Singapore's MRT - One Man's Vision
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Despite opposition from several politicians, Mr Ong Teng Cheong believed that the MRT would improve Singapore's standard of living.
Now the backbone of our country's public transport network, many of us can't imagine life without the MRT.
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He is a true patriot, country above party
I duno why the hell i remember him and he left me with the impression of best Singapore president of all time
The most underrated President of Singapore. Love him 3000.... If only there are more like him.
He made travelling in SG easier and convenient for everyone. Smart man with a big heart 💕
But why they opposed they should look at the big picture. haix..lucky now got mrt it makes travelling much faster.
The only Singapore president that is not a puppet to the Govt. Salute Mr Ong.
Mr Ong is the only President that I could remember and respect. Sadly he was not given a state funeral.
Yes, when the time comes, and you know what I mean, Singapore should give him a proper state funeral.
@@keffinsg I remembered reading somewhere that the family said no need to have the state funeral. But then again, we would never have the real truth of what went on in the background.
Sean its more or less because it was Chinese New Year during the time of his death, and sadly, one cannot celebrate Chinese New Year along with one’s death thus the SG government decided not to hold a state funeral. Although all SG flags were flown at half-mast for the days to follow.
@@galeathh Interesting..
当时时间对上春节，王故总统的家属体念大家不想扫了春节的兴致，拒绝国葬。你们应该把这当成是王故总统的福祉，他祝福我们最后的一次，不要把它政治化。
Salute to the Late President of Singapore...Mr Ong Teng Cheong...The Best President ever Singapore had...May his soul rest in peace.
Really respect President Mr Ong vision fighting alone with so many ppl opposing him building the MRT system...remember the 1st three station from TPY to AMK starting in 1987!!!
Mr. Ong Teng Cheong my president!
Every first move by a country's leader will not be welcomed. The late Mr. Ong saw what a good transportation system in the likes of an MRT has and loaded with immense transforming powers. Today's Singapore owes her progress to this idea implanted in the heart of one man who dared to challenge the order of the day, without giving up upon immense opposition. Singapore has certainly become a leader in this particular aspect, in the region of Asia. See for yourself how many countries begin to emulate Singapore by building what they can call and label their own MRT. Rest in perfect peace, Ong Teng Cheong. Your work and vision have not been forgotten! I am just an outside observer but has great respect for a man gracing the history of a nation at a time like this.
Like n highly appreciate your well-articulated comments. You've spoken with great volumes of our late n d first Singapore elected President Ong Teng Cheong, being d most dedicated among all tt we've come across.
Lies again? Deaf Blind
Our true hero and father!
This is the only man that puts his COUNTRY and CITIZENS above MONEY and PARTY.. a True President with honors
True Singapore President. 👍👍👍
🙏 Thank You So Much Late President of Singapore Ong Teng Cheong for planning & supporting the initial development of Singapore Mass Rapid Transport ( SMRT ) in 1981 until the first ride in 1987! Today , thanks to the MRT Networks ... Singaporeans & Tourists can travel in Singapore in relative ease , safety & comfort & helping to reduced the public road traffic jams! 🙏🌷🌿🌏💜🕊🇸🇬
Mr.Ong will be remembered as one of the best president of sg.
The best.
Correction. He was & still is the BEST.
He was a good president, but one incident which sticks in my mind was when his wife has just passed away from cancer in 1999 and he was playing a piano rendition of “The moon represents my heart” at the president’s star charity show in the same year. It was so poignant and human that I am sure I was not the only one amongst the many who had shed tears during his performance.
I always remember Mr Ong Teng Cheong. He really care for Singapore and push for many thing for the people. He is the greatest president I have know so far, compare to the rest, his contribution is above all level ❤
Thank u , Mr. Ong. u fought for us and stick to ur vison. That took a lot of faith , strength n believe especially when the whole gang was againts it. Ure cool and this is very inspiring! xx onwards and upwards!!
Thank you Mr Ong! I will never forget your contribution to Singapore and my 1st MRT ride on Yishun Station.
President Ong was the Peoples President. Someone whom almost every Singaporean had voted for. We have not seen that happen after his term as president. A man who thought of the future and made the impossible happen during the time when the government thought otherwise. Nowadays there is really no real good leadership ....all are following one another. New people came but nothing changed for the better. Just maintaining status quo..... If Mr Ong had maintained status quo we wouldn't have had a train system in the first place. May he rest in peace. A man who deserved the highest regard in politics. A man who deserved a state funeral but was not given one. To the Peoples President....Mr Ong Thank you. Thank you for being different and standing up for us. The People.
A true Singaporean with in depth vision. Kudos to him.
Mr Ong Teng Cheong - what a visionary! Your immense contributions to the people of Singapore will never be forgotten for generations to come. The best there is, the best there was, the best there ever will be........
Thank you Mr Ong Teng Cheong. MRT has been my favorite transport and you are always the president of our heart.
“Sometimes a majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.”
...birds of a feather cannot expect anything less good unable to recall those smashing days of workers union into tiny fragmented house union, exiled their leaders & many2 more untold detention without trials strong arm tactics - shame on yr compliments
@@kamaruzamanbt3825 I was referring to the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong's lone (minority) appeal for a mass transit system while the rest of the government (majority) were against his idea. *roll eyes
@@andrewkoey4020 they went along with his idea in the end, or it wouldn't be built. So he's not in minority after all.
It showed our leaders have open mind and willing to listen to different opinions and if that idea has merit, they can change their mind.
Good job Mr Ong for convincing them.
Tony Tan called this idea foolish??? Omg
Because no one proposed to have kfc outlets in all the mrt stations
If have kfc outlet at all stations, HK singer Kuo Fu Cheng , Aaron Kwok will be very happy.
He only knew how to object at ideas but have not produced any ideas to improve Sg when he was the president. The most useless President Sg had ever produced. IMO.
Foolish ideas?
Take a look today 2023 how packed at every main MRT statations during the peak period!
Subsequent presidents that followed are either partisan or silent. Mr Ong Teng Cheong was truly one with the people
After mr ong teng cheong ,the later presidents are all about kfc ,prata and milo
I understand what you mean by prata and milo.. enlighten me with KFC. Are you referring them to a non flying bird ?
John Ong look at the president after mr ong, one of them look like the kfc mascot
@@johnong75 kfc stands for Kuo Fu Cheng, Aaron Kwok, HK singer and 1 pf the heavenly kings
@@ZeroTwoTwoFive So Mr kuo also sell Fried chicken. I see.
Deep down I can't thank President Ong Teng Cheong enough. For someone like me who can't drive car, commuting by buses and taxis over long distances is simply not feasible due to slow speed (former) and high fare (latter).
Ong Teng Cheong advocated for MRT against the advice of a team of Harvard experts hired by Lee Kuan Yew, which said that buses are enough to serve a small island like Singapore.
Without the trains , i can't imagine how hard my life would be. Proud to have attended the same high school as him ✌️
He was & still is my President & I am proud to address him so. Is he the only President not to be accorded a State funeral?
The President I remember fondly and respect the most.
An exceptional leader is somebody who can see things differently and dares to put his neck on the line and fight tenaciously to see things through.
George Yeo fought for the Esplanade and LHL fought for the Jurong island and the integrated resort. Their unwavering decisions catapulted Singapore to a first world country in a very short time.
Our First and to date - People President and the one who dare to challenge the government.
The advisory report was one team from Harvard vs another team from MIT. It was one of these teams that proposed an all bus system for the future (1990s onwards)
- you have to take into account what were
the term of reference they received for a advisory report they were to do !
President was a very fine Chinese gentleman and a good leader in the Confucius sense.
This is a perfect example where Groupthink was not beneficial to a country and you need people who have vision to propel a country forward. You need people to challenge Groupthink and the status quo, and not just cruise along.
salute to Ong Teng Cheong
Mr Ong is Singapore’s FIRST elected president!
I am indeed surprised the MRT project was championed by the minister of communication and not minister of transport
President Ong will forever be my President, not the old lady.....
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Mr Ong was the best president we ever had
Successive generations of Singaporeans owe the modern conveniences and affordances of MRT travel
to the vision, foresight, tenacity and perseverance of one man; Mr Ong Teng Cheong,
who overcame initial and fierce opposition from political heavier weights
to make his vision a reality to benefit all Singapore residents.
Of course, there needs to be eventual cabinet approval
and inter-ministry coordination and public support
not least an entire eco-system of engineers, technicians, etc. to test, maintain and upgrade the MRT operations.
If there's any wider lesson to be drawn from this:
especially for a resource-scarce tiny city-state with a small population base,
It's to continually develop the quality of human resources
from which quality of leadership and governance comes from.
To talent spot, develop, support and honor such leaders when they're alive
To build up constructively
and not tear down critically.
Those fools who oppose our MRT look at it now we go even further! #People#President#OngTengCheong#♥️♥️♥️
The pioneer generation of gov was the one that sacrifise alot of sg. Now its just about their paycheck and noncese of making the life of singaporean more miserable.
I wonder what it was like when MRT first opened? My mother said it was one of the biggest hype ever especially going west to east.
I miss Mr Ong Teng Cheong. He is a man with ideas and willing to persist inspite of oppositions if he feels what he is doing is for the greater good of Singaporeans. It's a pity his contribution to the nation is not fully being recognize amid his peers.
You are Awesome Sir.
When one dares to dream and aspire and persevere, mankind benefit.
Thank you!
My greatest respect to President Ong
Man with vision, sporean will not enjoy the convenience of mrt if without him, we owe to him, I still Rem when I was a child, I ride on the opening day and the entry gate just shut infront of me and my relative carry me over the gate barrier, I really enjoy the convenience of riding by walking distance from home
It's funny how people believed that Ong Teng Cheong alone could push forward a plan. Yes, President Ong fought hard to make the plan come to fruition. But this is a democracy, if the entire cabinet and parliament didn't come to agree on it, how could it have gone through?
Why was President Ong not given a state funeral?
Tony Tan called this idea foolish? The only foolish is his big spectacle and did nothing during his presidency.
He is more like our Indian post like a Malay to act as a Malay Fatimah President.
@@ongernie7216 Ong gedek gedek
Bayangkan kalau indonesia dulu juga sudah mempunyai MRT. Kota-kota selain JKT pasti sudah ada MRT sekarang
Why I cried watching this video?
😢One of our beloved SG President.
Without the mrt, it would take us how long to reach City Hall or orchard.
Rip..OTC
Others presidents just glued n warm up their seat only at the end of their tetms received hugh amount of monies!!!
Salute~
respect
The good ones leave us too soon. Dr Tan is the last Samurai, time to make him General.
The only President I have. Everytime when foreigners asked who my president is... it is Ong Teng Cheong and not that Indian woman
One day they will build mrt right outside my hdb flat
So lucky
Where is ur flat lol its actually possible (Tengah side alr have the MRT right outside HDB)
Even Dr Tony Tan also against the idea lamenting it a stupid ideal....... LOL; all the PAP folks.....
Let me say. This is what we call people with visions. Okay
and now we had PAP clowns owing the ideas of MRT
❤️❤️
HA YEEEET! Why is this in my recommendations??
President Ong Teng Cheong 🪔🪔🪔🪔🪔🙏🙏🙏🙏🪔🪔🪔🪔🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🪔🇸🇬🪔🙏
The thumbnail look like Romeo tan
Thank you, Mr Ong. Please give him a State burial.
That President really fight for his people. Not the fake lady parrot 🦜
@ least she's not a communist b4, did not betray anybody, not arrogant & hopefully don't die like a sore loser head of state...
Hi
kentucky man cannot compare with the People's President.
MEANWHILE INDODO ALREADY HAS SPEED TRAIN 346 KM/HR WHILE SINGAPOOR STILL STUCK WITH MRT AS OLD AS 70S WAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
SG is a small country do not need mega fast train. Come on. Use your brain
@@poolfans YET FROM ONE CORNER TO ANOTHER USING MRT STILL TAKE LIKE YEARS WHILE TAKING A CAB WITHIN 1 HOUR ALREADY CIRCLE THE LIL RED DOT DOT DOT ISLAND WAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA SO YEWR MRT SO BACK SIDED TURTLE 🐢 🐢 USE UR PUNY BRAIN!!!
@@poolfans @simplifytravel MEANWHILE CHINA INVESTED 30 BILLION++ JUST TO SHOW OFF ASIAN GAMES 2023 ALSO INVITING ANWAR, WHERE'S LEE & LEE??? OHH NO ONE WANNA PLAY WITH HIM ANYMORE... SG NOT EVEN IN G20 WAHAHAHAHA