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The People's Action Party (PAP) of Singapore won another decisive victory on general election last week. This election was the first time since its independent. Singapore's ruling parties were being contested all 89 seats in 29 electoral divisions. The PAP managed to win 83 of 89 seats and acquired nearly 70% of popular votes, while the opposition Worker's Party (WP) secured six seats.
人民行動新加坡黨（PAP）於上周大選中贏取83個席位及取得近70％的得票，而反對黨工人黨（WP）得到六個席位。
The PAP's victory was widely expected, but its large margin was a surprise to many. Political Analysts believe that PAP victory was mainly attributed to the death of the country's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and the stirring nationalism sentiment displayed from the celebration of SG50.
人民行動黨的勝利是預料之內，但大比數勝出卻出乎意料。政治分析家認為，人民行動黨的勝利主要歸功於李光耀效應和建國50年的慶祝活動。
I believe PAP's victory attributed to the government respond and act on all pressing issues in an effective manner. One bitter lesson learned was from the 2011 election, when the public's resentment over rapid surge in housing prices, the cost of living and high immigration left PAP with a decline in votes. The ruling party has begun a process of reform to address people's concerns.
我相信，人民行動黨的勝利在於有效地回應人民的要求。
The election result suggested that Singaporean honors the limited presence of the opposition. They are responsible to monitor government and provide a certain level of check and balance. The opposition, however, should not grow too strong to risk impede government policies.
選舉結果顯示，新加坡人反對派可以有限度的存在，反對派負責為人們監視和提供制衡政府的作用 ，但不應該阻礙政府的施政。
In fact, Singaporean voters are smart enough to make a decision that they couldn't risk to allow mediocre in charge of the city-state. They embrace clean, pragmatic, and effective governance that brought and will continue to bring growth, stability and most importantly prosperity to the people.
事實上，新加坡的選民有足夠的智慧，他們用選票防止平庸的政客主導該國的政治。 他們要的是一個乾淨、務實、高效管治能力的團隊，因為國人深明只有這樣的政府才能帶來繁榮。
Back to Hong Kong, constant political wrangles are polarizing society. As a result, social policies and economic developments are taking a battering. We need to think seriously what sort of society Hong Kong wants to be. Singapore model may not be 100% fit for us, but I am sure that are lots to learn from.
反觀香港的反對派堅決用不合作、與中央對抗的態度去阻礙特區政府的施政，又以不同的方法激化民眾之間對立，這樣下去，香港人必成輸家。 我們需要認真思考香港的未來是否應該把這種狀況延續下去？ 新加坡模式可能不是100％適合我們，但我相信有很多值得香港人學習的地方。■陳威雄 青年民建聯副總監
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