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SINGAPORE: MP for Bukit Gombak GRC, Ang Mong Seng has called for Class C wards in hospitals to be re-named.
Speaking in Parliament on Monday, the Mr Ang noted that ‘C’ sounds like ‘die’ in the Hokkien dialect, which is a sensitive issue in oriental societies.
Mr Ang also narrated the story of an old man who would only say he was in the ward with many people instead of a Class C ward. This was because the man believed that saying it out loud would only bring bad luck.
The MP also highlighted how the Alfa Romeo 164, which sounds like ‘die all the way’ in Hokkien, did not sell well until the car's model number was changed to 168, which sounds like ‘prosper all the way’.
His suggestion which brought chuckles in the House - was to rename the Class C ward to Class 'E' - as in the economy class on planes. -CNA/vm
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