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==="Healthy" and "Stabilised" Housing Market comment=== | ==="Healthy" and "Stabilised" Housing Market comment=== | ||
* 2015 - answered reporters (reported on 30 Dec) that Singapore's housing market is now "healthy" and "stabilised" and is "on track for a soft landing" as Minister for National Development <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250220133455/https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/lawrence-wong-spore-property-market-now-healthy-and-stabilised</ref> | * 2015 - answered reporters (reported on 30 Dec) that Singapore's housing market is now "healthy" and "stabilised" and is "on track for a soft landing" as Minister for National Development <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250220133455/https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/property/lawrence-wong-spore-property-market-now-healthy-and-stabilised</ref> | ||
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File:Hdb-bto-2011-2016.png | Decreasing numbers of BTO flats from HDB over the years 2011 to 2016 | |||
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* 2025 Jan - "we will always keep public housing affordable for Singaporeans,” Lawrence Wong said, as reported by state media CNA, during a dialogue themed “The Singapore Dream” with 900 students | * 2025 Jan - "we will always keep public housing affordable for Singaporeans,” Lawrence Wong said, as reported by state media CNA, during a dialogue themed “The Singapore Dream” with 900 students | ||
* 2025 Jan - online comments refuted his words, saying ordinary citizens have to take out 30-year loans just to afford even small 3-room HDB flats | * 2025 Jan - online comments refuted his words, saying ordinary citizens have to take out 30-year loans just to afford even small 3-room HDB flats | ||
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Lawrence Wong joined the growing ranks of 'weeping politicians' during a Parliament session at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (2020 ~ 2023) | Lawrence Wong joined the growing ranks of 'weeping politicians' during a Parliament session at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic (2020 ~ 2023) | ||
* 25 Mar 2020 - as the National Development Minister, Lawrence Wong broke down in tears midway through a speech in Parliament thanking healthcare workers.<ref>https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/27/was-the-high-drama-of-crying-in-parliament-a-game-changer-for-lawrence-wong/</ref> | * 25 Mar 2020 - as the National Development Minister, Lawrence Wong broke down in tears midway through a speech in Parliament thanking healthcare workers.<ref>https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/27/was-the-high-drama-of-crying-in-parliament-a-game-changer-for-lawrence-wong/</ref> | ||
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File:LW01.gif| Lawrence Wong as National Development Minister weeping in Parliament in 2020 | |||
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==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||