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1st LD: Singapore's PM to resume National Day Rally speech later: official

Xinhua, August 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said on Sunday that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will resume his National Day Rally speech later.

"PM Lee says please enjoy the reception," Teo told the audience, added that Lee will resume his speech later.

Prime Minister's Office said earlier that Lee took ill while speaking at the rally. The medical team assessed that the prime minister's condition is not serious. PMO will update in due course. Endit