How the CEP was established
Sunny Lee,
Senior Director Planning and
Organisation Division, Ministry
of Home Affairs.
Sunny Lee, then a senior officer at MHQ, explains how and why CEP was established.
“We saw how the UK experienced a fair bit of racial tension after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. As a multiracial, multi-religious society, that really got us thinking, that we should be prepared and strengthen our social resilience so that Singapore could stay united in a crisis,” said Sunny Lee.
Senior Director Planning and
Organisation Division, Ministry
of Home Affairs.
Sunny Lee, then a senior officer at MHQ, explains how and why CEP was established.
“We saw how the UK experienced a fair bit of racial tension after the 7 July 2005 London bombings. As a multiracial, multi-religious society, that really got us thinking, that we should be prepared and strengthen our social resilience so that Singapore could stay united in a crisis,” said Sunny Lee.
Sunny recalled that in the early days, he was the only full-time
officer running the programme. Thankfully, he had colleagues from the
then-Policy and Operations Division who pitched in to help till the
CEP team was fully staffed.
The CEP team worked closely with various ministries and agencies to set up networks and implement their workplans. “The structure was set up fairly quickly because we had a very clear objective and outcome in mind.”
The CEP team worked closely with various ministries and agencies to set up networks and implement their workplans. “The structure was set up fairly quickly because we had a very clear objective and outcome in mind.”