After announcing plans to hand over leadership to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong became emotional while reflecting on the decades he has spent serving Singapore.
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00:00 So if all goes well, I will hand over, buy the PAP's 70th birthday next year.
00:08 [Applause]
00:16 It is not my birthday but I will borrow it for this purpose.
00:20 [Laughter]
00:34 It has been my great fortune.
00:52 [Applause]
01:17 It has been my great fortune and honour to have served the country,
01:21 first in the SAF and then in the party and government, for all of my adult life.
01:28 [Applause]
01:37 I have been PM for almost 20 years.
01:41 Singapore and the PAP have been thoroughly transformed,
01:46 shaped by our many trials and tribulations.
01:50 But some things never change.
01:53 We still wear whites, we still formally address one another as comrades,
01:59 we remain dedicated to Singapore, and we still feel the call of duty to serve people.
02:06 And we still have the duty to future generations to keep this island safe and secure.
02:15 These things have not changed under my watch and they will not change under the 4G team.