Was LKY parroting someone else – and getting it wrong?

Was Lee Kuan Yew parroting someone else’s remarks – and getting it wrong?

“Taiwanese are shameless, Hong Kongers are heartless, Singaporeans are ignorant.”

Singaporean columnist Wong Lung Hsiang, April 2006

“The Taiwanese are ruthless, Hong Kongers are shameless and Singaporeans are ignorant.”

Lee Kuan Yew, July 2010