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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE First Session MONDAY, 15 AUGUST 2016 No.

22 12 noon PRESENT: 1 Mdm SPEAKER (Mdm HALIMAH YACOB (Marsiling-Yew Tee)).

Mr AMRIN AMIN (Sembawang), Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Mr ANG HIN KEE (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr AZMOON AHMAD (Nominated Member).

Mr BAEY YAM KENG (Tampines), Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.

Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (Fengshan).


Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister, Prime Minister's Office and Government Whip.

Mr CHEE HONG TAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Health.

Mr CHEN SHOW MAO (Aljunied).

Miss CHENG LI HUI (Tampines).

Dr CHIA SHI-LU (Tanjong Pagar).

Ms CHIA YONG YONG (Nominated Member).

Mr CHARLES CHONG (Punggol East), Deputy Speaker.

Mr CHONG KEE HIONG (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr DESMOND CHOO (Tampines).


Mr THOMAS CHUA KEE SENG (Nominated Member).

Mr DARRYL DAVID (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr CHRISTOPHER DE SOUZA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 2 Assoc Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).

Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer).

Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

Mr GAN KIM YONG (Chua Chu Kang), Minister for Health.

Mr GAN THIAM POH (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr GANESH RAJARAM (Nominated Member).

Mr GOH CHOK TONG (Marine Parade).

Assoc Prof DANIEL GOH PEI SIONG (Non-Constituency Member).
Mr HENG CHEE HOW (Jalan Besar), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office.

Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Law.

Dr INTAN AZURA MOKHTAR (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry).

Mr KHAW BOON WAN (Sembawang), Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport.
Dr AMY KHOR LEAN SUAN (Hong Kah North), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and Ministry of Health.

Dr KOH POH KOON (Ang Mo Kio), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Mr KOK HENG LEUN (Nominated Member).

Ms KUIK SHIAO-YIN (Nominated Member).

Mr KWEK HIAN CHUAN HENRY (Nee Soon).

Dr LAM PIN MIN (Sengkang West), Minister of State, Ministry of Health.

Er Dr LEE BEE WAH (Nee Soon).


Mr DESMOND LEE (Jurong), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National Development and Deputy Leader of the House.

Mr LEE HSIEN LOONG (Ang Mo Kio), Prime Minister.

Mr LEE YI SHYAN (East Coast).

Mr LIANG ENG HWA (Holland-Bukit Timah).

Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten), Deputy Speaker.

Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast), Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 3 Mr LIM SWEE SAY (East Coast), Minister for Manpower.
Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).

Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).

Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Aljunied).

Ms LOW YEN LING (Chua Chu Kang), Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

Asst Prof MAHDEV MOHAN (Nominated Member).

Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

Mr MUHAMAD FAISAL ABDUL MANAP (Aljunied).


Assoc Prof Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Nee Soon), Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Social and Family Development.

Mr MURALI PILLAI (Bukit Batok).

Dr LILY NEO (Jalan Besar).

Mr NG CHEE MENG (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Acting Minister for Education (Schools) and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport.

Dr NG ENG HEN (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Defence.

Mr LOUIS NG KOK KWANG (Nee Soon).

Mr ONG TENG KOON (Marsiling-Yew Tee).


Mr ONG YE KUNG (Sembawang), Acting Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence.

Ms JOAN PEREIRA (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr LEON PERERA (Non-Constituency Member).

Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar).

Mr PNG ENG HUAT (Hougang).

Mr PRITAM SINGH (Aljunied).

Ms RAHAYU MAHZAM (Jurong).

Mr SAKTIANDI SUPAAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh).

Mr SEAH KIAN PENG (Marine Parade).


Mr K SHANMUGAM (Nee Soon), Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.

Mr SITOH YIH PIN (Potong Pasir).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 4 Ms SUN XUELING (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr TAN CHUAN-JIN (Marine Parade), Minister for Social and Family Development.

Mr DENNIS TAN LIP FONG (Non-Constituency Member).

Assoc Prof RANDOLPH TAN (Nominated Member).

Ms JESSICA TAN SOON NEO (East Coast).


Mr SAM TAN CHIN SIONG (Radin Mas), Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Manpower and Deputy Government Whip.

Dr TAN WU MENG (Jurong).

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (West Coast).

Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang).

Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Senior Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Transport.

Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Minister of State, Ministry of Manpower.
Ms K THANALETCHIMI (Nominated Member).

Mr THARMAN SHANMUGARATNAM (Jurong), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies.

Ms TIN PEI LING (MacPherson).

Mr EDWIN TONG CHUN FAI (Marine Parade).

Dr VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Mr LAWRENCE WONG (Marsiling-Yew Tee), Minister for National Development.

Assoc Prof Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar), Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.
Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Marsiling-Yew Tee).

Mr YEE CHIA HSING (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr ZAINAL SAPARI (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Chua Chu Kang).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 5 Mr ANG WEI NENG (Jurong).

ABSENT: Ms GRACE FU HAI YIEN (Yuhua), Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Leader of the House.

Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (Tampines), Minister for Finance.
Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Education.

Dr MOHAMAD MALIKI BIN OSMAN (East Coast), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ms SIM ANN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Ministry of Finance and Deputy Government Whip.
Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.

Mr VIKRAM NAIR (Sembawang).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 6 1 Papers presented to Parliament and received by the Clerk of Parliament pursuant to Standing Order No.

31 (Presentation of Papers) and ordered to lie upon the Table: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Goods and Services Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth Schedule) Order 2016 – Presented on 14 July 2016 (S. L. 140 of 2016).
Fees (Income Tax) (Amendment) Order 2016 – Presented on 14 July 2016 (S. L. 141 of 2016).

Fees (Property Tax) (Amendment) Order 2016 – Presented on 14 July 2016 (S. L. 142 of 2016).

Building Control (Amendment) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 14 July 2016 (S. L. 143 of 2016).

Savings and Employee Retirement and Premium Fund (SAVER-Premium Fund) Annual Report for Financial Year 2015 – Presented on 15 July 2016 (S. 98 of 2016).
Income Tax Act (Amendment of Seventh Schedule) Order 2016 – Presented on 20 July 2016 (Misc.

4 of 2016).

Stamp Duties Act (Amendment of Fourth and Fifth Schedules) Notification 2016 – Presented on 20 July 2016 (Misc.

5 of 2016).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 18/2016] – Presented on 20 July 2016 (Pres.

Co. 12 of 2016).

1.9 Singapore Labour Foundation (SLF) Annual Report 2015 – Presented on 20 July 2016 (S. 99 of 2016).
1.10 Report of the Auditor-General for the Financial Year 2015/2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (Cmd.

4 of 2016).

1.11 Monetary Authority of Singapore Annual Report 2015/2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. 100 of 2016).

1.12 Financial Sector Development Fund Audited Financial Statements 2015/2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. 101 of 2016).

1.13 Health Products (Therapeutic Products) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 144 of 2016).
1.14 Health Products (Licensing of Retail Pharmacies) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 145 of 2016).

1.15 Health Products (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 146 of 2016).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 7 1.16 Health Products (Advertisement of Therapeutic Products) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 147 of 2016).
1.17 Health Products (Therapeutic Products as Clinical Research Materials) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 148 of 2016).

1.18 Health Products (Medical Devices) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 25 July 2016 (S. L. 149 of 2016).

1.19 Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Rules 2016 – Presented on 3 August 2016 (S. L. 150 of 2016).

1.20 Customs (Duties) (Amendment) Order 2016 – Presented on 3 August 2016 (S. L. 151 of 2016).
1.21 Foreign Employee Dormitories (Composition of Offences) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 3 August 2016 (S. L. 152 of 2016).

1.22 National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Annual Report FY2015 – Presented on 5 August 2016 (S. 102 of 2016).

1.23 Registration of Criminals (Prescribed Law Enforcement Agency) Rules 2016 – Presented on 5 August 2016 (S. L. 153 of 2016).

1.24 Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2015/2016 – Presented on 8 August 2016 (Cmd.

5 of 2016).
5 of 2016).

1.25 Advice of the Council of Presidential Advisers on the Re-Appointment of Chief Executive Officer Housing and Development Board (HDB) – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. 103 of 2016).

1.26 Commissioner of Charities Annual Report 2015 – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. 104 of 2016).

1.27 Road Traffic (Amendment No.

2) Rules 2016 – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. L. 154 of 2016).
1.28 Road Traffic (Prescribed Offence under Section 127A) (Amendment) Rules 2016 – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. L. 155 of 2016).

1.29 Road Traffic (Public Service Vehicles) (Vocational Licences and Conducts of Drivers, Conductors, Trishaw Riders and Passengers) (Amendment No.

5) Rules – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. L. 156 of 2016).

1.30 Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment No.

3) Rules 2016 – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. L. 157 of 2016).
1.31 Central Provident Fund (Medisave Account Withdrawals) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 10 August 2016 (S. L. 158 of 2016).

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 8 1.32 Land Transport Authority of Singapore and its Subsidiaries: Financial Statements for Financial Year ended 31 March 2016 – Presented on 11 August 2016 (S. 105 of 2016).

1.33 Environmental Public Health (Public Cleansing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 15 August 2016 (S. L. 159 of 2016).

1.34 Housing Developers (Amendment No.


2) Rules 2016 – Presented on 15 August 2016 (S. L. 160 of 2016).

1.35 Housing Developers (Amendment No.

2) Rules 2016 - Corrigendum – Presented on 15 August 2016 (S. L. 161 of 2016).

1.36 Environmental Protection and Management (Vehicular Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 – Presented on 15 August 2016 (S. L. 162 of 2016).

1.37 Income Tax (PIC Automation Equipment) (Amendment) Rules 2016 – Presented on 15 August 2016 (S. L. 163 of 2016).
Motion on Olympic Achievements and Rearrangement of Business – (Deputy Leader of the House) – (with the consent of Mdm Speaker and the general assent of Members present) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That, under Standing Order 10(2), the motion standing in the name of the Minister for Social and Family Development as set down in the Revised Order Paper Supplement for today be taken immediately after the Introduction of Government Bills.".
Petition − A Petition from Zeng Ruiqing, Lisa Li Shi-en and Lee Yi Ting praying that (a) the passage of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill be delayed, pending greater and more extensive public consultation on the implementation, effects and implications of the Bill for the general public; (b) the provisions of the Bill as stated in the text of the Petition to Parliament be reconsidered and clarified to ensure that it does not intentionally or otherwise restrict legitimate expressions and discussion on matters of public interest; and (c) the Bill be referred to a Select Committee for further consultation and deliberation, was presented; ordered to lie upon the Table.
Suspension of Standing Orders – (Deputy Leader of the House) – (with the consent of Mdm Speaker and the general assent of Members present) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 18(3) which require a Petition to be referred to the Public Petitions Committee, the Petition presented by the hon Nominated Member be referred to Parliament for consideration at the Second Reading of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill.".
9 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.
Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Chapter 52A of the 2009 Revised Edition) and to make related amendments to the Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board Act (Chapter 303A of the 2002 Revised Edition), and to make an amendment to the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) (Amendment) Act 2008 (Act 15 of 2008)" – presented by the Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.
[Bill No.

25/2016].

Olympic Achievements – (Minister for Social and Family Development) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That this House congratulates swimmer Joseph Isaac Schooling on his achievements at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.".

2 No.
No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 9 Rearrangement of Business – (Deputy Leader of the House) – (with the consent of Mdm Speaker and the general assent of Members present) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the proceedings on item 3 on the Order Paper for today be taken after item 1.".
Time Limit for Speeches – (Deputy Leader of the House) – (with the consent of Mdm Speaker and the general assent of Members present) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the proceedings on the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill be exempted from the provisions of Standing Order No.

48(8) to remove the time limit in respect of the speech by the Minister for Law and his subsequent reply.".
Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill – (Minister for Law) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a second time.

"; Debate arising.

Exempted Business – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That the proceedings on the business set down on the Order Paper for today be exempted at this day’s sitting from the provisions of Standing Order No.

2.".
2.".

Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill – (Minister for Law) – Debate resumed on Question, "That the Bill be now read a second time."

On Question put, − a division was taken: Ayes 72, Noes 9, Abstention 0.
Abstention Nil Ayes Noes Chen Show Mao Goh Pei Siong, Daniel Lim, Sylvia Low Thia Khiang Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap Perera, Leon Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Tan Lip Fong, Dennis Amrin Amin Ang Hin Kee Azmoon Ahmad Baey Yam Keng Chan Wei Ling, Cheryl Chan Chun Sing Chee Hong Tat Cheng Li Hui Chia Shi-Lu Chong, Charles Chong Kee Hiong Choo, Desmond Darryl David De Souza, Christopher Fatimah Lateef Foo Mee Har Gan Thiam Poh Ganesh Rajaram Halimah Yacob Heng Chee How Indranee Rajah Intan Azura Mokhtar Iswaran, S. Khor Lean Suan, Amy Koh Poh Koon Kok Heng Leun Kuik Shiao-Yin Kwek Hian Chuan, Henry Lam Pin Min Lee Bee Wah Lee, Desmond No.
22 15 AUGUST 2016 10 Ayes – continued Lee Hsien Loong Lee Yi Shyan Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Hng Kiang Lim Swee Say Lim Wee Kiak Low Yen Ling Mahdev Mohan Masagos Zulkifli B M M Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Murali Pillai Neo, Lily Ng Chee Meng Ng Eng Hen Ng Kok Kwang, Louis Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung Pereira, Joan Phua Lay Peng, Denise Rahayu Mahzam Saktiandi Supaat Shanmugam, K. Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling Tan, Randolph Tan Soon Neo, Jessica Tan Wu Meng Tay Teck Guan, Patrick Teo Ho Pin Teo, Josephine Thanaletchimi, K Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tin Pei Ling Tong Chun Fai, Edwin Wong, Lawrence Yam Ziming, Alex Yee Chia Hsing Yong Yik Chye, Melvin Zainal Sapari Zaqy Mohamad 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 Law).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 46 inclusive agreed to.

The Schedule agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment.

No.

22 15 AUGUST 2016 11 Motion made and Question proposed, "That the Bill be now read a third time.".

− (Minister for Law).

On Question put, − a division was taken: Ayes 72, Noes 9, Abstention 0.
Abstention Nil Ayes Noes Chen Show Mao Goh Pei Siong, Daniel Lim, Sylvia Low Thia Khiang Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap Perera, Leon Png Eng Huat Pritam Singh Tan Lip Fong, Dennis Amrin Amin Ang Hin Kee Azmoon Ahmad Baey Yam Keng Chan Wei Ling, Cheryl Chan Chun Sing Chee Hong Tat Cheng Li Hui Chia Shi-Lu Chong, Charles Chong Kee Hiong Choo, Desmond Darryl David De Souza, Christopher Fatimah Lateef Foo Mee Har Gan Thiam Poh Ganesh Rajaram Halimah Yacob Heng Chee How Indranee Rajah Intan Azura Mokhtar Iswaran, S. Khor Lean Suan, Amy Koh Poh Koon Kok Heng Leun Kuik Shiao-Yin Kwek Hian Chuan, Henry Lam Pin Min Lee Bee Wah Lee, Desmond Lee Hsien Loong Lee Yi Shyan Liang Eng Hwa Lim Biow Chuan Lim Hng Kiang Lim Swee Say Lim Wee Kiak Low Yen Ling Mahdev Mohan Masagos Zulkifli B M M Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim Murali Pillai Neo, Lily Ng Chee Meng Ng Eng Hen Ng Kok Kwang, Louis Ong Teng Koon Ong Ye Kung No.
22 15 AUGUST 2016 12 Ayes - continued Pereira, Joan Phua Lay Peng, Denise Rahayu Mahzam Saktiandi Supaat Shanmugam, K. Sitoh Yih Pin Sun Xueling Tan, Randolph Tan Soon Neo, Jessica Tan Wu Meng Tay Teck Guan, Patrick Teo Ho Pin Teo, Josephine Thanaletchimi, K Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tin Pei Ling Tong Chun Fai, Edwin Wong, Lawrence Yam Ziming, Alex Yee Chia Hsing Yong Yik Chye, Melvin Zainal Sapari Zaqy Mohamad Bill read a third time.
13 Adjournment – (Deputy Leader of the House) – Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn.".

Adjourned at 9.26 pm HALIMAH YACOB, Speaker Mdm Speaker will take the Chair again at 11.00 am on Tuesday, 16 August 2016.

MEMORANDUM