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| Originally Posted by workingtoohard (13-01-2011, 07:02 AM)  Re: Did Mr MBT do a 'WikiLeaks' to Mr Eric Low (10/2009) too? that's like saying every employee should be arrested for knowing about company news before it is released publicly? seriously, you're grasping at straws here. oh and not to forget, .. |
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| Originally Posted by Sue Ann-Chia, ST, 22Oct2009: - '‘Adviser over MP’ raises many questions'[ST, 22Oct2009][alt link]: "PAP MPs are appointed as advisers to the grassroots organisations in their wards by the People’s Association (PA). In the two opposition wards, the PA picked the PAP candidates who contested but lost in the wards in the last two polls as the grassroots advisers." |
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| Originally Posted by Lim Yuin Chien, ST,27Oct2009: - 'Advisers and MPs have different roles' Lim Yuin Chien, Press Secretary to the Ministry of National Development [ST,27Oct2009]: "the government-appointed adviser, his main role is to assist in implementing national programmes, such as government campaigns, and HDB's upgrading programmes, including the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP)... Opposition MPs cannot be appointed advisers, because they do not answer to the ruling party." |
Section 24B, C (relevant excerpts) of the Town Council Act (Cap.329A) are re-appended as follows for your convenience:
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| Originally Posted by Town Council Act (Cap.329A): Declaration of precincts 24B. —(1) The Minister may, after consulting the Board and the Town Council concerned, from time to time by order published in the Gazette, declare any housing estate of the Board or any part thereof within that Town Council’s Town to be a precinct for the purposes of the Town Council carrying out any lift upgrading works in buildings within the precinct. Lift upgrading works in a precinct 24C.—(1) Where any housing estate of the Board or any part thereof within a Town has been declared a precinct under section 24B, the Town Council for that Town shall, as soon as practicable — (a) make arrangements to conduct in the manner prescribed a poll of such owners of the flats within the precinct as may be prescribed with a view to establishing their opinions about the Town Council’s proposals to carry out lift upgrading works in buildings within the precinct; and (b) do such other things as the Minister may direct. Interpretation: "Board" means the Housing and Development Board established under the Housing and Development Act (Cap. 129) |
Singapore is bigger that the PAP and any prudent political party would be well advised not to clown around; adopting the specifications of statutory provisions and norms only at their whim and fancy and to the detriment of fair dealing and justice.
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| Originally Posted by workingtoohard (13-01-2011, 07:02 AM) ..'Town Council Act (CAP 329A) states clearly that Govt must work with Town Councils (run by MPs) to implement LUP Ministers have the power to make rules' or are you conveniently forgeting that so you can keep your accusations alive. |
As such, the power of the Minister to make rules needs to be qualified and given the clarity and persuasion of Section 24B, C wrt to the conduct of lift upgrading schemes, I see no basis for such except by mischief, in Mr Low (PAP)'s announcement of the Hougang lift upgrading scheme, which very much prove:
1) that the Peoples Association, a statutory board imposes political partisan loyalties on its 'grassroots advisers';
2) the operations of the HDB under the directions of the MND (Minister MahBT- also a Member on the board of the PA) are tainted by political partisan affinities.
[Town Council Act (Cap.329A)], section 24I(1) (excerpt) is appended as follows:
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| Originally Posted by Town Council Act (Cap.329A) Power of Minister to make rules 24I. —(1) The Minister may make rules for giving effect to the provisions of this Part and for the due administration thereof and, in particular, for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:... |
- '‘Adviser over MP’ raises many questions': "PAP MPs are appointed as advisers to the grassroots organisations in their wards by the People’s Association (PA). In the two opposition wards, the PA picked the PAP candidates who contested but lost in the wards in the last two polls as the grassroots advisers." [ST, 22Oct2009][alt link]
- 'Advisers and MPs have different roles' Lim Yuin Chien, Press Secretary to the Ministry of National Development: "the government-appointed adviser, his main role is to assist in implementing national programmes, such as government campaigns, and HDB's upgrading programmes, including the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP)... Opposition MPs cannot be appointed advisers, because they do not answer to the ruling party." [ST,27Oct2009]
- 'How PAP uses taxpayer-funded grassroots for political gain': "The People’s Association (PA), ..Like all other stat boards, it receives a yearly grant from the government to run its programmes and cover operational costs. In FY2008, PA received $280 million from taxpayers, and another $23 million in “operating income”. It spent a total of $320 million last year. However unlike most stat boards, whose chairmen are usually the permanent secretary of the parent ministry or some other senior civil servant, PA’s chairman is none other than the Prime Minister. The deputy chairman and two other board members are PAP ministers, together with a PAP minister of state, two other PAP office holders and a PAP backbencher. Eight out of the 14 board members are PAP MPs. No other public sector board in Singapore has so many “Men in White” on it..." [G Giam, 10Oct2009]
- 'CIVIL service high-flier Ong Ye Kung joining PAP politics': "CIVIL service high-flier Ong Ye Kung is leaving the administrative service at the end of this week, .. This means he will be free to join a political party and be fielded as an election candidate. Civil service rules bar officers from the administrative service from doing so." [ST, 10Feb2011]
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