Speakers' Corner, Singapore to these free speech concerns, Speakers' Corner was created as local adaptation of the Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, London, in 2000. In a 1999 interview with "New York Times" columnist William Safire, the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the idea had first been suggested by the Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, but Goh felt that it was not yet the right time to set it up. The following year, the Government decided to go ahead despite its fear of potential public disorder, as the idea enjoyed widespread support from the public and civil society groups. During a Parliamentary
The Royal Parks The Royal Parks The Royal Parks is a charity which manages the eight Royal Parks and certain other areas of garden and parkland in London. The Royal Parks charity was created in March 2017 and officially launched in July 2017. Its Chief Executive is Andrew Scattergood. The charity's primary focus is to support and manage 5,000 acres of parkland across London. The charity runs programmes of activities and events to encourage outdoor recreation and public access to these areas. It also allows third parties to run such activities within the grounds to further these objectives, but commercial activity is tightly