Lawrence Wong sworn in as Singapore’s prime minister
黄循财宣誓就任新加坡总理
Lawrence Wong has been sworn in as Singapore’s new leader, as the city-state charts a new path after decades of rule by the founding Lee family.
黄循财(Lawrence Wong)已宣誓就任新加坡新领导人,这个城市国家在历经建国总理的家族数十年统治后,正在走上一条新的道路。
Wong, 51, is only the fourth prime minister of the Asian financial hub. He succeeds Lee Hsien Loong, who had led the tightly governed island nation since 2004 but announced he was stepping down last month.
51岁的黄循财是这个亚洲金融中心的第四任总理。他接替李显龙(Lee Hsien Loong),后者自2004年以来一直领导这个管治严格的岛国,但在上月宣布卸任。
Lee’s departure also draws to a close his family’s leadership of the country. His father, the late Lee Kuan Yew, is regarded as the patriarch of modern Singapore, ruling from 1959 until 1990.
李显龙的卸任也意味着其家族领导国家的时代落下帷幕。他的父亲、已故的李光耀(Lee Kuan Yew)被视为现代新加坡的“国父”,从1959年执政至1990年。