Yew Tee Inter-Racial Confidence Circle Committee
Singaporeans share a common vision to build a harmonious multi-racial society. While maintaining their own language, culture and customs, they seek to develop a shared identity through common experiences such as attending the national schools and going through the National Service, and a common working language – English.

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To grow the common space and deepen inter-racial understanding, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong mooted the concept of “Inter-Racial Confidence Circles” (IRCCs) for the constituencies and “Harmony Circles” (HCs) for schools, work places and other local organizations in January 2002. Both the IRCCs and HCs are meant to be informal, self-evolved bodies. A National Steering Committee (NSC) on IRCCs provides broad guidance for IRCCs to deepen inter-racial and inter-religious rapport within the community.

The primary purpose of IRCCs is to provide a regular platform for leaders of the various racial and religious communities to interact and get to know one another better. This will build confidence, friendship and trust among them. Yew Tee CCC formed the Inter-Racial Confidence Circle (IRCC) in July 2009, the Chairman is Mr Bobby Teh.

There are 84 constituencies in Singapore, with the information of IRCC, more multi-racial programmes and activities will be organised for the residents to promote a more cohesive and harmonious community.. The roles of IRCCs are essentially to formulate strategies and initiatives to promote greater knowledge and understanding among the different races and religions. They will also assist in the formation of HCs and provide the HCs with guidance and information on inter-racial and inter-religious confident building.

As community leaders, IRCC members may take on the role of “headmen”, whom members of their respective communities can turn to for leadership when problems arise. IRCC members also keep track of grievances and complaints from the ground, thus giving them a unique understanding of local race/religious sentiments.