There is a difference. One is by or an Association where all members can attend and no one can fault him if there is publicity and promotion. The other is a private business. No one will bat an eyelid if he advertises or promotes his visit to, as an example, the
Singapore Estate Agents Association, an Association representing Real Estate Agencies.
He has brazenly shown his middle finger to his PM and ignored his PM's "MP/Ministerial Code of Conduct" or what his PM refers to as the "
Rules of Prudence". He needs to either resign or get hard rap on his head for his deliberate and brazen misconduct. Whatever it may be, it's best that CPIB steps in to investigate his suspicious conduct and determine whether there is corruption involved.