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VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRTEENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE Second Session MONDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 No.

82 12.30 pm PRESENT: 1 Mr SPEAKER (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin (Marine Parade)).

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

Mr ANG HIN KEE (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr ANG WEI NENG (Jurong).

Miss CHERYL CHAN WEI LING (Fengshan).

Mr CHAN CHUN SING (Tanjong Pagar), Minister for Trade and Industry and Government Whip.
Mr CHEE HONG TAT (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Education.

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).


Prof FATIMAH LATEEF (Marine Parade).

No.

82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 2 Mr CEDRIC FOO CHEE KENG (Pioneer).

Ms FOO MEE HAR (West Coast).

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

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, Ministry of Defence.

Mr HENG SWEE KEAT (Tampines), Minister for Finance.

Ms INDRANEE RAJAH (Tanjong Pagar), Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education.

Dr INTAN AZURA MOKHTAR (Ang Mo Kio).

Mr S ISWARAN (West Coast), Minister for Communications and Information and Minister-in- charge of Trade Relations.
Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Communications and Information.

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.

Mr KOK HENG LEUN (Nominated Member).

Ms KUIK SHIAO-YIN (Nominated Member).


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

Er Dr LEE BEE WAH (Nee Soon).

Mr DESMOND LEE (Jurong), Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for 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).

No.


82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 3 Mr LIM BIOW CHUAN (Mountbatten), Deputy Speaker.

Mr LIM HNG KIANG (West Coast).

Mr LIM SWEE SAY (East Coast).

Ms SYLVIA LIM (Aljunied).

Dr LIM WEE KIAK (Sembawang).

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

Asst Prof MAHDEV MOHAN (Nominated Member).


Mr MASAGOS ZULKIFLI B M M (Tampines), Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs.

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

Mr MUHAMAD FAISAL ABDUL MANAP (Aljunied).

Assoc Prof Dr MUHAMMAD FAISHAL IBRAHIM (Nee Soon), Senior 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), Minister, Prime Minister's Office.

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), Minister for Education.

Ms JOAN PEREIRA (Tanjong Pagar).

Mr LEON PERERA (Non-Constituency Member).

Ms DENISE PHUA LAY PENG (Jalan Besar).

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.

No.

82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 4 Ms SIM ANN (Holland-Bukit Timah), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth and Deputy Government Whip.

Mr SITOH YIH PIN (Potong Pasir).


Ms SUN XUELING (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of National 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, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Social and Family Development and Deputy Government Whip.

Mr PATRICK TAY TECK GUAN (West Coast).


Mr TEO CHEE HEAN (Pasir Ris-Punggol), Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.

Dr TEO HO PIN (Bukit Panjang).

Mrs JOSEPHINE TEO (Bishan-Toa Payoh), Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Home Affairs.

Mr TEO SER LUCK (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

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), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Health.

Mr VIKRAM NAIR (Sembawang).

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

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

Assoc Prof Dr YAACOB IBRAHIM (Jalan Besar).

Mr ALEX YAM ZIMING (Marsiling-Yew Tee).

Mr YEE CHIA HSING (Chua Chu Kang).

Mr MELVIN YONG YIK CHYE (Tanjong Pagar).


No.

82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 5 Mr ZAINAL SAPARI (Pasir Ris-Punggol).

Mr ZAQY MOHAMAD (Chua Chu Kang), Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Manpower.

Mr AZMOON AHMAD (Nominated Member).

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

Dr KOH POH KOON (Ang Mo Kio), Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Mr KWEK HIAN CHUAN HENRY (Nee Soon).

Mr LOW THIA KHIANG (Aljunied).

Mr PNG ENG HUAT (Hougang).

Dr TAN WU MENG (Jurong), Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Trade and Industry.

No.

82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 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 Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) (Amendment) Rules 2018 – Presented on 7 August 2018 (S. L. 513 of 2018).

Customs (Duties) (Amendment No.

3) Order 2018 – Presented on 7 August 2018 (S. L. 514 of 2018).

National Council of Social Service (NCSS) Annual Report FY2017 – Presented on 14 August 2018 (S. 334 of 2018).
Public Transport Fund Financial Statements for Financial Year ended 31 March 2018 – Presented on 15 August 2018 (S. 335 of 2018).

Road Traffic (Electronic Road Pricing System) (Amendment) Rules 2018 – Presented on 16 August 2018 (S. L. 515 of 2018).

Health Promotion Board Annual Report 2017/2018 – Presented on 17 August 2018 (S. 336 of 2018).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Companies (Amendment) Bill [Bill No 27/2018] – Presented on 21 August 2018 (Pres.

Co. 99 of 2018).
Co. 99 of 2018).

Report of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights on the Transport Safety Investigations Bill [Bill No 28/2018] – Presented on 21 August 2018 (Pres.

Co. 100 of 2018).

1.9 Civil Service College Annual Report and Financial Statements 2017/2018 – Presented on 24 August 2018 (S. 337 of 2018).

1.10 The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore's FY17 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements – Presented on 3 September 2018 (S. 338 of 2018).
1.11 Presidential Council for Minority Rights Annual Report for the period from 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2018 – Presented on 4 September 2018 (Cmd.

18 of 2018).

1.12 Economic Development Board Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements 2017/2018 – Presented on 7 September 2018 (S. 339 of 2018).

1.13 The National Research Fund Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2018 – Presented on 10 September 2018 (S. 340 of 2018).

2 25 Questions for Oral Answer were answered during Question Time.
No.
82 SEPTEMBER 2018 7 Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Bill – "to amend and consolidate the written laws relating to the making and approval of a compromise or an arrangement with the creditors of a company or an individual, receivership, corporate insolvency and winding up, individual insolvency and bankruptcy, and the public administration of insolvency, to provide for the regulation of insolvency practitioners, to provide for connected matters, to repeal the Bankruptcy Act (Chapter 20 of the 2009 Revised Edition) and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts" – presented by the Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for Law; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.
[Bill No.

32/2018].

Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment No.

2) Bill – "to amend the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Chapter 322 of the 2007 Revised Edition) and to make a related amendment to the State Courts Act (Chapter 321 of the 2007 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for Law; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

33/2018].


Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Parliamentary Elections Act (Chapter 218 of the 2011 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Minister for Trade and Industry, on behalf of the Prime Minister; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

34/2018].


Electricity (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Electricity Act (Chapter 89A of the 2002 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Senior Minister of State (Mr Chee Hong Tat), on behalf of the Minister for 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.

35/2018].


Gas (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Gas Act (Chapter 116A of the 2002 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Senior Minister of State (Mr Chee Hong Tat), on behalf of the Minister for 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.

36/2018].


Income Tax (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Income Tax Act (Chapter 134 of the 2014 Revised Edition)" – President’s recommendation signified and Bill presented by the Second Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong); read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

37/2018].


Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Chapter 30B of the 2006 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for National Development; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

38/2018].


10 Environmental Public Health (Amendment) Bill – "to amend the Environmental Public Health Act (Chapter 95 of the 2002 Revised Edition) and to make related amendments to the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (Chapter 30C of the 2008 Revised Edition)" – presented by the Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources; read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.
[Bill No.

39/2018].

No.

82 11 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 8 Variable Capital Companies Bill – "to provide for the incorporation, operation and regulation of bodies corporate to be known as variable capital companies and to provide for related matters, and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts" – presented by the Second Minister for Finance (Ms Indranee Rajah); read the first time; to be read a second time on the next available sitting day and to be printed.

[Bill No.

40/2018].


12 Land Transport (Enforcement Measures) 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 – (Senior Minister of State (Dr Lam Pin Min)), on behalf of the Minister for Transport).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 80 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.
13 Stamp Duties (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 – (Second Minister for Finance (Mr Lawrence Wong)).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 12 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.

14 Smoking (Prohibition in Certain Places) (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 – (Senior Minister of State, on behalf of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources).

(In the Committee) Clauses 1 to 8 inclusive agreed to.

Bill to be reported.

Bill reported, without amendment; read a third time.

15 Adjournment to a Later Date – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question put – Resolved, "That, at its rising today, Parliament do stand adjourned to a date to be fixed.".

No.
No.

82 10 SEPTEMBER 2018 9 16 Adjournment – (Leader of the House) – Motion made, and Question proposed, "That Parliament do now adjourn.

"; Debate arising.

On Question put – Resolved, "That Parliament do now adjourn.".

Adjourned at 6.52 pm TAN CHUAN-JIN, Speaker Parliament stands adjourned to a date to be fixed.

MEMORANDUM