In a burst of patriotism and devotion to the deceased statesman Lee Kuan Yew, young grassroots leaders are calling on residents to fly the Singapore flags outside their homes this Sunday on the final day of National Mourning, and the day of the national icon’s State Funeral.
According to The Straits Times, they have been hoping to get the official support of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth — the department administering usage guidelines for the national flag.
However, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence Wong has advised folks to carry them along the funeral procession route instead on Sunday, as having flags displayed across HDB blocks “may not be the right tone for the day of the state funeral”.
I read about the plans to fly the Singapore flag on Sunday. I think it’s very good to have such ground-up initiatives,…
Posted by Lawrence Wong on Thursday, 26 March 2015
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