PM Lee urges Singaporeans to have more children, and to do so earlier


PM Lee Hsien Loong handing out hongbao and chatting with residents in Teck Ghee on Jan 28. - ST

SINGAPORE: As the Year of the Dragon beckons, it is as good a time as any for young couples to try for babies, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as he once again took the opportunity to urge people to have children in his annual Chinese New Year message.

On its part, the Government will support the marriage and parenthood aspirations of Singaporeans, and build a “Singapore Made For Families”, he added.

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