'I envy young men and women': PM Lee on the opportunities facing youths
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Young people in Singapore have it better today as they enjoy advantages and opportunities which “never existed in my generation”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
"My starting point is, as an old man, I envy the young men and women," said Mr Lee in an interview with Singapore media around three weeks before his May 15 handover of the premiership to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
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