Following the emergence of memes online by netizens about Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s hand gestures during his speech in Parliament, the man himself has since responded.
In an Instagram post, he acknowledged that some people have taken an interest on how he counted with his fingers when he spoke in parliament.
He then appealed to people to take some time to pay attention to the substantive points of his speech.
Here is what he said on Instagram
Apparently some people online have taken an interest in how I counted with my fingers when I spoke in @parl_sg on Wednesday…
But more importantly I hope you also take some time to view the substantive points of the speech which rounded up the 3 days of Budget debates in Parliament: https://go.gov.sg/roundupspeech-highlights
Or you can read the full speech here: https://go.gov.sg/roundupspeech2022
Image source: MCI via Lawrence Wong Instagram