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PM Lee to make final major speech at May Day Rally
The Straits Times
|May 01, 2024
It is his last political speech as head of govt before passing baton to Lawrence Wong
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver his last major political speech as head of government at the annual May Day Rally on the morning of May 1.
This comes a fortnight before he is set to pass the baton to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who will be sworn in as the Republic's fourth prime minister, at a ceremony to be held at the Istana on May 15.
PM Lee is expected to make the main address at the rally, which will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.
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