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Oct 21, 2008
The Second China-ASEAN High Level Women's Forum
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Official Speeches (All)
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Official Speeches: Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
topics
global/regional issues
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leave schemes
,
subsidies for child/student care
,
women's issues
,
work-life harmony
By: Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports
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The Second China-ASEAN High Level Women's Forum, Speech by Mrs Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, 21 October 2008
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DATE PUBLISHED: Friday, May 07, 2010
LAST REVIEWED: Monday, May 21, 2012