Want to work with us? I tried it out, got the job, and did an internship there for a summer. Nowadays, it’s much harder for the authorities to sidestep the gossip; the pressure is on them to engage it openly. Mr LHY’s older brother is Prime Minister LHL. But my friend pushed me to do it. That’s where things get complicated. Li Hongyi (left), the eldest son of Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong, and his cousin Shengwu. Li has 1 job listed on their profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/, 12 Li Hongyi Facts That You Never Knew About PM Lee’s Second Son, Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi, Mr Li Hongyi's eulogy for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, 4 Biggest Allegations In Lee Wei Ling & Lee Hsien Yang’s Letter Against PM Lee Hsien Loong, PM Lee Hsien Loong's son Li Hongyi says he is not interested in politics, https://www.facebook.com/iygnohil/posts/10158962567785235, Parents’ Guide to National Service Liability in Singapore, PM’s son’s email saga a heartening development for Singapore, 2LT Li Hongyi had the courage to speak up, https://www.facebook.com/GovTechSG/photos/ida-the-predecessor-of-govtech-was-formed-from-the-merger-of-the-national-comput/10153972955997511/, Exclusive: Inside Singapore’s GovTech Rapid Deployment Unit, Li Hongyi has founded a new unit within GovTech, with its own branding and style, GovTech team makes filling online government forms a breeze, More police quick response teams to boost Singapore's counter-terrorism efforts, Parking.sg app is a project by GovTech team led by PM Lee's son, Li Hongyi, Open Government Products: Changing The Way We Work With Tech, Meet the GovTech team that built the Singapore Police Force’s JARVIS, Singapore: Meet Li Honyi Deputy Director, Open Government Products, GovTech, http://wiki.sg/index.php?title=Li_Hongyi&oldid=9257, Bachelor of Science (Computer Science), Bachelor of Science (Economics), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). I presented it to him as a thank you for his gift and hopefully to show him I had done something good with it.”[7], In June 2017, Li Hongyi’s aunt, Lee Wei Ling and his uncle, Lee Hsien Yang released a joint statement accusing Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching of bearing political ambitions for Hongyi. Author: Michael Barr, Flinders University . [32][33], In January 2018, Li Hongyi was promoted to deputy director at GovTech. Li Hongyi; Singapore democracy; Singapore politics; Temasek Holdings; COVID-19 In Asia C. March 22, 2021 Why Is Australia’s Vaccine Campaign Moving So Slowly? Much mud has been slung at 2LT Li for his brash act. Stories Videos. HONGYI’S education is listed on their profile. [35] In an interview with The Independent News, Li Hongyi shared that he does not require his team to produce weekly reports or presentations, having them note their achievements in bullet points instead. SINGAPORE — In the latest chapter of the long-running Lee saga, Li Shengwu has described the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC)’s accusations against him as “false and spurious”. The Unseen Singapore Singapore The Unseen Singapore reveals the rarely spoken, seldom seen or little known facts about Singapore. [9] On 15 June 2017, Li Hongyi released a statement on Facebook, confirming that: “For what it is worth, I really have no interest in politics.”[10], Li Hongyi attended Rosyth Primary School and was enrolled in the Gifted Education Programme. My current stand is somewhere in the middle. 1 Background. Have news to share? It rapidly … He was an inspiration: Li Hongyi on Mr Lee Kuan Yew. If you have something compelling to share, feel free to contact us at theunseensingapore(at)gmail.com [28] By doing so, he disobeyed the General Orders of the Singapore Armed Forces Act[29] and was formally reprimanded and charged following a summary trial. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. He was speaking at a private funeral service held at Mandai Crematorium on 29 March 2015. 23.2k Followers, 17 Following, 80 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from LI HONG YI 李宏毅 (@lihongyi.98) Maybe they might be right that GovTech is some super secret Area 51 for Singapore, but as far as Hongyi is concerned (based on what he does and when he makes public speeches), he doesn't seem to care about the fact that LHL is his father. Hence, Li Hongyi now has a formidable task before him if he is to pursue a career in politics. If you have something compelling to share, feel free to contact us at theunseensingapore(at)gmail.com Another challenge for our Team, another great event to achieve. Features. On YouTube, 30-year-old Li Shengwu’s eulogy has garnered 446k views, surpassing his father Lee Hsien Yang’s at 108k views and his uncle Lee Hsien Loong’s at 156k views, albeit falling 126k short in views compared to Li Hongyi’s at 572k views. Li Hongyi is Deputy Director (Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Division) at GovTech. Talking about his family, he has one sibling named Li Haoyi. [46] This innovation allowed police officers to examine a greater amount of results. To decline cookies at any time, you may adjust your browser settings. Pre-internet, such an incident would have been confined to coffeeshop talk; mainstream media may have been pressured to suppress it. Singapore: New Media, Politics and the Law: LI HONGYI AND. Li Hongyi (born May 1, 1987) is a Singaporean Computer Programmer, Engineer, Deputy Director, and Politician Family from Singapore City. For example, "Ah boy PSC scholar sia. PHOTO: Advisory.sg, YouTube SINGAPORE — In the latest chapter of the long-running Lee saga, Li Shengwu has described the Attorney-General’s Chambers … [6] He was also one of the family members to deliver a eulogy where he told a story of the only gift he received from his grandfather: “Some years ago when I was preparing to go to university, Yeye (Chinese for grandfather) gave me a camera. 1 Background. Parking.sg is a mobile application which allows Singapore drivers to pay for their parking fees online. In fact, Li Hongyi is 30 years old and is the second son of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (LHL) and wife, Ho Ching. [45] Li Hongyi and his team optimised search speeds by mapping each letter of the keyboard to a pre-determined index of relevant phrases or data points. He was involved in product design and market research for a prototype of Google Keep, a note-taking service available on the internet and mobile application stores. ReddIt. Hongyi has 6 jobs listed on their profile. In fact, Li Hongyi is 30 years old and is the second son of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (LHL) and wife, Ho Ching. Li Hongyi is also an alumnus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2007 to 2011, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in both Computer Science and Economics. His grandson Li Hongyi, who is studying economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States on a Public Service Commission scholarship, recently advised his younger brother not to accept a scholarship. Apr 06, 2021 Li Xiuqi (born in 1980) is a Singaporean Famous Personality, Public Figure, and Politician's Child from Singapore City. In a Facebook post, Lee Hsien Yang's son, Li Shengwu, believes the country should be "bigger than one family" instead of being run like a dynasty. PHOTO: Advisory.sg, YouTube. He was educated at Rosyth Primary under the … Singapore government rejects Li Shengwu’s snub of contempt case; cousin Li Hongyi says ‘leave me out of it’ Li says the Attorney General’s comments about him are ‘false and spurious’ In August 2020, Dr Li announced that he had decided to pay the S$15,000 fine for contempt of court. [19] He conducted an empirical analysis of the short selling halt of financial stocks by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that occurred in September 2008 for Professor Pathak and simulated the effect of technology on low skilled jobs for Professor Autor. Shengwu, however, pointed out that Hongyi’s comments on a potential entry into Singapore politics were “vague”. View Li Hongyi’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. [22], Upon completing junior college in 2006, Li Hongyi served his mandatory national service. SINGAPORE: The Republics founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was more than a grandfather, but an inspiration, Mr Li Hongyi - the son of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - said in a eulogy on Sunday (Mar 29). LINE. The idea for FormSG was conceptualised after Li Hongyi’s team observed many government agencies facing difficulties working with paper forms.[42][43][44]. Top images via Li Shengwu and Overseas Singaporean Unit/YouTube. In 2017, Hongyi’s paternal uncle and aunt, Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling, accused PM Lee of grooming Hongyi for politics. 2LT Li Hongyi also happens to be the Prime Minister’s son lei. LHL and Ho Ching pressure Hongyi to go into politics. The Li Hongyi controversy is another … Hongyi Li Singapore 363 connections. Li Hongyi THE problem of brain drain has hit close to home for Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Conversations with Li Hongyi. We look for facts overlooked by the common man and bring it out into the light of day. Parking.sg was launched in October 2017. He started out as a consultant and was promoted to the position of Deputy Director in January last year. 1.1 Early life & family; 1.2 Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral; 1.3 Allegations about entering politics; 1.4 Education. In a Facebook post on Thursday evening (23 January), the nephew of Prime … Pinterest. WhatsApp. Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the first-born child of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and his second-wife, Ho Ching. Mr Li Hongyi is the son of Mr Lee Hsien Loong. All rights reserved. JARVIS is a software designed to simplify information extraction for police officers in Singapore. Email. Linkedin. Lee was initially diagnosed with lymphoma, for which he underwent chemotherapy in the early 1990s. “Who does he think he is anyway? kjeyaretnam 2 months ago 1 Comment. 23.2k Followers, 17 Following, 80 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from LI HONG YI 李宏毅 (@lihongyi.98) Li Hongyi is Deputy Director (Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Division) at GovTech. Hongyi has 6 jobs listed on their profile. Li Hongyi (left), the eldest son of Prime Minister Lee Hsieng Loong, and his cousin Shengwu. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.[1]. I’d just taken a couple of computer science classes and didn’t even have a resume - I hadn’t prepared one because I already had a job back home due to my scholarship. Singapore’s leadership one step ahead 13 December 2018. [25], In 2007, Li Hongyi, then a second lieutenant in the Singapore Armed Forces, made the news[26][27] when he sent out a complaint via email to then-Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and other senior military personnel about a colleague who had been absent without leave (AWOL) on several occasions.