VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE
ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE
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Second Session
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MONDAY, 20TH JULY, 2009
1.30 p.m.
No. 7
PRESENT:
Mr SPEAKER (MR ABDULLAH TARMUGI (East Coast)).
Mr ANG MONG SENG (Hong Kah).
Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tanjong Pagar).
Mr CHAN SOO SEN (Joo Chiat).
Mr CALVIN CHENG (Nominated Member).
Mr CHARLES CHONG (Pasir Ris-Punggol).
Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah).
Dr FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).
Mr ARTHUR FONG (West Coast).
Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (West Coast).
Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Jurong), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of National Development
and Ministry of Education.
Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Manpower.
Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade), Senior Minister, Prime Minister's Office.
Mdm HALIMAH YACOB (Jurong).
Mr HAWAZI DAIPI (Sembawang), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Manpower
and Minister for Health.
Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Jalan Besar), Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office.
Mdm HO GEOK CHOO (West Coast).
Assoc. Prof. HO PENG KEE (Nee Soon East), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and
Ministry of Home Affairs.
Mr HRI KUMAR NAIR (Bishan-Toa Payoh).
Mr INDERJIT SINGH (Ang Mo Kio), Deputy Government Whip.
Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Deputy Speaker.
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Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and
Ministry of Education.
Prof. S JAYAKUMAR (East Coast), Senior Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Coordinating
Minister for National Security.
Mr KHAW BOON WAN (Sembawang), Minister for Health.
Dr AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN (Hong Kah), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the
Environment and Water Resources and Deputy Government Whip.
Assoc. Prof. KOO TSAI KEE (Tanjong Pagar), Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.
Dr LAM PIN MIN (Ang Mo Kio).
Er LEE BEE WAH (Ang Mo Kio).
Dr LEE BOON YANG (Jalan Besar).
Ms ELLEN LEE (Sembawang).
Mr LEE HSIEN LOONG (Ang Mo Kio), Prime Minister.
Mr LEE KUAN YEW (Tanjong Pagar), Minister Mentor, Prime Minister's Office.
Mr TERRY LEE (Nominated Member).
Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast), Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry
of Manpower.
Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah).
Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Marine Parade).
Mr LIM BOON HENG (Jurong), Minister, Prime Minister's Office.
Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast), Minister for Trade and Industry.
Mrs LIM HWEE HUA (Aljunied), Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance
and Second Minister for Transport.
Mr RAYMOND LIM SIANG KEAT (East Coast), Minister for Transport and Second Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
Mr LIM SWEE SAY (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government
Whip.
Ms SYLVIA LIM (Non-Constituency Member).
Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).
Ms PENNY LOW (Pasir Ris-Punggol).
Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Hougang).
RAdm (NS) LUI TUCK YEW (Tanjong Pagar), Acting Minister for Information, Communications
and the Arts.
Mr MAH BOW TAN (Tampines), Minister for National Development and Leader of the House.
Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (Sembawang), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister
for National Development.
Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Marine Parade).
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Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Education, Second Minister for Defence and
Deputy Leader of the House.
Ms IRENE NG PHEK HOONG (Tampines).
Mr ONG AH HENG (Nee Soon Central).
Mr ONG KIAN MIN (Tampines).
Dr ONG SEH HONG (Marine Parade).
Mr MICHAEL PALMER (Pasir Ris-Punggol).
Mdm CYNTHIA PHUA (Aljunied).
Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar).
Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade).
Mr SENG HAN THONG (Yio Chu Kang).
Mr K SHANMUGAM (Sembawang), Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs.
Mr SIN BOON ANN (Tampines).
Assoc. Prof. PAULIN TAY STRAUGHAN (Nominated Member).
Mr SAM TAN CHIN SIONG (Tanjong Pagar), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade
and Industry and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts.
Mrs MILDRED TAN (Nominated Member).
Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence.
Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang).
Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh).
Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
Community Development, Youth and Sports and Minister for Transport.
Mr TEO SIONG SENG (Nominated Member).
Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Minister for Finance.
Mr VISWA SADASIVAN (Nominated Member).
Dr VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister for Community Development,
Youth and Sports.
Mr WEE SIEW KIM (Ang Mo Kio).
Mr LAURENCE WEE YOKE THONG (Nominated Member).
Mr WONG KAN SENG (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home
Affairs.
Ms AUDREY WONG WAI YEN (Nominated Member).
Assoc. Prof. Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar), Minister for the Environment and Water
Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Mr MATTHIAS YAO CHIH (MacPherson), Deputy Speaker.
Mr ALVIN YEO (Hong Kah).
Mr YEO CHEOW TONG (Hong Kah).
Mr YEO GUAT KWANG (Aljunied).
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Ms JOSCELIN YEO (Nominated Member).
Mrs YU-FOO YEE SHOON (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister of State, Ministry of Community
Development, Youth and Sports.
Mr ZAINUDIN NORDIN (Bishan-Toa Payoh).
Mr ZAINUL ABIDIN RASHEED (Aljunied), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Hong Kah).
ABSENT:
Dr AHMAD MOHD MAGAD (Pasir Ris-Punggol).
Dr BALAJI SADASIVAN (Ang Mo Kio), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Mr CHIAM SEE TONG (Potong Pasir).
Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
Education and Minister for Home Affairs.
Dr LILY NEO (Jalan Besar).
Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast).
Mr GEORGE YONG-BOON YEO (Aljunied), Minister for Foreign Affairs.
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1.
Road Traffic,  Presented on 2nd June 2009,  Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration
and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. L. 76 of 2009).
2.
Central Provident Fund,  Presented on 3rd June 2009,  Central Provident Fund
(Medisave Account Withdrawals) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009 (by Statute);
to lie upon the Table (S. L. 77 of 2009).
3.
Connect Fund,  Presented on 3rd June 2009,  Annual Report and Financial Statements of
the Connect Fund, Ministry of Education for 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. 22 of 2009).
4.
Housing and Development,  Presented on 4th June 2009,  Housing and Development
(Polling for Upgrading Works) (Amendment) Rules 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the
Table (S. L. 78 of 2009).
5.
Legal Profession Act,  Presented on 10th June 2009,  Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161,
Revised Edition 2009) (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 23 of 2009).
6.
Customs,  Presented on 12th June 2009,  Customs (Duties) (Amendment) Order 2009
(by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 79 of 2009).
7.
Housing and Development Board Financial Statements,  Presented on 17th June 2009, 
Housing and Development Board Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March
2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 24 of 2009).
8.
Appointment of Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board Members,  Presented on 17th June
2009,  Advice of Council of Presidential Advisers on Appointment of Central
Provident Fund (CPF) Board Members (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 25 of
2009).
9.
Commissioner of Charities,  Presented on 22nd June 2009,  Commissioner of Charities
Annual Report 2008 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 26 of 2009).
10.
Public Accounts Committee,  Presented on 23rd June 2009,  Third Report of the Public
Accounts Committee; to lie upon the Table (Parl. 2 of 2009).
11.
Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises,  Presented on 23rd June 2009, 
Annual Report of Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises for 2008 (by
Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 27 of 2009).
12.
Home Affairs Uniformed Services,  Presented on 23rd June 2009,  Annual Report of
Home Affairs Uniformed Services (Invest Fund) for Financial Year 2008/2009 (by
Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 28 of 2009).
13.
Central Provident Fund Board,  Presented on 24th June 2009,  Central Provident Fund
Board Annual Report 2008 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 29 of 2009).
14.
Registration of Births and Deaths,  Presented on 25th June 2009,  Report on Registration
of Births and Deaths 2008 (by Command); to lie upon the Table (Cmd. 3 of 2009).
15.
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore,  Presented on 30th June 2009,  Maritime and
Port Authority of Singapore Annual Report 2008 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. 30 of 2009).
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16.
Road Traffic,  Presented on 1st July 2009,  Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration
and Licensing) (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. L. 80 of 2009).
17.
Employment,  Presented on 6th July 2009,  Employment (Recommendations for Annual
Wage Adjustment) (No. 2) Notification 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. L. 81 of 2009).
18.
Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment As Nominated Members of
Parliament,  Presented on 6th July 2009,  Second Report of the Special Select
Committee on Nominations for Appointment As Nominated Members of Parliament;
to lie upon the Table (Parl. 3 of 2009).
19.
Report of the Auditor-General,  Presented on 8th July 2009,  Report of the AuditorGeneral for the Financial Year 2008/2009 (by Command); to lie upon the Table
(Cmd. 4 of 2009).
20.
Re-Appointment of Presidential Council for Minority Rights Members,  Presented on 8th
July 2009,  Advice of Council of Presidential Advisers on Re-Appointment of
Members of Presidential Council for Minority Rights (by Statute); to lie upon the
Table (S. 31 of 2009).
21.
Public Utilities,  Presented on 8th July 2009,  Public Utilities (Composition of Offences)
(Amendment) Regulations 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 82 of 2009).
22.
MAS Annual Report 2008/2009,  Presented on 10th July 2009,  MAS Annual Report
2008/2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. 32 of 2009).
23.
Financial Statements,  Presented on 14th July 2009,  Financial Statements for the
Financial Year 2008/2009 (by Command); to lie upon the Table (Cmd. 5 of 2009).
24.
Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura,  Presented on 15th July 2009,  Annual Report of Majlis
Ugama Islam Singapura, 2008 (by Command); to lie upon the Table (Cmd. 6 of 2009).
25.
Road Traffic,  Presented on 16th July 2009,  Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Registration
and Licensing) (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table
(S. L. 83 of 2009).
26.
Customs,  Presented on 20th July 2009,  Customs (Duties) (Amendment No. 2) Order
2009 (by Statute); to lie upon the Table (S. L. 84 of 2009).
27.
Announcement by Speaker on Address of Thanks,  Mr Speaker made the following
communication to the House: "I have to inform honourable Members that I have on 1 st June 2009 communicated
to the President the Address of Thanks agreed to by resolution of this Parliament on
29th May 2009."
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Announcement by Speaker on Nominated Members of Parliament,  Mr Speaker made the
following communication to the House: "The term of service of the nine Nominated Members of Parliament appointed on
18th January 2007 expired on 17th July 2009.
The Special Select Committee nominated the following nine persons to the
President for appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament to fill the vacancies:
Mr Calvin Cheng Ern Lee
Mr Terry Lee Kok Hua
Mrs Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei
Assoc. Prof. Paulin Tay Straughan
Mr Teo Siong Seng
Mr Viswaroopan s/o Sadasivan
Mr Laurence Wee Yoke Thong
Ms Audrey Wong Wai Yen; and
Ms Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling.
On 16th July 2009, President S R Nathan, by Instruments of Appointment dated
18th July 2009, appointed the nine Members as NMPs for a term of two and a half
years with effect from 18th July 2009.
The Nominated Members are present today to take their seats. They will now take
their oath or affirmation of allegiance."
29.
Oaths or Affirmations of Allegiance,  The following Members took and subscribed the
Oath of Allegiance or made and subscribed the Affirmation: Mr Calvin Cheng Ern Lee (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Mr Terry Lee Kok Hua (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Mrs Mildred Tan-Sim Beng Mei (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Assoc. Prof. Paulin Tay Straughan (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Mr Teo Siong Seng (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Mr Viswaroopan s/o Sadasivan (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Mr Laurence Wee Yoke Thong (Nominated Member of Parliament);
Ms Audrey Wong Wai Yen (Nominated Member of Parliament); and
Ms Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (Nominated Member of Parliament).
30.
Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill,  "to amend the Goods and Services Tax Act
(Chapter 117A of the 2005 Revised Edition)",  President's recommendation signified
and Bill presented by the Second Minister for Finance; read the first time; to be read a
second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed. [Bill No. 12/2009].
31.
Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill,  "to amend the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161 of
the 2009 Revised Edition) and to make related amendments to the Patents Act
(Chapter 221 of the 2005 Revised Edition) and the Singapore Academy of Law Act
(Chapter 294A of the 1997 Revised Edition)",  presented by the Senior Minister of
State, Ministry of Law; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next
available sitting day and to be printed. [Bill No. 13/2009].
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Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill,  read a second time and committed to a
Committee of the whole House.
The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill,
 (Minister for Manpower).
(In the Committee)
Clauses 1 to 19 inclusive agreed to.
Bill to be reported.
Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
33.
Adjournment,  (Leader of the House),  Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn to a
date to be fixed.".
Adjourned at 3.52 p.m.
ABDULLAH TARMUGI,
Speaker.
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MEMORANDUM
Parliament stands adjourned to a date to be fixed.
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