: all of these were to improve SOL and economy in SG.
A. MNCs set up factories in SG
improve unemployment + get foreign investors
B. Make SG more efficient/organised
targeting security, health, education
a high quality workforce to cater to investors
C. Setting up of EconomicDB
resulted in JurongIE, which attracted investors and provided jobs
D. Setting up of HDB
cheap houses with good facilities for the people
high-rise: more space for industrialization
E. Started SingaporeArmedForces and NS
improve security in country
stable image: attractive to investors

5.
to the people of sg then, separation was indeed a "moment of anguish" as they were left with a new, inexperienced government and was saddled with a bunch of seemingly impossible problems (given the situation then)
now, looking back, it was a TURNING POINT, because if it weren't for the separation, sg wouldn't have been forced to make rapid changes and improvements to become the remarkable country it is today. BE PROUD. sg would've been dependent on m'sia.
so, then it was a "moment of anguish", now it's a "moment of celebration" kind of thing.

notes typed by leen.
group: esther, bella, chels, elaine
these are not 100% accurate perhaps, but they're worth reading. as our qns was
more of a summary of all your qns, stats are not included. you can get them off
the other groups, or your txtbk or your notes. you need to read them too anyway.
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