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Elaboration 4. Everyone is treated fairly and no race is favoured or discriminated against another race, thus it allows Singapore to manage ethnic diversity well due to the lack of riots.
5. This will ensure that the needs of the minority groups are represented in Government. 6. Ensure that Singaporeans can cope and compete with one another equally. 7. Joint tuition provided for all races provide opportunities for youths to interact and get along with each other.
6. Through frequent interaction, Singaporeans of different race and religions would be able to build better bonds with one another. 7. Living together provides a prosperous and harmonious multi-racial society
Fostering National Identity - Allows people to see themselves as one. - Create a sense of belonging to the country, knowing that everyone has a part to play. - Withstand divisive impact of globalisation.
Safeguarding the Interest of Minority Groups - Ensure voices of minority are heard at government level. - Ensure minority groups do not feel marginalised. - They know that their opinion matter and a sense of belonging is created. - However, this only concerns minority groups.
Developing Common Space - Create opportunities for social cohesion. - However, only focus on students and NS men. - Is only effective if all Singaporeans actively make use of the common space to interact with one another.
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