The BIGGEST event ever

Straits Times, 6 August 2006

SINGAPORE will be hosting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Bank meetings this year. The city roads and shops are going to be filled with over 16,000 visitors. It is indeed a great opportunity to showcase the country to the world, boost tourism and further advance in our country's economy. I feel proud and excited to have such a big and major international conference take place in our small island. It surely is a great event to look forward to with preparation and expectancy. Hotels, retailers, restaurants have been busy preparing and spicing up for the grand arrival. I feel encouraged and thrilled to be part of campaigns set up to warmly introduce our distinguished guests. For instance, the Four Million Smiles publicity campaign has pulled in people from all over Singapore to submits photographs of their biggest smiles to welcome governors of IMF and the World Bank Group. Taxi drivers have also undergone briefings on security issues as apart of the preparation procedure. Altogether, i hope that this meeting in Singapore will be a great success and further improve the image of Singapore with our ideals, cultures and way of living.