MAINTENANCE OF RACIAL HARMONY ACT
PM Lee: We intend to pass specific legislation on Racial Harmony. We will call it the Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act.
It will collect together in one place all the Government’s powers to deal with racial issues, but will also incorporate some softer, gentler touches. This softer approach will heal hurt, instead of leaving resentment.
The Act will encourage moderation and tolerance between different racial groups. It will signal the overriding importance of racial harmony to Singapore.
We already have a similar law for religious harmony: The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act. We have never needed to invoke any of the punishments under this Act but just the existence of the law has had a salutary effect. It has helped to restrain intolerance and promote religious harmony.
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