- Li Hongyi
Li Hongyi (born 1 May, 1987) is the second eldest son of
Lee Hsien Loong , the current servingPrime Minister of Singapore , from his second marriage withHo Ching , who heads Singapore's state investment firmTemasek Holdings .Education
He was a student in the Gifted Education Programme and studied at
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) before moving on toRaffles Junior College . He is currently pursuing a degree in Economics at theMassachusetts Institute of Technology on aSingapore Public Service Commission scholarship.Controversies
He courted controversy while doing his national service, when he bypassed the chain of command in an attempt to disrepute a fellow officer and his immediate superior, and disseminated an email complaint to hundreds of military personnel including the defense minister.
The contents of his letter [cite web| url=http://tomorrow.sg/comment/view/6468283| title=PM's son's army gaffe| accessdate=2007-08-27 ] were leaked, to the general public and rapidly caught attention via the internet. In it, he stated concerns regarding "the quality control of SAF (Singapore Armed Force) officer" and raised specific dissatisfaction with a named fellow officer pertaining to the dereliction of duties, where he detailed his investigation into the officer's Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL). Having brought attention to his OC (Officer in Command), the offending officer was duly given the punishment of "10 extra duties". Having observed the punishment being dealt in the RO (Regimental Orders), he felt the severity of the transgression was taken lightly, and proceeded to summarily put this incident as his example of what was lacking and in contrast with the image of high standard set by SAF leadership.
In the aftermath, Li Hongyi was "formally charged and administered a reprimand after a summary trial" in a statement issued by the Ministry of Defense [cite web |url=http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSSP1129520070713 |title=Reuters: Singapore PM's son gets army rebuke for e-mail gaffe |accessdate=2007-07-13] [cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/287836/1/.html |title=ChannelNewsAsia: MINDEF takes PM Lee's son to task for contravening orders |accessdate=2007-07-13] [cite web |url=http://www.todayonline.com/articles/199795.asp |title=TODAYonline: SAF acts after email complaint |accessdate=2007-07-13] [cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/NewsBreak/20070713152822/Article/index_html |title=The New Straits Times: PM Lee's son reprimanded for not following procedure |accessdate=2007-07-13] , for contravening the General Orders of adhering to the chain of command and "broadcasting his letter of complaint to many other servicemen". The officer, a Lieutenant, whom he accused was court-martialed and fined.
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