Singapore, 02 Jan 2002. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has appointed Mr Chan Seng Onn, Solicitor-General of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), to its Board of Directors. Mr Chan's appointment will be for a term of 2 years, with effect from 1 Jan 2002.
2 Mr Chan, a President and Colombo Plan scholar, joined the legal service in October 1987. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the University College, London (1976), a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) (1981), an LLB from NUS (1986), and an LLM from Cambridge University (1987). Mr Chan was the Head of Crime Division in the AGC before he was appointed Judicial Commissioner in October 1997. He assumed the appointment of Solicitor-General in June 2001. Mr Chan's appointment to the MAS Board will enhance the close working relationship that MAS already enjoys with the AGC.
3 Also announced were the re-appointments of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Lam Chuan Leong and Dr Philip N Pillai. Mr Lee has been re-appointed as Chairman MAS, for another 2 years with effect from 1 Jan 2002. Mr Lam, Permanent Secretary for the Environment, and Dr Pillai, Managing Director of Shook Lin & Bok, have also been re-appointed to the MAS Board for a further term of 2 years, with effect from 1 Jan 2002.
4 Mr Chan Sek Keong, Attorney General, will be stepping down from the MAS Board with effect from 18 Jan 2002, having served as a director since Dec 1992.
5 The other members of the MAS Board of Directors are as shown at Appendix 1.
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Appendix 1
Board of Directors of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (with effect from 1 Jan 2002)
Chairman - Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Deputy Chairman - Mr Lim Hng Kiang
Managing Director - Mr Koh Yong Guan
Board Members - Mr Khaw Boon Wan
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Information, Communications & The Arts
Ministry of Transport
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Senior Minister of State
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Ministry of Education
Mr Chan Sek Keong (until 17 Jan 2002)
Attorney-General
Attorney-General's Chambers
Mr Chan Seng Onn
Solicitor-General
Attorney-General's Chambers
Mr Lim Siong Guan
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Finance
Mr Lam Chuan Leong
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of the Environment
Dr Philip N Pillai
Managing Partner
Shook, Lin & Bok
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