Media Division, Ministry of Information and The Arts

The Minister for Communications, Mr Mah Bow Tan, has appointed the following persons to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Board for a period of two years, with effect from 1 September 1997:

Mr Fock Siew Wah (Chairman)

Dr Cheong Siew Keong

Dr Tan Cheng Bock

Mr Michael Lim Choo San

Dr Tan Kim Siew

Mr Han Fook Kwang

Dr Han Cheng Fong

Dr Jennifer Mao Mei Hui

Mr Darke Sani

BG Lee Hsien Yang

Prof Lui Pao Chuen

Dr Phang Sock Yong (Mrs)

Mr Seng Han Thong

MG Han Eng Juan

Mr Liew Heng San

Mr Fock Siew Wah is the Chairman of Nuri Holdings (S) Pte Ltd.

Dr Cheong Siew Keong is the Chairman of National University Hospital.

Dr Tan Cheng Bock is the Chairman of Chuan Hup Holdings and MP for Ayer Rajah.

Mr Michael Lim Choo San is the Managing Partner of Price Waterhouse.

Dr Tan Kim Siew is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Mr Han Fook Kwang is the political Editor of The Straits Times.

Dr Han Cheng Fong is the Deputy Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of DBS Land Ltd.

Dr Jennifer Mao Mei Hui is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Finance and Accounting in the National University of Singapore.

Mr Darke Sani is the Managing Director of Digital Equipment (S) Pte Ltd.

BG Lee Hsien Yang is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

Prof Lui Pao Chuen is the Chief Defence Scientist of Ministry of Defence.

Dr Phang Sock Yong (Mrs) is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Economics and Statistics in the National University of Singapore.

Mr Seng Han Thong is the Director (Organisation and Management) of the Administration and Research Unit of NTUC and MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC.

MG Han Eng Juan is the Chief of Army, SAF, Ministry of Defence.

Mr Liew Heng San is the Chief Executive of the Land Transport Authority.

Prof Lui Pao Chuen, Dr Phang Sock Yong, Mr Seng Han Thong and MG Han Eng Juan are new members.

As members of the LTA Board, the above personnel will provide inputs and guidance to LTA in its challenging task of integrating the functions of all public and private transport infrastructure and policies, with a vision of building a World Class Land Transport System in Singapore.