5 New Members Added 2 Public Transport Council ...

dese ppl take public transport 1 meh? ...


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Five new members added to Public Transport Council
By Claire Huang, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 January 2010 1609 hrs

SINGAPORE: Transport Minister Raymond Lim has appointed five new members to the Public Transport Council.

They are:

1. Ms Angeline Ang, a political correspondent with Lianhe Zaobao;

2. Mr Chan Boon Fui, group director of Policy at People's Association;

3. Mr Rajendran Govindarajoo, president of the Chemical Industries Employees' Union;

4. Mr Noel Hon, chairman of e-Cop; and

5. Professor Phang Sock Yong, Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University.

The 16-member council will still be headed by Mr Gerard Ee, who is also the Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation.

The new Council will sit for a term of two years, with effect from next month.

Four members from the current Council - Associate Professor Anthony Chin, Mr Goh Sin Teck, Mr Lim Kuang Beng and Ms Ong Toon Hui will step down when their terms end on January 31.

Council members will perform the role of regulating bus operators and bus services, ticket payment services, and bus and rapid transit system fares.

- CNA/yb

Who are those new members??? Do they take public transport in the first place to work daily??

Cheezzz....

issit one of them this guy below ?

http://www.facebook.com/people/Rajendran-Govindarajoo/643628471

More fat cats to feed in Singapore .

my sentiments exact!

why not make it a criteria that anyone who is on the "PTC" MUST take public transport when commuting around S'pore.
i don't think this an unreasonable request.

po2wq said:

1. Ms Angeline Ang, a political correspondent with Lianhe Zaobao;

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She is a council member on NYC of which TEO SER LUCK is the chairman.
http://www.nyc.pa.gov.sg/MungoBlobs/605/823/NYCTimes4_pdf.pdf
https://www.alumnet.nus.edu.sg/ContentImages/News/alumni_awards_2009/angelinea_ang_yih_ching.pdf

po2wq said:

2. Mr Chan Boon Fui, group director of Policy at People's Association;

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Guess who the Chairman of People’s Association is!

po2wq said:

3. Mr Rajendran Govindarajoo, president of the Chemical Industries Employees' Union;

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He could be a voice for the common workers.

po2wq said:

4. Mr Noel Hon, chairman of e-Cop; and

…Council members will perform the role of regulating bus operators and bus services, ticket payment services, and bus and rapid transit system fares.

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e-Cop’s Managed Security Services (MSS) are designed to help enterprises and government agencies to cost-effectively outsource and manage its organisation’s security needs.
http://www.e-cop.net/Page.aspx?Page=56

1) How does his expertise in e-Cop helps in the role of a Council member?
2) He was previously paid consultancies fees by the gov't ???

po2wq said:

5. Professor Phang Sock Yong, Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University.

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Professor Phang is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and has been a consultant to the World Bank and various government agencies for several projects. She has previously served on the boards of Singapore’s Land Transport Authority and Urban Redevelopment Authority and has been a Commission Member of the Competition Commission of Singapore since its inauguration in 2005.
http://www.ccs.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/...7A2B532F9E/17074/PhangSockYongBriefCV2008.pdf

She was previously paid consultancies fees by the gov't ???

iamtalkinglah said:

She is a council member on NYC of which TEO SER LUCK is the chairman
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She was previously paid consultancies fees by the gov't ???

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Should I start doing the same for the rest of the council members?

The Public Transport Council (PTC) was established in 1987 as an independent body to approve and regulate bus services, public transport fares and ticket payment services. It is entrusted with the challenging mission of balancing commuters' interest with the long-term viability of the public transport operators.

Council Members were appointed on the basis of their competency, good public standing and experience, especially their ability to contribute effectively to PTC's deliberations on issues relating to public transport. They are drawn from a wide cross-section of society including:

* professional services
* business enterprises
* academic institutions
* labour unions
* grassroots organisations

Many of the Council Members are regular users of public transport and all are familiar with the operations of the public transport system both locally and overseas.

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Although they meet the requirements stated (other than the one in red), it is hard to believe that 4/5 of the newly appointed members are not somewhat linked to PAP. I don't think these pple take public transport.

i don believe they don have link lo. transport fee come down first den we can talk, got more ppl so wad its just paper tiger.

AvalanCh3 said:

i don believe they don have link lo. transport fee come down first den we can talk, got more ppl so wad its just paper tiger.

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I wonder any opposition parties analyze this the way I did & shoot back PAP.

Airlib said:

Who are those new members??? Do they take public transport in the first place to work daily??

Cheezzz....

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They all drive their own cars, and ERP is good for them cause it reduces the irritation of too many other drivers jamming their paths. It's very affordable to them (based on their salaries) and a simpler way than to horn at other drivers and risk getting beaten up.

See here, SMRT clarified that their senior management do travel on the trains daily or regularly. FYI only.

makapaaa said:

Feb 6, 2010

MRT SERVICES
Ensuring comfort despite numbers

We are discussing the upgrading of the signalling system with the LTA and will continue to introduce initiatives to address commuters' feedback and the observations of more than 6,000 SMRT employees, including our senior management, who travel on the trains daily or regularly.
Bernadette Low (Ms)
Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications
SMRT

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po2wq said:

dese ppl take public transport 1 meh? ...


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Five new members added to Public Transport Council
By Claire Huang, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 29 January 2010 1609 hrs

SINGAPORE: Transport Minister Raymond Lim has appointed five new members to the Public Transport Council.

They are:

1. Ms Angeline Ang, a political correspondent with Lianhe Zaobao;

2. Mr Chan Boon Fui, group director of Policy at People's Association;

3. Mr Rajendran Govindarajoo, president of the Chemical Industries Employees' Union;

4. Mr Noel Hon, chairman of e-Cop; and

5. Professor Phang Sock Yong, Professor of Economics at Singapore Management University.

The 16-member council will still be headed by Mr Gerard Ee, who is also the Chairman of the National Kidney Foundation.

The new Council will sit for a term of two years, with effect from next month.

Four members from the current Council - Associate Professor Anthony Chin, Mr Goh Sin Teck, Mr Lim Kuang Beng and Ms Ong Toon Hui will step down when their terms end on January 31.

Council members will perform the role of regulating bus operators and bus services, ticket payment services, and bus and rapid transit system fares.

- CNA/yb

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By their names, Hakkas!.....Oh God..............

Everytime PAP said an independent committee is set up, at least 50% are PAP members. Is this called independent?