This hinged on making the city state a "first-world oasis in a third-world region". Before very long, Singapore was outstripping other developed countries in terms of its cleanliness, clipped lawns, and efficient transport system. The Cambridge-educated Lee, it seems, was aiming for perfection. It was gumming up the works. As far as LKY and his team were concerned, the yucky habit, commonplace in the old days, was a palpable enemy of progress.
The way to edge forward toward utopia was simple: simply outlaw chewing gum. By the time the gum ban was implemented, Lee had completed 31 years as prime minister, and had become "senior minister", a big power behind the scenes.
At that time, Lee was pushing for a "new burst of creativity in business" and Day "hesitantly" suggested that chewing gum stuck to the pavements might be a sign that the desired new spirit of creativity had arrived. I call that mischief-making," Lee replied. Lee felt there was a public policy solution to everything, Plate says, even that gum on the pavement, or the doors of the "mass rapid transit" trains. Gum is, anyway, "largely legally chewable" nowadays, Plate says. It has always been legal to bring small amounts into the country for one's own use.
Nathan, D. Chewing gum to be banned. Gum jams MRT train again. The New Paper , p. Retrieved from NewspaperSG. The Straits Times , 31 Dec , p. Jacob, P. Chewing gum may be banned. The Straits Times , 21 Nov , p. Not simply a sticky problem. Case backs ban on chewing gum for good of the environment. SMRT, town councils and cinemas hail ban. The Straits Times , 1 Jan , p. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Sticky issues remain. That blurring of the line between newer experiences, consciousness and intimate details is what Reekado Banks captures with the 5-track EP.
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