社区建设-新加坡.doc

munity Harmony
1. Promote Racial Harmony & Community Bonding
Singaporeans share mon vision to build a harmonious multi-racial society. While maintaining their own language, culture and customs, they seek to develop a shared identity mon experiences such as attending the national schools and going through the National Service, and mon working language – English.
To grow mon space and deepen inter-racial understanding, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong mooted the concept of “Inter-Racial Confidence Circles”(s) for the constituencies and “Harmony Circles”(HCs) for schools, work places and other anizations in January 2002.  Both the s and HCs are meant to be informal, self-evolved bodies.  A National mittee (NSC) on s provides broad guidance for s to deepen inter-racial and inter-religious rapport within munity.
The primary purpose of s is to provide a regular platform for leaders of the various racial and munities to interact and get to know one another better. This will build confidence, friendship and trust among them. //
There are 84 constituencies in Singapore and there is an in each constituency.  As at 30 June 2004, the total membership is 974, of which Chinese, Malays, Indians and Others constituted 58%, 22%, 19% and 1% respectively.  The roles of s are essentially to formulate strategies and initiatives to promote greater knowledge and understanding among the different races and religions.  They will also assist in the formation of HCs and provide the HCs with guidance and information on inter-racial and inter-religious confident building.
munity leaders, members may take on the role of “headmen”, whom members of their munities can turn to for leadership when problems arise.  members also keep track of grievances plaints from the ground, thus giving them a unique understanding of local race/religious sentiments.
People’s Association (PA) had formed Malay and Indian Activities mittees (MAECs and IAECs) with the objectives anising cultural, educational,