Like many S’poreans, PM Lee was visiting & hosting people during Chinese New Year |

Like many S’poreans, PM @leehsienloong was visiting & hosting people during #ChineseNewYear: https://t.co/J2grPp3EK2

While many of us are lamenting about returning to work after the Chinese New Year (CNY) long weekend holiday break, you have to feel for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He was also visiting and hosting people during the CNY period, but they are not exactly his relatives or family members. Day 1 of CNY PM Lee and union leaders greeted workers at Senoko Energy in Woodlands. According to Channel NewsAsia , it has become a tradition for key union leaders to visit working people in the key services sector during CNY since 1999. And PM Lee usually accompanied the leaders, so that he can thank Singaporeans personally for putting their work and duties ahead of holidays and personal celebrations. This year, he visited the Senoko Energy workers and couldn’t resist a pun when he urged Singaporeans not to forget “their ‘power’-ful efforts”. With the economic slowdown a concern for man...

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