▁and ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁important ▁and ▁ur gent ▁issues ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁as ▁he ▁kept ▁rem inding ▁the ▁industry ▁players ▁to ▁bu ck ▁up ▁and ▁provide ▁the ▁services ▁as ▁promised ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁and ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁par , ▁he ▁had ▁brought ▁further ▁development ▁to ▁the ▁information ▁and ▁communication ▁technology ▁by ▁ens uring ▁better ▁services ▁from ▁the ▁tel cos , ▁the ▁spr out ing ▁of ▁the ▁content ▁industry ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁He ▁successfully ▁rest ruct ured ▁the ▁water ▁industry ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Ger ak an ▁ 3 5 th ▁Ann ual ▁National ▁De leg ates ▁Conference ▁dinner , ▁Dr . ▁Lim ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁ret iring ▁as ▁President ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁his ▁ 6 8 th ▁birth day . ▁Lim ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁Cab inet ▁post ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁av owed ▁to ▁no ▁longer ▁comment ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁unless ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁press . ▁But ▁he ▁has ▁in ▁turn ▁dis reg arded ▁it ▁and ▁commented ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁issues ▁regarding ▁the ▁party , ▁including ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ang ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁position , ▁and ▁the ▁ou st ing ▁of ▁a ▁party ▁member ▁that ▁was ▁working ▁under ▁the ▁new ▁opposition ▁state ▁government . ▁These ▁actions ▁have ▁drawn ▁the ▁i