SINGAPORE:
The nationwide effort to prepare
Singaporeans for emergencies and contingencies turns 30 this year.
The
People's Association -- which spearheads these activities -- has launched a new
emergency preparedness programme for the country that aims to encourage
neighbours to know one another better.
Kicking
off the launch on Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said emergency
preparedness has a role in building a sense of solidarity.
When PM
Lee became a Member of Parliament (MP), he said one of his first tasks was to
persuade residents to join the Neighbourhood Watch Group programme.
Thirty
years later, much has been achieved with community emergency preparedness.
Singapore
has enjoyed many decades of peace and stability and PM Lee said this has helped
the people to thrive together.
It has
also created many good jobs for Singaporeans and also upgraded their living
environment in many constituencies.
The
government hopes to engage 80,000 residents, or one in three homes in
Singapore, to be emergency ready by 2015 through "EP123Plus!".
PM Lee
explained the meaning of "EP123Plus".
"EP,
emergency preparedness -- one, learn about emergency preparedness and community
engagement as one family," he said.
"Two,
make patrols at the estate twice a month.
"Three
means exchange your emergency contact details with three of your neighbours --
you know three neighbours, each neighbour knows three and you know one another.
Anything happens, there is a network, you can call your neighbour, the
neighbour can call his neighbour, so EP123!"
Mr Lee
said he believes the programme will also help strengthen racial harmony and
ethnic relations.
"It
means working with one another, and with the government to cope with fires,
emergencies, civil emergencies, any mishaps, even with your neighbour.
"Your
family member who may collapse, may need emergency help, [so you] must learn
how to 'one-and-two-and-three-and-four-and-five' (CPR resuscitation steps), how
to resuscitate him, so we can build a friendlier and more cohesive society and
safer place for all of us to live."
PM Lee
urged all Singaporeans to continue looking out for one another, be ready for
any contingency so that the nation can face the future with confidence and as
one people.
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CNA/wk
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