SINGAPORE — The seizure and detention of Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) armoured vehicles by the Hong Kong customs will be one of the main topics on Parliament’s agenda when it sits on Monday (Jan 9).
The Order Paper published yesterday showed that six Members of Parliament (MPs) have tabled questions on the issue, touching on areas such as Singapore’s relations with China, whether any military secrets could be compromised, and what steps the Government is taking to get the vehicles back.
The MPs also want to know whether the Ministry of Defence is reviewing its existing contractual arrangements for the transportation of military equipment between Singapore and foreign ports.
Sembawang Group Representation Constituency MP Vikram Nair, for example, asked Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen for an update on the situation and whether Singapore is likely to get the vehicles back, and if not, what the remedies available are.
Aljunied GRC MP Pritam Singh questioned “whether any confidential or secret equipment and information (were) compromised or potentially disclosed to foreign powers”.
Directing his question to Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Zaqy Mohamad wanted to know the current state of relations between Singapore and China in view of the seizure, how the Republic can “continue to balance its existing trade and foreign relations interests with strong expectations from China to align with its One China policy and claims over the South China Sea”, and what the plans are to “normalise relations”.
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