Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will deliver the keynote address at this year's May Day Rally, on his first day as Deputy Prime Minister.
A National Trades Union Congress spokesman confirmed yesterday that Mr Heng will do so instead on Wednesday. "For to speak at the May Day Rally is symbolic, it sends the signal that tripartism continues to be a very key part of the Government's strategy, even with a new leader," he said. PM Lee previously spoke at several May Day rallies when he was DPM, and has spoken at all the rallies since becoming Prime Minister in August 2004.
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