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Transport Minister Mr Lui Tuck Yew refuted former SMRT chief executive Saw Phaik Hwa's statement that the operator could not call for help from external agencies in a major rail incident, reported The Straits Times.
In Parliament yesterday, Mr Lui said that the operator could have sought external help as part of its standard operating procedure (SOP).
Mr Lui pointed out that the SOP was in place before December.
Ms Saw told The New Paper in an earlier interview that SMRT could only call the police and SCDF if there was a fatality (see "We had no power"). Opposition MP Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC) had cited this interview and asked Mr Lui if this was true.
In Parliament yesterday, Mr Lui said that the operator could have sought external help as part of its standard operating procedure (SOP).
Mr Lui pointed out that the SOP was in place before December.
Ms Saw told The New Paper in an earlier interview that SMRT could only call the police and SCDF if there was a fatality (see "We had no power"). Opposition MP Sylvia Lim (Aljunied GRC) had cited this interview and asked Mr Lui if this was true.