Mdm Deputy Speaker, thank you for the chance to share my view on this Bill. As a member of the workgroup on this Bill, I would like to share my thought process and concerns regarding two amendments in the Bill and how it evolved along the way. Firstly, amendment one, the one that concerns what I call the “peeling open old wounds”. I am heartened that a trauma-informed approach underpins this proposed amendment to prevent abandoned or abused children from being approached at all,....
Madam, this Bill will allow the Tribunal for the Maintenance of Parents to take into account a history of abuse, neglect or abandonment when making a maintenance order. It will also empower a Tribunal to better deal with frivolous or vexatious applications. The Bill will also allow the Commissioner and Tribunal to engage children of destitute parents and to facilitate conciliation where appropriate. I have three points of clarification. Madam, actually I should say I had three points of clarification.....
Madam, this Bill introduces new planning permissions for buildings and related works and enables building approvals to be processed through the new CORENET X platform. I commend the Government agencies and the industry for their collaborative approach in creating the new CORENET X platform. The platform streamlines our planning process into a single submission by developers and a coordinated response across agencies. It is a good example of how all stakeholders can work together for better outcomes.....
Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Derrick Goh on 8,9 and 10 May 2023. Mr Derrick Goh asked the Minister for Transport in view of reports by Nee Soon Link residents that the bus arrival timings display board at Yishun Integrated Transport Hub shows longer wait times for Bus Service 801 compared to the frequency reflected in LTA’s MyTransport.SG a. whether LTA has now improved the frequency and services for Bus 801; b. if so, what are the reasons for the discrepancies;....
Parliamentary Questions filed by Mr Louis Ng on 8,9 and 10 May 2023. Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health (a) whether restructured hospitals can include in the prenatal classes lessons on how to use infant car seats and the importance of such car seats; and (b) if not, why not. Response Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Home Affairs for each year in the past five years, of the number of cases of harassment or abuse of public healthcare workers while on duty where convictions are secured (a) what is the average and median amount of fines imposed;....
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang: Madam, this Bill will establish the COSMIC digital platform for financial institutions to share information about their customers whose information contains red flags relating to economic crime. This makes it harder for criminals to use transfers across multiple financial institutions to avoid detection. Despite the difficult economic climate, I am glad that Singapore remains an attractive financial centre, with increased fund inflows from an increase in the number of family offices from 400 in 2020 to over 700.....
Sir, this Bill will improve family Court proceedings by reducing acrimony in divorce proceedings, enhancing the judge-led approach and facilitating enforcement of maintenance orders. I have three points to make. My first point is on the enhanced maintenance enforcement process (MEP), which simplifies the enforcement of maintenance orders. First, the new section 86 allows the Maintenance Enforcement Officer (MEO) to seek Court orders for banks or prescribed third parties to provide information. Can the Minister share who these prescribed third parties may be?....
Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): This Bill will allow companies and other corporate entities to conduct virtual or hybrid general meetings. This aligns our company and corporate law provisions with the technological reality of the business environment today. I have three points to make. My first point is on the court’s power to invalidate meetings. The new section 392(2A) allows the court to declare a meeting invalid if there is a technological disruption, malfunction or outage that has or may cause substantial injustice that cannot be remedied. ....
Speech by Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang, MP for Nee Soon GRC, at the Second Reading of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Bill (Bill No. 12/2023) and the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Bill (Bill No. 13/2023) Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang (Nee Soon): Madam, the Bills will strengthen our ability to tackle scams through misuse of bank and Singpass accounts. The Bills will also introduce new offences of rash and negligent money laundering,....