Wife of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Mdm Ho Ching, has posted on her Facebook urging Singaporeans not to be kiasu as there are plenty of masks stockpile available for everyone.
She said that the collection will be ongoing for a month, and encourages everyone to come on the date of their birthday to manage the queue situation and stay safe.
She also urges everyone to be kind to the counter staff, and says that any misbehaviours would be reported to the police.
Here is what she said
“Hello, kiasu Singapore!
There are plenty of stocks for the medical grade masks, so don’t come and Q with your bag and SP bill, unless it is your birthday today, tmrw and this weekend.
This will help reduce the Q and crowd for everyone’s safety!
Temasek Foundation has plenty of stock, and collection is over one month.
Why not make it a birthdate treat to go collect on your birthday, on behalf on your household?
If you are born on 26 of whichever month, come down and collect today.
If you are born on 27 of whichever month, come down and collect tomorrow.
That way, we collectively help to manage the queue – each one make a simple decision to collect on the date of our birthdays.
Sorry, lah, cannot send to your letterboxes, for one practical reason.
Almost all the letterboxes are just a teeny tiny wee bit to small to fit even one box of mask, not to mention 3 boxes!
And folks, be kind to the counter staff – no one, absolutely no one is entitled to lord it over anyone, much less the volunteers manning the distribution counters to help in the fight against Covid.
Any misbehaviours will be reported to the police, whether abusing counter staff or is misusing someone else’s SP bill number.”
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