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	====Parking.sg (October 2017)====		====Parking.sg (October 2017)====
	Parking.sg was launched in October 2017.<ref>Tan, Guan Zhen. “[https://mothership.sg/2018/04/pm-lee-li-hongyi-govtech-parkingsg/ Parking.sg app is a project by GovTech team led by PM Lee's son, Li Hongyi]”. ''Mothership''. April 15, 2018. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> When asked about the difficulties of creating the product in an interview, Li Hongyi said:<blockquote>“The biggest difficulty was overcoming people’s sort of apprehension about the simplicity of a digital system. Overcoming essentially particular concerns about failures - what if the server goes down, what if the app breaks, what if it doesn’t you know (work) what if this what if that... just testing this very rigorously.”<ref>Successpedia Asia. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgmKNZwh9Y Singapore: Meet Li Honyi Deputy Director, Open Government Products, GovTech]”. ''YouTube.'' April 19, 2019. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>		Parking.sg was launched in October 2017.<ref>Tan, Guan Zhen. “[https://mothership.sg/2018/04/pm-lee-li-hongyi-govtech-parkingsg/ Parking.sg app is a project by GovTech team led by PM Lee's son, Li Hongyi]”. ''Mothership''. April 15, 2018. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> When asked about the difficulties of creating the product in an interview, Li Hongyi said:<blockquote>“The biggest difficulty was overcoming people’s sort of apprehension about the simplicity of a digital system. Overcoming essentially particular concerns about failures - what if the server goes down, what if the app breaks, what if it doesn’t you know (work) what if this what if that... just testing this very rigorously.”<ref>Successpedia Asia. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpgmKNZwh9Y Singapore: Meet Li Honyi Deputy Director, Open Government Products, GovTech]”. ''YouTube.'' April 19, 2019. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>

			=== Media recognition ===

			==== Interview with Lianhe Zaobao (March 2022) ====
			On 21st March 2022, local Chinese-language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao conducted an interview with Li Hongyi, asking questions about him entering politics, as well as regarding attracting tech talents to work in public service.<ref name=":0">Zheng, Zhangxin. “[https://mothership.sg/2022/03/li-hongyi-zaobao-interview-best-people-to-work-in-the-government/ Li Hongyi hopes to attract more tech talents to work on important matters like healthcare & education: Zaobao]” ''Mothership.'' March 21, 2022. Accessed on 24 March 2022.</ref> According to him, the main issue he is trying to solve is to get the “best people to work on the most important problems”.<ref name=":0" />

			When asked about who he considers to be the “best people”, Li Hongyi highlighted that his judgement goes beyond intelligence, and he considers a more holistic approach to assessing potential talents.<ref name=":0" /> He explained that:<blockquote>"The main resource constraint in the world is what good people do. And when I say good, I don't mean smart. I mean like yes, intelligence is a part of it, but also your communication, your ability to work with other people, your initiative, your values and whether or not you care about the right things, and I think we live in a world right now where all the best people don't work on very important things."<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>In his opinion, many highly-talented tech professionals work in the entertainment and shopping industries. While acknowledging the hard work that goes into these industries, Li Hongyi notes that these talents should also fill the gaps within industries such as healthcare and education, where there are lots of administrative work that are not yet automated by technology. He opines that:<blockquote>"Finite resources in the world is not energy or oil or minerals or diamonds etc. But it is good people. And if we have all of our best people solving (problems) in terms of shopping and entertainment (industries), but not government, (then) we are in trouble".<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>

	==References/ Citations==		==References/ Citations==
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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the first-born child of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and his second-wife Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the first-born child of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and his second-wife, Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the ~~second son~~ of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the first-born child of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and his second-wife Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong ~~and Ho Ching~~. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

	===Early life & family===		===Early life & family===
	Li Hongyi was born on 1 May 1987 to Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching.<ref>Yeo, Melissa. “[https://mustsharenews.com/things-about-li-hongyi/ 12 Li Hongyi Facts That You Never Knew About PM Lee’s Second Son]”. ''MustShare News.'' April 13, 2015. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is the younger brother of Li Yipeng and Li Xiuqi, the older brother of ~~Lee~~ Haoyi and the grandson of the late Lee Kuan Yew.<ref>Lee, Philip. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821101-1.2.33 I remember — by Col Lee]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 1, 1982. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>Shudderuddin, Shuli. “[https://web.archive.org/web/20090309144707/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_314121.html PM Lee attends OCC parade]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 13, 2008. Accessed on 21 August 2020. </ref><ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]] and [[Li Huanwu]].		Li Hongyi was born on 1 May 1987 to Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching.<ref>Yeo, Melissa. “[https://mustsharenews.com/things-about-li-hongyi/ 12 Li Hongyi Facts That You Never Knew About PM Lee’s Second Son]”. ''MustShare News.'' April 13, 2015. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is the younger half-brother of Li Yipeng and Li Xiuqi, the older brother of Li Haoyi and the grandson of the late Lee Kuan Yew.<ref>Lee, Philip. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821101-1.2.33 I remember — by Col Lee]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 1, 1982. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>Shudderuddin, Shuli. “[https://web.archive.org/web/20090309144707/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_314121.html PM Lee attends OCC parade]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 13, 2008. Accessed on 21 August 2020. </ref><ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]] and [[Li Huanwu]].
	===Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral===		===Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral===
	At his grandfather's funeral in 2015, Li Hongyi personally chose the portrait to be presented at the wake.<ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He was also one of the family members to deliver a eulogy where he told a story of the only gift he received from his grandfather:<blockquote>“Some years ago when I was preparing to go to university, Yeye (Chinese for grandfather) gave me a camera. This was the first and only time he ever gave me a present. Over the next few years, I got deeply into photography and took thousands of photos of my time in college. After I graduated I got a book printed with my favourite ones. I presented it to him as a thank you for his gift and hopefully to show him I had done something good with it.”<ref>Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OwafESoIs Mr Li Hongyi's eulogy for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew]”. ''YouTube.'' March 30, 2015. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>[[File:Lee Kuan Yew and Li Huanwu.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi (far right) pictured with his late grandfather, Lee Kuan Yew. Photo from [https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/papa-had-sweet-tooth-hsien-yang Asia One].'']]		At his grandfather's funeral in 2015, Li Hongyi personally chose the portrait to be presented at the wake.<ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He was also one of the family members to deliver a eulogy where he told a story of the only gift he received from his grandfather:<blockquote>“Some years ago when I was preparing to go to university, Yeye (Chinese for grandfather) gave me a camera. This was the first and only time he ever gave me a present. Over the next few years, I got deeply into photography and took thousands of photos of my time in college. After I graduated I got a book printed with my favourite ones. I presented it to him as a thank you for his gift and hopefully to show him I had done something good with it.”<ref>Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OwafESoIs Mr Li Hongyi's eulogy for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew]”. ''YouTube.'' March 30, 2015. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>[[File:Lee Kuan Yew and Li Huanwu.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi (far right) pictured with his late grandfather, Lee Kuan Yew. Photo from [https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/papa-had-sweet-tooth-hsien-yang Asia One].'']]

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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the ~~deputy~~ director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the deputy director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref> ~~He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]] and [[Li Huanwu]].~~		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the deputy director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

	===Early life & family===		===Early life & family===
	Li Hongyi was born on 1 May 1987 to Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching.<ref>Yeo, Melissa. “[https://mustsharenews.com/things-about-li-hongyi/ 12 Li Hongyi Facts That You Never Knew About PM Lee’s Second Son]”. ''MustShare News.'' April 13, 2015. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is the younger brother of Li Yipeng and Li Xiuqi, the older brother of Lee Haoyi and the grandson of the late Lee Kuan Yew.<ref>Lee, Philip. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821101-1.2.33 I remember — by Col Lee]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 1, 1982. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>Shudderuddin, Shuli. “[https://web.archive.org/web/20090309144707/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_314121.html PM Lee attends OCC parade]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 13, 2008. Accessed on 21 August 2020. </ref><ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref>		Li Hongyi was born on 1 May 1987 to Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching.<ref>Yeo, Melissa. “[https://mustsharenews.com/things-about-li-hongyi/ 12 Li Hongyi Facts That You Never Knew About PM Lee’s Second Son]”. ''MustShare News.'' April 13, 2015. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is the younger brother of Li Yipeng and Li Xiuqi, the older brother of Lee Haoyi and the grandson of the late Lee Kuan Yew.<ref>Lee, Philip. “[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19821101-1.2.33 I remember — by Col Lee]”. ''The Straits Times.'' November 1, 1982. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref><ref>Shudderuddin, Shuli. “[https://web.archive.org/web/20090309144707/http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking+News/Singapore/Story/STIStory_314121.html PM Lee attends OCC parade]”. ''The Straits Times.'' December 13, 2008. Accessed on 21 August 2020. </ref><ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]] and [[Li Huanwu]].
	===Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral===		===Lee Kuan Yew’s funeral===
	At his grandfather's funeral in 2015, Li Hongyi personally chose the portrait to be presented at the wake.<ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He was also one of the family members to deliver a eulogy where he told a story of the only gift he received from his grandfather:<blockquote>“Some years ago when I was preparing to go to university, Yeye (Chinese for grandfather) gave me a camera. This was the first and only time he ever gave me a present. Over the next few years, I got deeply into photography and took thousands of photos of my time in college. After I graduated I got a book printed with my favourite ones. I presented it to him as a thank you for his gift and hopefully to show him I had done something good with it.”<ref>Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OwafESoIs Mr Li Hongyi's eulogy for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew]”. ''YouTube.'' March 30, 2015. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>[[File:Lee Kuan Yew and Li Huanwu.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi (far right) pictured with his late grandfather, Lee Kuan Yew. Photo from [https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/papa-had-sweet-tooth-hsien-yang Asia One].'']]		At his grandfather's funeral in 2015, Li Hongyi personally chose the portrait to be presented at the wake.<ref>Stolarchuk, Jewel. “[http://theindependent.sg/five-facts-you-may-not-have-known-about-pm-lees-son-li-hongyi/ Five facts you may not have known about PM Lee’s son, Li Hongyi]”. ''The Independent News.'' January 26, 2020. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref> He was also one of the family members to deliver a eulogy where he told a story of the only gift he received from his grandfather:<blockquote>“Some years ago when I was preparing to go to university, Yeye (Chinese for grandfather) gave me a camera. This was the first and only time he ever gave me a present. Over the next few years, I got deeply into photography and took thousands of photos of my time in college. After I graduated I got a book printed with my favourite ones. I presented it to him as a thank you for his gift and hopefully to show him I had done something good with it.”<ref>Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. “[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OwafESoIs Mr Li Hongyi's eulogy for the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew]”. ''YouTube.'' March 30, 2015. Accessed on 25 August 2020.</ref></blockquote>[[File:Lee Kuan Yew and Li Huanwu.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi (far right) pictured with his late grandfather, Lee Kuan Yew. Photo from [https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/papa-had-sweet-tooth-hsien-yang Asia One].'']]

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	Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the deputy director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]].		Li Hongyi (born 1 May 1987) is the second son of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and Ho Ching. As of August 2020, he is the deputy director of Open Government Products in GovTech.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref> He is also the cousin of [[Li Shengwu]] and [[Li Huanwu]].

	==Background==		==Background==

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	==Military service==		==Military service==
	Upon completing junior college in 2006, Li Hongyi served his mandatory national service. He was commissioned as an officer at the SAFTI Military Institute.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref><ref>“[https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/saftimi/home.html SAFTI Military Institute]”. ''Ministry of Defence.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref>		Upon completing junior college in 2006, Li Hongyi served his mandatory national service. He was commissioned as an officer at the SAFTI Military Institute.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref><ref>“[https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/saftimi/home.html SAFTI Military Institute]”. ''Ministry of Defence.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref>
	[[File:Li Hongyi 2006.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi with parents at his commissioning parade in 2006. Photo from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-political-ambitions-for-my-son-says-pm-lee The Straits Times].'']]		[[File:Li Hongyi 2006.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi with his parents at his commissioning parade in 2006. Photo from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-political-ambitions-for-my-son-says-pm-lee The Straits Times].'']]
	===Platoon Commander===		===Platoon Commander===
	After being commissioned as an officer, Li Hongyi served as a platoon commander in the Signals formation, leading a 20-man platoon in several military exercises and operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also developed mobile applications for the automation of radio planning calculations and for fellow commanders to track locations of their soldiers on the ground.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		After being commissioned as an officer, Li Hongyi served as a platoon commander in the Signals formation, leading a 20-man platoon in several military exercises and operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also developed mobile applications for the automation of radio planning calculations and for fellow commanders to track locations of their soldiers on the ground.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

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Military service

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	==Military service==		==Military service==
	Upon completing junior college in 2006, Li Hongyi served his mandatory national service. He was commissioned as an officer at the SAFTI Military Institute.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref><ref>“[https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/saftimi/home.html SAFTI Military Institute]”. ''Ministry of Defence.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref>		Upon completing junior college in 2006, Li Hongyi served his mandatory national service. He was commissioned as an officer at the SAFTI Military Institute.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref><ref>“[https://www.mindef.gov.sg/oms/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/saftimi/home.html SAFTI Military Institute]”. ''Ministry of Defence.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020.</ref>
			[[File:Li Hongyi 2006.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi with parents at his commissioning parade in 2006. Photo from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-political-ambitions-for-my-son-says-pm-lee The Straits Times].'']]
	===Platoon Commander===		===Platoon Commander===
	[[File:Li Hongyi 2006.jpg\|thumb\|''Li Hongyi with parents at his commissioning parade in 2006. Photo from [https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/no-political-ambitions-for-my-son-says-pm-lee The Straits Times].'']]After being commissioned as an officer, Li Hongyi served as a platoon commander in the Signals formation, leading a 20-man platoon in several military exercises and operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also developed mobile applications for the automation of radio planning calculations and for fellow commanders to track locations of their soldiers on the ground.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>		After being commissioned as an officer, Li Hongyi served as a platoon commander in the Signals formation, leading a 20-man platoon in several military exercises and operations. According to his LinkedIn profile, he also developed mobile applications for the automation of radio planning calculations and for fellow commanders to track locations of their soldiers on the ground.<ref>Hongyi Li. ''LinkedIn.'' n.d. Accessed on 21 August 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hongyi-li-16183230/</ref>

	===Breach of chain of command (2007)===		===Breach of chain of command (2007)===