Debated in Parliament on 20 Jan 2015.
Mr Seah Kian Peng asked the Minister for National Development (a) what has been the number of events held at the Speakers' Corner for the past one year; (b) how does this compare with the year before and the year that it was started; and (c) whether there is a need to review regulations over the use of Hong Lim Park.
Last year, there were 136 registrations of events in the Speakers' Corner. The corresponding figure for 2013 was 169.
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The National Parks Board (NParks) took over the administration of the Speakers' Corner from September 2008. For the whole of 2009, the corresponding figure was 129.
The regulations governing the use of Hong Lim Park have worked well over the years, with no untoward cases until the incident of 27 September last year. As legal proceedings against certain persons related to the incident are still ongoing, it is not appropriate to comment on whether there is a need to review the regulations over the use of Hong Lim Park.
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