Expenses in Support of Singapore's Candidate for Presidency of International Olympic Committee

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Sylvia Lim asked about the extent of public funds and resources used to support Singapore’s candidate for the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
Lawrence Wong clarified that the IOC is a non-governmental organization and its members are elected independently.
He stated that the candidate, Mr. Ng Ser Miang, ran as an individual IOC member and not as a government representative.
Wong confirmed that no public funds were used to support the candidate’s campaign.
The response emphasized the separation between the government and the IOC’s internal electoral processes.

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Sylvia Lim

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth to what extent are public funds and resources expended to support the campaign of the Singaporean candidate for the 2013 election for the Presidency of the International Olympic Committee.

Lawrence Wong

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental international organisation. IOC recruits and elects its own members, who, in turn, represent the IOC in their respective countries. Mr Ng Ser Miang, like other candidates, ran for the Presidency in his capacity as an individual member of the IOC. No public funds were expended to support his campaign.

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Sylvia Lim asked about the extent of public funds and resources used to support Singapore’s candidate for the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
Lawrence Wong clarified that the IOC is a non-governmental organization and its members are elected independently.
He stated that the candidate, Mr. Ng Ser Miang, ran as an individual IOC member and not as a government representative.
Wong confirmed that no public funds were used to support the candidate’s campaign.
The response emphasized the separation between the government and the IOC’s internal electoral processes.

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Expenses in Support of Singapore's Candidate for Presidency of International Olympic Committee

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Sylvia Lim asked about the extent of public funds and resources used to support Singapore’s candidate for the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
Lawrence Wong clarified that the IOC is a non-governmental organization and its members are elected independently.
He stated that the candidate, Mr. Ng Ser Miang, ran as an individual IOC member and not as a government representative.
Wong confirmed that no public funds were used to support the candidate’s campaign.
The response emphasized the separation between the government and the IOC’s internal electoral processes.

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Sylvia Lim

Lawrence Wong

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Sylvia Lim asked about the extent of public funds and resources used to support Singapore’s candidate for the 2013 International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency.
Lawrence Wong clarified that the IOC is a non-governmental organization and its members are elected independently.
He stated that the candidate, Mr. Ng Ser Miang, ran as an individual IOC member and not as a government representative.
Wong confirmed that no public funds were used to support the candidate’s campaign.
The response emphasized the separation between the government and the IOC’s internal electoral processes.

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Expenses in Support of Singapore's Candidate for Presidency of International Olympic Committee

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Sylvia Lim

Lawrence Wong

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Expenses in Support of Singapore's Candidate for Presidency of International Olympic Committee

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Sylvia Lim

Lawrence Wong

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