# Singapore National Day Rally 2026: Lawrence Wong delivers speech in Mandarin

https://mins.news/en/video/29758

- Lianhe Zaobao, 2026-08-23 11:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6CZmsfqKc

> Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Mandarin-language National Day Rally speech on Sunday evening that Singapore must preserve its Mandarin-speaking environment, cultural roots and bilingual advantage. He encouraged families to make Mandarin learning enjoyable for children and said dialect policies for pay television and films would be eased, while gains from the Speak Mandarin Movement must be protected.

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