PQ: Dennis Tan – Page 7 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

IMPACT OF CHINA’S DEMARCHES IN REACTION TO SINGAPORE’S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO TAIWAN’S NEWLY-ELECTED PRESIDENT ON BILATERAL RELATIONS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs whether the demarches made by China to Singapore in response to Singapore’s congratulatory message to Taiwan’s new President will affect (i) Singapore’s relationship with China and (ii) Singapore’s “One China” policy. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: Singapore was approached by the Chinese and we reiterated our longstanding approachContinue reading “IMPACT OF CHINA’S DEMARCHES IN REACTION TO SINGAPORE’S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO TAIWAN’S NEWLY-ELECTED PRESIDENT ON BILATERAL RELATIONS”

FACILITATING TRANSITION TO SIMPLYGO FARE PLATFORM

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Transport (a) whether the card-based ticketing (CBT) system for public transport will continue to indefinitely operate in parallel with the SimplyGo’s account-based ticketing system; and (b) if not, when does LTA plan for the CBT system to be fully decommissioned, including the concession cards for students, seniors andContinue reading “FACILITATING TRANSITION TO SIMPLYGO FARE PLATFORM”

DATA ON COMPLAINTS OF NUISANCE AGAINST TENANTS IN NEIGHBOURING HDB UNITS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for National Development (a) in each year of the last five years, what is the average number of complaints of nuisance against tenants of neighbouring units in HDB estates; (b) of these, what is the average number which involves foreign tenants; (c) what is the percentage of casesContinue reading “DATA ON COMPLAINTS OF NUISANCE AGAINST TENANTS IN NEIGHBOURING HDB UNITS”

SINGAPORE’S PROGRESS ON COP28 PLEDGES ON TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL, INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what are the plans for operationalising the UAE Consensus from COP28 including the transition away from fossil fuels to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050; and (b) what is the timetable for this transition in Singapore. Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the MinisterContinue reading “SINGAPORE’S PROGRESS ON COP28 PLEDGES ON TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUEL, INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY AND IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY”

IMPACT OF SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION ON PERSONAL MOBILITY AID USERS TO SAFELY CROSS ROADS IN TIME

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport in respect of the recent recommendation by the Active Mobility Advisory Panel to reduce the speed limit of all motorised personal mobility aids (PMAs), whether the recommended speed limit of six kilometres per hour will allow all PMA users to safely cross all roads in time,Continue reading “IMPACT OF SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION ON PERSONAL MOBILITY AID USERS TO SAFELY CROSS ROADS IN TIME”

USE OF NON-TEXTUAL TRAINING DATA FOR SINGAPORE’S COMMON LANGUAGES IN NATIONAL MULTIMODAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROGRAMME

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Prime Minister whether the National Multimodal Large Language Model Programme will incorporate non-textual training data for commonly used languages in Singapore such as Singlish, Malay, Tamil and Chinese dialects to enhance its voice recognition capabilities and widen the accessibility of this programme to Singaporeans. Mrs Josephine Teo (for theContinue reading “USE OF NON-TEXTUAL TRAINING DATA FOR SINGAPORE’S COMMON LANGUAGES IN NATIONAL MULTIMODAL LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL PROGRAMME”

BACK-UP IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE AT CHECKPOINTS

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Home Affairs what arrangements are in place for immigration procedures in the event of a power outage at any checkpoint. Mr K Shanmugam: The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has multiple measures to deal with power disruptions at the checkpoints. In the event of a power outage, ICAContinue reading “BACK-UP IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES IN EVENT OF POWER OUTAGE AT CHECKPOINTS”

NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Law (a) for the past three years, what is the percentage of applicants who have filed Court applications via the Integrated Family Application Management System and are non-native English speakers; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider simplifying the application process or render assistance to such applicantsContinue reading “NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”