Wong Kan Seng

Wong Kan Seng (Simplified Chinese:黄根成; born 1946) is the Minister for Home Affairs in Singapore. Image File history File links Wong Kan Seng Minister of Home Affairs, Singapore Source: http://www. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Minister for Home Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore. ...

Wong was credited for his successful handling of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) crisis in 2003. He was responsible for coordinating the inter-ministerial nation-wide effort to counter the epidemic. Drastic measures were taking to contain the virus, including rapid identification of infected or high-risk people, mandatory home quarantine measures, extensive health screening at immigration checkpoints, schools and hospitals and intensive public education programs. On 31 May 2003, Singapore was taken off the World Health Organization's list of SARS-affected countries. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is an atypical form of pneumonia. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An epidemic is a disease that appears as new cases in the population in a period of time at a rate (the number of new cases in the population during a specified period of time is called the incidence rate) that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experence. ... Quarantine, a medical term (from Italian: quaranta giorni, forty days) is the act of keeping people or animaperiod of time before, for instance, allowing them to enter another country. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The WHO flag: similar to the flag of the United Nations, augmented with the symbolic staff and serpent of Asklepios, Greek god of medicine and healing. ...

Wong received his education from University of Singapore and London Business School. He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 for the Kuo Chuan Constituency in Toa Payoh. He is now an MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. The National University of Singapores (Abbreviated NUS; Chinese: 新加坡国立大学; Abbreviated 国大) flagship Kent Ridge campus is located in the southwest of the Republic of Singapore at Kent Ridge, bounded by the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), Clementi Road, Buona Vista Road and Kent Ridge Park, with an area of approximately 1. ... London Business School, in London (UK), established in 1965, is an international business school providing postgraduate degrees in management, including MBA (Master of Business Administration) courses, as well as non-degree courses for business executives. ... The politics of Singapore is based on a unitary state with a Westminister system of parliamentary government. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Toa Payoh is a regional unit in Singapore. ...

Wong is considered to be part of Singapore's third generation leadership that includes Lee Hsien Loong, S Jayakumar, Yeo Cheow Tong, Mah Bow Tan and others. He became the Minister for Community Development in 1987 and has been the Minister for Home Affairs since 1994. On 1 September 2005, Wong will take over as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore when Tony Tan Keng Yam steps down. Wong will continue to be Minister for Home Affairs. Lee Hsien Loong (Hanzi: 李显龙/李顯龍; pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎnlóng; born February 10, 1952) is the third Prime Minister of Singapore. ... Professor S Jayakumar Professor Shunmugam Jayakumar (born August 12, 1939) is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Law of Singapore since 12 August 2004. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Tony Tan Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam (Chinese: 陈庆炎博士, born 7 February 1940, Singapore, Tân Khèng-iām) is one of the two current Deputy Prime Ministers, and the Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence of Singapore. ...

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