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Serious Bro Chun Sing Explains What Sort Of Gifts Ministers Can Receive!

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Q: Can public servants ask for gifts or favours?
A: No, especially when they are in a position to influence or affect decisions involving the other party. They must also not accept gifts offered on account of their official position or work.

“Our first instinct must be to decline any unsolicited gifts and return them if possible,” said Mr Chan.

Q: When can they keep gifts?
A: If it is not possible or practical to reject gifts, public servants must declare and account for the gifts according to established processes.

They may be allowed to keep a gift if they pay for it, after its value is assessed.

For operational simplicity, they can keep gifts worth less than $50 without paying if doing so does not affect the integrity of the civil service.

“But should an officer accept multiple gifts of $49 repeatedly? I think we know the answer from the spirit of the rule. If such a pattern of behaviour is observed, it must stop,” said Mr Chan.

Q: Can they accept meals?
A: Similar principles apply. Mr Chan acknowledged that it may not be practical to assess the value of a meal in the moment.

Public servants must have the good sense to know when they are being cultivated, and reject such attempts. They should inform their supervisors when in doubt.

“This does not mean that our officers should not go out and interact with non-government stakeholders to understand the business and social communities,” said Mr Chan, who added that it is part of public servants’ work to understand the world in order to govern responsively and responsibly.

He advised public servants to avoid attending such events alone, as the risk of being compromised in such situations is harder to manage.

Q: How can they report possible infringements?
A: Public servants can report wrongful or doubtful practices to the heads of their organisations.

“There are confidentiality and non-retaliation provisions in place to protect those who have reported in good faith,” Mr Chan said.

If anyone suspects that a superior has been compromised, he can report the suspicious activity to the organisation heads, or beyond the organisation – including to agencies like the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...cept-chan-chun-sing-clarifies-code-of-conduct
 
This matter was already mentioned in a vintage Brit comedy show. :cool:

 
Can they receive undeclared discounts from condo purchases?

Will returning those discounts to the state absolve them of corruption?
 
Can they take on another job as advisor to some world economic organisation?
 
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PAP’s Stringent Standards: Remembering the Nassim Jade Political Storm​






Published
July 5, 2023



Speaking in parliament yesterday (3 Jul), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong defended the incorruptibility of the PAP, saying that government leaders “don’t get perks”.

This comes after an investigation into Ridout Road state-owned colonial bungalows rented by Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

PM Lee said that the government “has not and will never tolerate any compromise or departure from the stringent standards of honesty, integrity and incorruptibility that Singaporeans expect of us.”

“This accounting in Parliament is not just to resolve the issue of the rentals on to black and white properties in Ridout Road, important as that is. It’s also a demonstration of how the PAP is determined to uphold the standards, which it has set itself from the beginning in 1959.”
Yet, just like the two ministers whose integrity were called into question, PM Lee is no stranger to scandal – because of perks he received that sparked public discontent.

In 1996, the Nassim Jade saga involving PM Lee and his father, the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, caused uproar and outrage in Singapore.
The political storm was widely reported here and in the international press.

In April 1995, Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Kuan Yew, who were then Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister respectively, bought new condominium units at the prestigious Nassim Jade development at discounted prices.

Public-listed company Hotel Properties Limited (HPL), the property developer, granted discounts of 7 percent to Lee Kuan Yew for one apartment and 12 percent to Lee Hsien Loong for another unit.

In October 1995, the Lees bought a second set of condominiums in another HPL development called Scotts 28, in which they each received 5 percent discounts.

At that time, Lee Kuan Yew’s brother (and Lee Hsien Loong’s uncle), Lee Suan Yew, was a board director of HPL, while the company was headed by Malaysian-born tycoon Ong Beng Seng.

Lee Suan Yew reportedly also bought a unit at Nassim Jade.

Some reports state that other relatives of the Lees, including Dr Lee Wei Ling and lawyer Kwa Kim Li, allegedly also bought Nassim Jade units at discounts, although this cannot be thoroughly verified.

Disgruntled HPL shareholders began complaining as all of the units at Nassim Jade had been snapped up without a public launch, and news of the Lees’ purchases leaked.

Rumblings reached watchdog the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES).

The SES released a stinging criticism of HPL for selling Nassim Jade units to directors of the company and their close relatives, stating:

“Although HPL did not violate any SES rules,” the exchange stressed that company directors “have a duty to obtain the best [highest] price so as to maximize the return to shareholders.”

According to the SES, HPL had withheld details of discounts granted to Lee Suan Yew and the wife of another director.

Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong released statements, saying that they did not seek any preferential treatment from HPL.

In this statement on 21 May 1996, Lee Kuan Yew said that his wife, Kwa Geok Choo, handled the transactions made in his name.

Then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong cleared the Lees of any wrongdoing.

He said:

“They had agreed with the purchase prices and did not know what prices were quoted to or paid by other purchasers.”

Goh added:

“There is nothing wrong with cabinet ministers purchasing properties to live in or for investment, or selling their own properties.”

However, he noted that it was a relatively new occurrence for ministers to buy real estate before units were offered to the public

And the rest is history – Lee Hsien Loong went on the become Prime Minister, a post which he continues to hold today.

Lee Kuan Yew was designated as Minister Mentor until his death in 2015.
 
Wat about MPs etc holding company Board positions etc? Aka company directorships? Holding multiple jobs with multiple pay? And their kids like wooden goh son.. This has been going on for years and never addressed
 
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Q: Can public servants ask for gifts or favours?
A: No, especially when they are in a position to influence or affect decisions involving the other party. They must also not accept gifts offered on account of their official position or work.

“Our first instinct must be to decline any unsolicited gifts and return them if possible,” said Mr Chan.

Q: When can they keep gifts?
A: If it is not possible or practical to reject gifts, public servants must declare and account for the gifts according to established processes.

They may be allowed to keep a gift if they pay for it, after its value is assessed.

For operational simplicity, they can keep gifts worth less than $50 without paying if doing so does not affect the integrity of the civil service.

“But should an officer accept multiple gifts of $49 repeatedly? I think we know the answer from the spirit of the rule. If such a pattern of behaviour is observed, it must stop,” said Mr Chan.

Q: Can they accept meals?
A: Similar principles apply. Mr Chan acknowledged that it may not be practical to assess the value of a meal in the moment.

Public servants must have the good sense to know when they are being cultivated, and reject such attempts. They should inform their supervisors when in doubt.

“This does not mean that our officers should not go out and interact with non-government stakeholders to understand the business and social communities,” said Mr Chan, who added that it is part of public servants’ work to understand the world in order to govern responsively and responsibly.

He advised public servants to avoid attending such events alone, as the risk of being compromised in such situations is harder to manage.

Q: How can they report possible infringements?
A: Public servants can report wrongful or doubtful practices to the heads of their organisations.

“There are confidentiality and non-retaliation provisions in place to protect those who have reported in good faith,” Mr Chan said.

If anyone suspects that a superior has been compromised, he can report the suspicious activity to the organisation heads, or beyond the organisation – including to agencies like the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...cept-chan-chun-sing-clarifies-code-of-conduct

He is the 执法长老
 
For operational simplicity, they can keep gifts worth less than $50 without paying if doing so does not affect the integrity of the civil service.
lol if you accept something less than $50 and it affected the integrity of the civil service, then u got some serious issues.
 
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