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Govt's response to swim trunks
In response to media queries, Ms Carol Tan, Director of Resilience and Marketing Division, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, issued this statement on Wednesday night:.
'Unfortunately, the team did not seek our advice on the use of the crescent moon and stars when they designed their swim trunks.
We would have told them that their design is inappropriate as we want elements of the Flag to be treated with dignity. This is because many Singaporeans recognise these elements as representing the Singapore Flag.
We have spoken with SSC and was informed that the team is apologetic and had meant no disrespect. We understand that under competition rules, they may have difficulty switching to another set of trunks for their match tomorrow.
We wish them well and hope that they will do Singapore proud tomorrow'.
In response to media queries, Ms Carol Tan, Director of Resilience and Marketing Division, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, issued this statement on Wednesday night:.
'Unfortunately, the team did not seek our advice on the use of the crescent moon and stars when they designed their swim trunks.
We would have told them that their design is inappropriate as we want elements of the Flag to be treated with dignity. This is because many Singaporeans recognise these elements as representing the Singapore Flag.
We have spoken with SSC and was informed that the team is apologetic and had meant no disrespect. We understand that under competition rules, they may have difficulty switching to another set of trunks for their match tomorrow.
We wish them well and hope that they will do Singapore proud tomorrow'.
