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Amidst the ongoing discussion about political salaries, it is worth noting the following “Rules of Prudence” letter which PM Lee has sent to all PAP MPs.
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110527-0000143/Rules-of-Prudence-for-PAP-MPs
For those who find the original letter too dry, I recommend the following from Scroobal, Sammyboy forum’s resident PAP party insider.
It is a hilarious tongue-in-cheek posting and one of his best ever. It is specially dedicated to Tin Pei Ling in case she finds it hard to understand what PM Lee is saying.
http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?...or-PAP-plus-simplied-version-for-Tin-Pei-Ling
The “Rules of Prudence” contradicts the following statement made by Mr Gerald Ee, Chairman of the committee to review political salaries.
Past commanders-in-chief like Bill Clinton can make lots of money even after they leave office, which is something that home-grown office holders do not do.
As can be seen, PAP MPs also have the opportunity to make lots of money. This is via company directorships which they are appointed to. These company directorships could be from government linked companies or private companies who would like a PAP MP to be on their board. Also other than company directorships, PAP MP’s may also serve as advisors or hold key positions in unions, government related organisations etc.
The “Rules of Prudence” have no limit to the number of positions that a PAP MP may hold. Two PAP MPs who previously became household names for the number of directorships they held are:
Wang Kai Yuen 11 directorships.
John Chen 8 directorships.
When asked why he had so many directorships, Mr John Chen famously said
Do you want me to work for free?
Since then things have not gotten better. Things have in fact gotten worse. Scroobal highlighted MP Yeo Guat Kwang ( http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread....ce-Rules-External-Responsibilites-of-a-PAP-MP ) who is a team mate of PM Lee in Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Other than being a PAP MP, he has an amazing 64 other positions !!!
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/yeo-guat-kwang?viewcv=Yeo Guat Kwang
1) Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Manpower
2) Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Community Development, Youth & Sports
3) Member, GPC for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
4) Vice Chairman, Aljunied Town Council
5) Alignment Director, NTUC Quality Worklife & All Nationalities
6) Acting Advisor to Taxi Operators’ Association
7) President of Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
8) Vice-Chairman, North East Community Development Council
9) Member, Board of Directors of PUB Board
10) Advisor to the Singapore Table Tennis Association
11) Advisor to the Singapore WeiQi Association
12) Advisor to the Ren Ci Hospital
13) Advisor to the Bright Vision Hospital
14) Advisor to Artistes & Performers’ Association
15) Advisor to Restaurants Association of Singapore
16) Executive Secretary, Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Unions
17) Director, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC)
18) Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore
19) Executive Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees
20) Member, Workplace Health and Safety Council
21) Co-Chairman, National Tripartite Committee on Workplace Health
22) Co-Chairman, Customer Centric Initiatives
23) Co-Chairman, NTUC-SNEF Migrant Workers’ Forum
24) Member, Aids Business Alliance
25) Member, Mental Health Alliance
26) Member, Centre for Service Excellence and Leadership Governing Council
27) Member, SPRING Standards Council
28) Patron to Pets Enterprises & Traders Association (PETAS)
29) PAP Community Foundation HQ Executive Committee
30) Member, Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL)
31) Member, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)
32) Member, AVA Human Resource Committee
33) Member, WSH Council Finance Committee
34) Member, Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers
35) Member, Tripartite Committee on Portable Medical Benefits
36) Member, Tripartite Committee on Flexible Work Arrangement
37) Member, Quality Service Advisory Council
38) Member, Institute for Service Excellence @ SMU (ISES) Governing Council
39) Member, Motor Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Pte Ltd Board of Governors
40) Member, Retail Price Watch Group
41) Member,Tobacco Licensing Consultative Panel
42) Member, Ngee Ann Kongsi Council
43) Advisor, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Staff Union (IRASSU)
44) Advisor & Trustee, NatSteel Employees Union (NEU)
45) Business Advisor, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
46) Advisor, Yeo Clan General Association
47) Advisor, Singapore Taoist Federation
48) Advisor, Fo Guang Shan (Singapore)
49) Advisor, Mun San Fook Tuck Chee
50) Advisor, Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services
51) Advisor, Sian Chay Medical Institution
52) Advisor, Society of Tourist Guides (Singapore)
53) Advisor, Singapore Furniture Association
54) Advisor, Eggs’ Import/Export Trading Association (Singapore)
55) Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Singapore
56) Advisor, JCI Senators Club of Singapore
57) Advisory Board Member, Singapore-China Association for Advancement of Science & Technology
58) Patron. Buddist Fellowship
59) Independent Director, Grandwork Interior Pte Ltd
60) Independent Director, Japan Foods Holding Ltd
61) Independent Director, Koyo International Ltd
62) Independent Director, United Envirotech Ltd
63) Independent Director, Asia Water Technology Ltd
64) Independent Director, HLH Group Ltd
Somehow the word EXCESSIVE seems grossly inadequate to describe what Mr Yeo is doing. Given that he is PM Lee’s team mate in Ang Mo Kio GRC, I would assume PM Lee knows about this and approves of Mr Yeo’s 64 other jobs. I would also assume that having 64 other jobs is consistent with the “Rules of Prudence” issued by PM Lee.
Previously I had estimated what political salaries should be if we benchmark against the leaders of top economies who are known not to be corrupt. For PM Lee, the amount is US$257,000 to US$ 308,000. An Anon reader of my blog had asked if I had taken into account the money that PAP MPs earn from company directorships and other positions. I replied that I did not. This is because if we did, we might get a NEGATIVE number on the amount that Singapore taxpayers should be paying them.
.
Aurvandil
http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC110527-0000143/Rules-of-Prudence-for-PAP-MPs
For those who find the original letter too dry, I recommend the following from Scroobal, Sammyboy forum’s resident PAP party insider.
It is a hilarious tongue-in-cheek posting and one of his best ever. It is specially dedicated to Tin Pei Ling in case she finds it hard to understand what PM Lee is saying.
http://sammyboy.com/showthread.php?...or-PAP-plus-simplied-version-for-Tin-Pei-Ling
The “Rules of Prudence” contradicts the following statement made by Mr Gerald Ee, Chairman of the committee to review political salaries.
Past commanders-in-chief like Bill Clinton can make lots of money even after they leave office, which is something that home-grown office holders do not do.
As can be seen, PAP MPs also have the opportunity to make lots of money. This is via company directorships which they are appointed to. These company directorships could be from government linked companies or private companies who would like a PAP MP to be on their board. Also other than company directorships, PAP MP’s may also serve as advisors or hold key positions in unions, government related organisations etc.
The “Rules of Prudence” have no limit to the number of positions that a PAP MP may hold. Two PAP MPs who previously became household names for the number of directorships they held are:
Wang Kai Yuen 11 directorships.
John Chen 8 directorships.
When asked why he had so many directorships, Mr John Chen famously said
Do you want me to work for free?
Since then things have not gotten better. Things have in fact gotten worse. Scroobal highlighted MP Yeo Guat Kwang ( http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread....ce-Rules-External-Responsibilites-of-a-PAP-MP ) who is a team mate of PM Lee in Ang Mo Kio GRC.
Other than being a PAP MP, he has an amazing 64 other positions !!!
http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/yeo-guat-kwang?viewcv=Yeo Guat Kwang
1) Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Manpower
2) Member, Government Parliamentary Committee on Community Development, Youth & Sports
3) Member, GPC for Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
4) Vice Chairman, Aljunied Town Council
5) Alignment Director, NTUC Quality Worklife & All Nationalities
6) Acting Advisor to Taxi Operators’ Association
7) President of Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)
8) Vice-Chairman, North East Community Development Council
9) Member, Board of Directors of PUB Board
10) Advisor to the Singapore Table Tennis Association
11) Advisor to the Singapore WeiQi Association
12) Advisor to the Ren Ci Hospital
13) Advisor to the Bright Vision Hospital
14) Advisor to Artistes & Performers’ Association
15) Advisor to Restaurants Association of Singapore
16) Executive Secretary, Singapore Chinese Teachers’ Unions
17) Director, Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC)
18) Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Associations, Singapore
19) Executive Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Statutory Board Employees
20) Member, Workplace Health and Safety Council
21) Co-Chairman, National Tripartite Committee on Workplace Health
22) Co-Chairman, Customer Centric Initiatives
23) Co-Chairman, NTUC-SNEF Migrant Workers’ Forum
24) Member, Aids Business Alliance
25) Member, Mental Health Alliance
26) Member, Centre for Service Excellence and Leadership Governing Council
27) Member, SPRING Standards Council
28) Patron to Pets Enterprises & Traders Association (PETAS)
29) PAP Community Foundation HQ Executive Committee
30) Member, Committee to Promote Chinese Language Learning (CPCLL)
31) Member, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)
32) Member, AVA Human Resource Committee
33) Member, WSH Council Finance Committee
34) Member, Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers
35) Member, Tripartite Committee on Portable Medical Benefits
36) Member, Tripartite Committee on Flexible Work Arrangement
37) Member, Quality Service Advisory Council
38) Member, Institute for Service Excellence @ SMU (ISES) Governing Council
39) Member, Motor Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Pte Ltd Board of Governors
40) Member, Retail Price Watch Group
41) Member,Tobacco Licensing Consultative Panel
42) Member, Ngee Ann Kongsi Council
43) Advisor, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Staff Union (IRASSU)
44) Advisor & Trustee, NatSteel Employees Union (NEU)
45) Business Advisor, NTUC LearningHub Pte Ltd
46) Advisor, Yeo Clan General Association
47) Advisor, Singapore Taoist Federation
48) Advisor, Fo Guang Shan (Singapore)
49) Advisor, Mun San Fook Tuck Chee
50) Advisor, Society of Sheng Hong Welfare Services
51) Advisor, Sian Chay Medical Institution
52) Advisor, Society of Tourist Guides (Singapore)
53) Advisor, Singapore Furniture Association
54) Advisor, Eggs’ Import/Export Trading Association (Singapore)
55) Advisor, Federation of Merchants’ Singapore
56) Advisor, JCI Senators Club of Singapore
57) Advisory Board Member, Singapore-China Association for Advancement of Science & Technology
58) Patron. Buddist Fellowship
59) Independent Director, Grandwork Interior Pte Ltd
60) Independent Director, Japan Foods Holding Ltd
61) Independent Director, Koyo International Ltd
62) Independent Director, United Envirotech Ltd
63) Independent Director, Asia Water Technology Ltd
64) Independent Director, HLH Group Ltd
Somehow the word EXCESSIVE seems grossly inadequate to describe what Mr Yeo is doing. Given that he is PM Lee’s team mate in Ang Mo Kio GRC, I would assume PM Lee knows about this and approves of Mr Yeo’s 64 other jobs. I would also assume that having 64 other jobs is consistent with the “Rules of Prudence” issued by PM Lee.
Previously I had estimated what political salaries should be if we benchmark against the leaders of top economies who are known not to be corrupt. For PM Lee, the amount is US$257,000 to US$ 308,000. An Anon reader of my blog had asked if I had taken into account the money that PAP MPs earn from company directorships and other positions. I replied that I did not. This is because if we did, we might get a NEGATIVE number on the amount that Singapore taxpayers should be paying them.
.
Aurvandil
