Lawrence Wong gets rapturous welcome at his first public event as Singapore PM

Singapore’s “4G staff” chief Lawrence Wong, who took oath on May 15 as the nation’s fourth Prime Minister succeeding Lee Hsien Loong, attended his first public event yesterday as the brand new head of state, and he was greeted by a completely rapturous crowd.

Wong was assembly folks at Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC, from the place he first contested the overall elections in 2015, and the place has been the Anchor Minister since then.

In an Instagram publish accompanying a video of the go to, Wong wrote: “My first event as PM – to fulfill with residents of @myt_grc! Thank you everybody on your nicely needs and assist!” The publish was additionally shared on his official Twitter account.

The video confirmed a massively enthusiastic crowd, waving purple and white plastic batons — colors of the Singapore flag — with broad smiles on their faces and frequent shouts of: “Majulah Singapura!” Wong was in the midst of all of it, shaking arms with a number of folks at a time.

Then, PM Wong went as much as the event dais and mentioned, “Let’s work collectively to construct a greater Singapore.” The viewers cheered with gusto.

Following his transient tackle, Wong additionally posed for pictures with members of the varied communities that kind Singaporean society.

And so, he wrapped up his first half-week as the brand new Prime Minister of Singapore. Since taking oath, Wong has shared a couple of pictures on social media, displaying himself at work — that features his first Cabinet assembly as PM and cellphone calls with different Asian heads of state. He has additionally shared a video displaying his journey from childhood to his public position.

Born in 1972, Lawrence Wong is the first prime minister from Singapore’s post-independence era — he highlighted this through the swearing-in ceremony — and the video of his journey by way of life can also be the story of the nation that he now leads.