Minister lim hwee hua, the guest of honour, lauded it as the first legal guarantee of gender equality. I no longer have the privilege of time to read books. He was previously consultant medical oncologist with national cancer centre singapore, visiting consultant medical oncologist to changi general hospital and president of singapore society of oncology. Iras speech by mrs lim hwee hua at official launch of the. Second reading speech by senior minister of state for finance indranee rajah on the goods and services tax amendment bill 2017. She speaks fondly about the courage of lis convictions and the invaluable. Dec 20, 20 former second minister of finance and transport lim hwee hua discusses why the actual sum of the reserves cannot be revealed, what she misses about politics and the things she has learnt from her. Iras opening address by mrs lim hwee hwa, minister of state. They are mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport, mrs yufoo yee shoon, minister of state for community development, youth and sports and dr amy khor, mayor of southwest community development council. The straits times and other major local papers have listed his many achievements in hdb, ministry of national development, mas, pub, psa, sph and the council of presidential advisers.
Dr song hwee lim, english film ive just finished a book on tsai mingliang and a cinema of slowness. Guest of honour is mrs lim hwee hua, minister in the prime ministers office and second minister for finance and transport. Dr ernest kan chairman of the singapore institute of accredited tax professionals and president of the institute of certified public accountants of singapore. A member of the countrys governing peoples action party pap, she is the minister for culture, community and youth. Advanced search speeches and press releases archives online national archives of singapore.
Lim lost her seat in parliament at the 2011 general election, when. I am pleased to join you at the launch of the nets flashpay series of payment solutions. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of nets flashpay payment solutions on 9 october 2009. The lim siew hwee corpus of informal singapore speech. In her endorsement on the book jacket, rey chow says. She is the first woman in the cabinet of singapore. Lim hwee hua is a singaporean private equity investor and former politician. Lim hwee hua s entered politics in 1996 and became the minister of state of finance and ministry of transport in 2004. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of nets flashpay. Asia infrastructure project development pte ltd announced its official launch today with the signing of a shareholders agreement, witnessed by guest of honour, mrs lim hwee hua, senior minister of state for finance and transport. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of singapore changi airports first a380compatible gate holdroom and sias a380 aircraft model on 16 august 2005 16 aug 2005 speeches mr wong woon liong, directorgeneral, civil aviation authority of singapore.
All recordings were made directly onto the computer in the phonetics laboratory at nie in singa. Book launch speech on chua beng huat, liberalism disavowed. I am delighted to be with you today to launch the accreditation scheme for estate agencies. In his speech, dr chiang hai ding, one of the books two editors, said that there were. Lim has also served as the managing director at temasek holdings 20002004. When i revisited the womens prison in 20, i found her buried behind a pile of books. Mrs lim hwee hua and former speaker of parliament abdullah tarmugi. Instead lim has pulled together dozens of case studies to illustrate her points and bring to life what she admits might otherwise be a dry topic. Lim hwee hua is appointed minister in the prime ministers office and second minister for finance and transport.
Mrs lim hwee hua, minister in the prime ministers office and. Lim hwee hua, the second minister finance and transport of singapore and brigadier general chin siatyoon, the. I am glad to be here today to present the licences to the pioneer batch of 11. The man behind lim wee kiak wondered what the latter was pointing at. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance. Oct 31, 20 former minister lim hwee hua believes the government should not apologise for being in business as it has a key role to play in regulating and managing the economy read more at. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport, at the. Lim hwee hua, cochair of sva and executive director of tembusu partners.
For some reason, a large proportion of spores ministers. A maritime and port authority of singapore quarterly. Lim hwee hua, 51, made history by becoming singapores first woman minister in april last yearas minister in the prime ministers office and second minister for finance and transport. He taught at the universities of leeds and exeter for over twelve years before joining the chinese university of hong kong cuhk in january 2014. Former minister lim hwee hua believes the government should not apologise for being in business as it has a key role to play in regulating and managing the economy read more at. Aware is taken by surprise when a group of women from a conservative church, objecting to the organisations sexuality education, takes over the executive committee. More abt lim hwee hua husband andy lim sams alfresco. Lim is currently the executive director of private equity firm tembusu partners and senior advisor to kohlberg kravis roberts. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of nets flashpay payment solutions on 9 october 2009 09 oct 2009 speeches mr ching wei hong, nets chairman. Join facebook to connect with lim hwee hua and others you may know. Lp has named lim hwee hua as a senior adviser to the firm. Guest of honor minister lim hwee hua, second minister for. Launch of book by exmps a reunion of old comrades, singapore.
Opening address by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport, at the official launch of mytax portal, 28 june 2007. Lim hwee hua is an executive director of tembusu and wife of founder andy lim. Mr chairman, sir, first let me thank honourable members for their comments and suggestions. Ms lim hwee hua was first elected to parliament in december 1996 and served till may 2011, last as minister in the prime ministers office, singapore, and concurrently as secondminister for finance and for transport. Sppm, together with the lee kuan school of public policy at national university of singapore, held a successful book launch for dynamic governance embedding culture, capabilities and change on march 18. The audience were mostly comprised of middle aged women or older who came in support to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of the singapore womens charter. Lim hwee hua pays tribute to li rongrong, former chairman of the stateowned assets supervision and administration commission, whom shes known since 2003. In his speech, dr chiang hai ding, one of the books two editors, said that there were more than 100 former pap. Mrs lim hwee hua and three other panelists discussed the intriguing issues surrounding the ideal relationship. Lim, hwee hua lee kuan yew school of public policy nus. Lim is the recipient of a cuhk research excellence award in 201617.
She was speaking at awares book launch this afternoon at nus guild house which saw slightly more than a hundred turn up. Opening address by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport, at the official launch of mytax portal, 28 june 2007, 4. Former second minister of finance and transport lim hwee hua discusses why the actual sum of the reserves cannot be revealed, what she. Mpa and spring launch new national standard for bunkering. Lim is currently the executive director of private equity firm tembusu partners and. Whether be it turning on the television, flipping the newspapers or even drinking kopi at the hawker stalls, it is hard to avoid hearing or viewing ge news and events. The minister in the prime ministers office described her 15 years in politics as a reasonable stretch and said she will leave it for someone younger. His work has been selected for the preservation in the singapore collection of art museum.
Dr song hwee lim film studies university of exeter. Former member of singapores parliament and top civil servant lim hwee hua has used her active role in this perennial issue to show just how complex the arguments can be. Song hwee lim author of tsai mingliang and a cinema of. Nathan, minister mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state, mrs yufoo yee shoon, high commissioners, ambassadors, parliamentarians, distinguished. Between 2002 and 2004, she was deputy speaker of parliament and chairman of the public accounts committee. He is also the executive director of associated leisure international, a family holding company and chairman of moneyworld group of companies, a leading foreign. Tribute to lim kim san another great founding father has passed us, mr lim kim san. The chinese cinema book edited by song hwee lim and julian. Speech by minister heng swee keat, minister for finance, at the pioneer generation office. She answers a list of recurring questions, dealing with the why, when, what and wherefore which public officials, managers of stateowned enterprises and businessmen will find useful when formulating policies, or in their dealings with one another. Song hwee lim received his mphil and phd from the university of cambridge. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at official launch of the singapore institute of accredited tax professionals 7 may 2010 dr ernest kan chairman of the singapore institute of accredited tax professionals and president of the institute of certified public accountants of singapore. The publication presents answers to 50 questions one might ask of the womens charter.
All guests to be seated for arrival of guest of honour. Opening address by mrs lim hwee hwa, minister of state for. Speech by mr moses lee, commissioner of inland revenue at the official launch of the singapore institute of accredited tax professionals. Mrs lim hwee hua, minister, prime ministers office and second minister for finance and transport. Minister lim hwee huas visit on 11 october 2009, to the singapore kwong wai siew peck san theng for the launch of the bishan heritage trail guided tour. Without question, song hwee lim has presented us with an exemplar of quality scholarship in the study of contemporary chinese cinemas. She also served as the second minister for finance and second minister for transport concurrently. This event is supported by the national integration council. The singapore political, social, economic system was fashioned in response to the existential challenges arising from sudden independence. Jun 28, 2007 opening address by mrs lim hwee hwa, minister of state for finance and transport at the official launch of mytax portal. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. She is the second woman in singapores history to hold the status of full minister after lim hwee hwa and the first to helm a ministry. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of singapore.
Lim hwee yong is a specialist medical oncologist with novena cancer centre. Lim hwee hua though she has extensive experience on both sides of the debate, both as a government official and in the private sector, she said she did not want to use the book to preach. Lim became a christian at the age of 15, but it was when he was in the army that he had an encounter with god. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover lims connections and jobs at similar companies. Lim hwee hua was first elected to parliament in december 1996 and served till may 2011, last as minister in the prime ministers office, singapore, and. May 07, 2010 speech by mrs lim hwee hua at official launch of the singapore institute of accredited tax professionals. She was the first woman to serve in singapores cabinet when she was made a minister in the prime ministers office in 2009. Speech by dr lee boon yang at the launch of the design for enterprises initiative. Former minister lim hwee huas new book discusses govts.
Past cabinet ministers of teochew ethnicity included yeo cheow tong, yeo ning hong, lee boon yang, george yeo, lim hwee hua and lim boon heng. Oct 27, 2016 speech by mr r ramachandran, guest of honour during the launch of lee kuan yew. Book launch of dynamic governance embedding culture. Palgrave macmillan london wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of international womens day. Currently a lifetime member of singapore art society, singapore water colour society and the society of chinese artists. Greedy minister lim hwee hua who is the 21st highest paid government official in the world. They are, tharman shanmuguratnam, dr vivian balakrishnan, dr ng eng hen, raymond lim, dr balaji sadasivan, khaw boon wan and cedric foo. Speaking at the launch, aware president nicole tan called the charter something that was dear to awares heart.
Lim held various offices in the government of singapore, retiring from public service as minister in the prime ministers office. May 11, 2011 singapores first woman cabinet minister lim hwee hua has announced that she will not be contesting in the next 2016 general election, after losing her seat in parliament in this years polls. At the launch of the book, titled we also served reflections of. Speech by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport at the mou signing ceremony between nanyang polytechnic and investment management association of singapore mr lester gray chairman. Apr 16, 2006 launch of pap manifesto the whole ge media agitprop is getting mundune. Pang shengdong in an age of disruption and rapid growth of chinese internet businesses, the singapore valley awards has been conceived to promote innovation and also raise understanding of and links with chinas it giants. Lim hwee hua makes nearly four times as much as president obama, but this is not enough for the crooked lady. The minister at the prime ministers office, and second minister for finance and second minister. She joined tembusu after quitting politics in 2011. He was unaware that mps sometimes had to strike a pose for a neighborhood newsletter photo that was precaptioned. The corpus provides recordings of young singaoreans talking informally. Asian development bank partners singapore cooperation.
Jul 25, 20 catch mrs lim hwee hua s final press conference where she announced her retirement from politics. Lim hwee hua, the second minister finance and transport of. She also served as the second minister for finance and second minister for. More abt lim hwee hua husband andy lim sams alfresco coffee. Cgio partnered with sph and straits times press to organise this event on 30 october 20. Media releases full text of dpms speech at the official launch of singapore customs. Given the constraint of time, i shall endeavour to elaborate on the policy intent and address specific comments wherever possible.
Highlights of the event include a short film about new citizens and the launch of legal matters in singapore, a compilation of articles featured in crossroads. Lim hwee tiong, a graduate from singapore academy of art, began his studies in watercolour in 1967. Former minister lim hwee huas new book discusses govts role. Former member of singapores parliament and top civil servant lim hwee hua has used her active role in this perennial issue to show just how complex the. In the recent ge, grace fu, lui tuck yew and lee yi shyan were the ones who became ministers of state. Opening address by mr heng swee keat, minister for finance, at the inaugural champions of good event, at the shangrila hotel. In the 2001 general election, seven were promoted to senior ministers of state and ministers of state. Speech by dr ernest kan, icpas president and siatp. In his speech, dr chiang hai ding, one of the book s two editors, said that there were more than 100 former pap mps from the period between 1965 and 2011. Jan 25, 2017 exsgx chief is new sias honorary chairman mr magnus bocker takes over from mrs lim hwee hua as sias honorary chairman next wednesday. Full text of dgs speech at the official launch of singapore customs. Sophies speech book launch evening session dunedin city of. The book launch was held at the national library buildings drama centre.
Mrs lim hwee hua minister, prime ministers office, second minister for finance and second minister for transport at a book launch event to celebrate 50 year of the singapore womens charter. Former minister lim hwee hua believes the government should not apologise for being in business as it has a key role to play in regulating and managing the economy. Speech for iwd celebration dinner mrs laura hwang president, singapore council of womens organisations scwo our guestofhonour, and patron of scwo, mrs s. Speech by mr raymond lim at the launch of lift upgrading. Launch of singapore valley awards fintech singapore. Nets entry into singapores transit market today is an important development in the micropayments landscape. This was announced by mrs lim hwee hua, minister of state for finance and transport at the opening of the 14th singapore international bunkering conference sibcon 2006. View lim hwee huas profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Author of tsai mingliang and a cinema of slowness, the chinese cinema book, and celluloid comrades. Speech by minister of state for finance and transport mrs lim hwee hua at the launch of the singapore accredited estate agencies scheme on 11 november 2005 good morning ladies and gentlemen.
The new ss 524 focuses on the management of the entire bunker supply chain to achieve bunker quality assurance for customers. They included several former pap ministers, namely mr lee khoon choy, dr seet ai mee, mrs lim hwee hua and former speaker of parliament abdullah tarmugi. The event was attended by many dignitaries, including finance minister tharman shanmugaratnam, pmo minister lim hwee hua, mcys minister vivian balakrishnan, manpower minister gan kim yong, former diplomats such as lee khoon choy as well as many other ambassadors. She was in politics for 15 years and a cabinet minister of singapore from 2009 to 2011. Iras speech by mr moses lee, commissioner of inland. Womens charter not just for the elites the online citizen. Iras speech by mrs lim hwee hua at official launch of. Ernest kan, icpas president and siatp chairman, at the official launch of the. Lim hwee hua kkr appoints lim hwee hua as senior advisor. During her threeyear term, the group became a charity and an. The event, chaired by dean xue lan of sppm, welcomed honored guests mrs.
Lim hwee hua senior officer, procurement astar agency. Speech by dr balaji sadasivan at the official opening of. Exsgx chief is new sias honorary chairman, business news. May, 2011 lim is also known as the husband of lim hwee hua, the member of parliament, and as the man who spearheaded the alpha course to interdenominational success in singapore. Exmps put together personal stories to inspire the.