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A N N U A L R E P O R T 2 0 1 1

INTEGRITY

IMPARTIALITY

MERITOCRACY

SINGAPOREPUBLICSERVICE

COMMISSION

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW 2

MEMBERS OF THE SINGAPORE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 4 •PSCChairman&Members 5•ThePublicServiceCommission’sRole 7

PSC SCHOLARSHIPS 2011 8

PSC SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS 2011 13 •PSCScholarships2011 14•ThePresident’sScholarship 15•SAFOverseasScholarship 16•SPFOverseasScholarship 17•OverseasMeritScholarship 18•Local-OverseasMeritScholarship 21•LocalMeritScholarship(Medicine) 22•SingaporeGovernmentScholarship(Open) 23

APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, APPEALS AND DISCIPLINARY CASES 26

VISITS BY FOREIGN DELEGATES 29•VisitsbyForeignDelegates2011 30

PSC SECRETARIAT 31 •OrganisationChart 32

CONTENTS

ThePSCwasconstitutedon1January1951tooverseetherecruitment,promotionand termsof serviceofcolonialcivil servants. Following theexodusofBritishexpatriateofficersinthelate1950s,thegovernmentturnedtoPSCtorecruitofficersforthepublicservicethroughtheawardof government scholarships. Today, the PSC continuesto be responsible for appointing and promoting seniorpublicservants,aswellasdecidingondisciplinarymatters,appealsforpromotion,andawardsofPSCscholarships.

ThePSCismindfulthataforward-lookingPublicServiceneeds to adapt to the changing needs of the PublicService. Hence, PSC’s structure and roles have evolvedoverthelast60yearssothatitstaysrelevantandeffectiveasthecustodianoftheprinciplesofintegrity,impartialityandmeritocracyoftheSingaporePublicService.Hence,inthe1990s,thePSCdevolvedsomepersonnelfunctionstoasystemofPersonnelBoards,toallowMinistriesgreaterautonomy to appoint and promote public officers toensurethatthePublicServicestaysnimble.

Similarly, the scholarships system has evolved over theyearstomeetthelong-termneedsoftheService,againstthe backdrop of the global competition for talent. In2002, the PSC delegated ministry-tied scholarshipsto the respective ministries so that it could focus onbringing in talent for key leadership roles across thePublic Service through PSC Scholarships. This also gaveministriesgreaterautonomytorecruitsuitablecandidatesfor specialised work. In 2010, the PSC started makingprovisionalscholarshipofferstoahandfulofhighcalibre

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students,before they sit for theirA-levelsorequivalentexaminations.Thishelpsourbeststudentsgainentryintobetteruniversities,especiallyintheUKandUS.

The Public Service today requires capable officers withthecommitmenttoserveSingaporeandimprovethelivesof fellow Singaporeans. Public servantsmust also havethe highest standards of professionalism and integrity.Increasingly,publicservantsneedtohavetheempathytolistentoandunderstandpeople’sdesires,aspirationsandanxieties,bothinformulatingandimplementingpolicies.

InresponsetothechangingneedsofthePublicService,thePSChasrefinedtheselectioncriteriaofPSCScholarshipsovertheyearstofocusmoreonwhole-personqualities,with emphasis on character, integrity, commitment andempathy.ThePSCrefinesthescholarshipselectionprocesstoselectpeoplewithcapabilitiesthatarerelevanttothechangingtimes. In2009,we introducedanAssessmentCentre to add rigour to the selection of President’sScholars. Comprising a series of exercises that presentscenariosandchallengesrelatedtoPublicServicework,theAssessmentCentreprovidesanadditionaltoolforthePSCtoassessthecandidates.In2011,werefreshedthebatteryofpsychometrictestsusedinourselectionprocesstomaintainhigh standardsof academic and leadershipabilities among PSC Scholarship holders. A study wasalsoconductedwithover300publicofficersfromvariousschemes of service to validate the effectiveness of thepsychometrictoolsinpredictingon-the-jobperformance.

ThePSCcontinuestoreviewtherangeofdevelopmentalopportunities and milestone programmes that PSCscholarship holders undergo to ensure that they arebetterpreparedforwork inthePublicService. In2011,the content of two key milestone programmes, thePreparatoryCourseandtheDevelopmentsinPublicPolicySeminar(DPPS),wererevampedtoensurethatscholarshipholders are attuned to the challenges facing the PublicService today, and more importantly, appreciate themeaningandpurposeofservingintheSingaporePublicService.Insodoing,thePSCaspirestocultivatetherightethos and values among our scholarship holders earlyandsetthemontherightfootingfortheirroleaspublicofficerstobetterserveSingaporeandSingaporeans.

WhilethePSCchangesovertime,itscorevaluesdonotchange.ThePSChascontinuedtoupholdtheprinciplesofintegrity,impartialityandmeritocracy–thehallmarksoftheSingaporePublicService.Thesevalueshavewithstoodthetestoftime,andwillcontinuetotaketheSingaporePublicServiceintothefuture.

Eddie TeoChairman

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INTEGRITY

IMPARTIALITY

MERITOCRACY

MEMBERSOFTHESINGAPOREPUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

PSCCHAIRMAN&MEMBERSThePublicServiceCommission(PSC)isconstitutedunderPartIXoftheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore.TheConstitutionprovidesforthePSCtohaveaChairman,andatleastfivebutnotmorethan14otherMembers.Asat31December2011,thePSCcomprisedtheChairman,2DeputyChairmenand10otherMembers.

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Mr E

ddie Teo (Chairman)

Mr T

an Yam Pin (Deputy Chairman)

Dr Charle

s Toh (Deputy Chairman)

Mr Kwa Chong Seng

Mr David Wong

Mr Michael Lim

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Mr Po’ad Mattar

Mr Edward D’Silva

Mr Rich

ard Magnus

Ms Chua Sock Koong

Prof Lily Kong

Mr Alan Chan

Mr Philip

Jeyaretnam

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THEPUBLICSERVICECOMMISSION’SROLE

ThefunctionsofthePSCundertheConstitutionareasfollows.

(a) Appoint;

(b) Confirm;

(c) Emplaceonthepermanentorpensionableestablishment;

(d) Promote;

(e) Transfer,and

(f) Dismissandexercisedisciplinarycontroloverpublicofficers*.

*ThefollowingcategoriesofofficersdonotfallunderthePSC’spurview:SingaporeArmedForcespersonnel,officersintheJudicialandLegalServices,PoliceOfficersbelowtherankofInspector,anddaily-ratedemployees.

With effect from 1 January 1995, the following personnel functionswere devolved to the Personnel Boards in theMinistriesundertheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore(AmendmentNo.2)Act1994:

(a) RecruitmentandappointmenttotheCivilServiceexceptthattotheAdministrativeServiceandAuditingService;

(b) Confirmationandemplacementofofficersonthepermanentorpensionableestablishment;

(c) AppointmentandpromotionofofficersuptoSuperscaleGradeE1/Grade8(exceptthatofofficersintheAuditing Service),and

(d) TransferofserviceexceptthattotheAdministrativeService.

Followingthedevolution,thePSCservesasthefinalappellatebodytoconsiderpromotionappealsagainstdecisionsoftheAppealsBoard.ThePSCalsoretainstwokeynon-constitutionalroles:

(a) PlanandmanageundergraduateandotherscholarshipsprovidedbytheSingaporeGovernment.Scholarship recipientsarerequiredtoservetheGovernmentforanumberofyearsaftertheirgraduation,and

(b) Consider the suitability of candidates recommended by the Special Personnel Board for appointment as Chief Executive Officers of Statutory Boards whose job grades are Superscale Grade D/Grade 7 and above, and the suitabilityofChiefExecutivesOfficersofStatutoryBoardsforpromotiontoSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove.

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LEADERSHIP

POTENTIAL

ENGAGEMENT

PSCSCHOLARSHIPS

2011

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PSCSCHOLARSHIPS2011

PSC Scholarships have served as a key sourceoftalentfortheSingaporePublicServicesince1961. It providesoutstanding youngmenandwomen,whohave thepassionand convictionto serveSingaporeandSingaporeans, througha rewarding Public Service career. Thesescholarshipholdersstudyattop-tieruniversitieslocallyandoverseas,andundergodevelopmentalprogrammes to hone their leadership skills tobetterservethepublicwhentheyreturn.

AboutPSCScholarships

In 2011, there were more than 2000 applicants for PSCScholarships. Of these candidates, 72 were awarded PSCScholarships.Ontopofassessingcandidates’character,schoolreports,andCommunityInvolvementProgramme(CIP)records,thePSCalsotookintoaccountotherinformationsuchasacademicresults andCo-CurricularActivities (CCA) achievements. 4outof these 72 scholarship holders were found suitable for thePresident’s Scholarship,which is regarded as Singapore’smostprestigiousundergraduatescholarship.

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NurturingTalent

Strong emphasis is placed on the training anddevelopment of PSC Scholarship holders from thetime they are awarded a PSC Scholarship. Theyparticipate in PSC keymilestone programmes such asthe PreparatoryCourse and PSCScholars’Mid-CourseProgramme.Theyarealsoencouragedtoexploreotherdevelopmental opportunities such as summer school,exchange programmes, seminars, conferences andcommunity service activities. In addition, scholarshipholders participate in dialogue sessions and seminarswith politicians and senior public sector leaders todiscuss key developmentsand issues in Singapore.These experiences ensurethat they are attunedto the challenges andopportunities faced by theSingaporePublicService,aswell as the concerns of allSingaporeans.TheirtraininganddevelopmentcontinuesaftertheygraduateandjointhePublicService.

Preparatory Course, 4 - 18 Jul 2011ThePreparatoryCourseaimstopreparenewly-awardedscholarshipholdersfortheirPublicServicecareersandtheiruniversitystudies.In2011,thePreparatoryCoursewasrevampedtogivegreaterfocusonpersonalmasteryand reflection on participants’ role as future publicofficers. Participants took part in learning journeys totheCommunityDevelopmentCouncils,andinterviewedpublic officers at different levels to understand thechallenges of the business of Governance and theintrinsicvalueofaPublicServicecareer.Tofosterespritdecorpsandpavethewayfor long-termnetworking,participantsalso tookpart ina3-dayOutwardBoundSingapore(OBS)programme. The Preparatory Course culminated in the PSCScholarships Award Ceremony on 23 July 2011.The Guest-of-Honour was Deputy Prime Minister,Coordinating Minister for National Security, Ministerin charge of the Civil Service andMinister for HomeAffairs,TeoCheeHean.

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PSC Scholars’ Mid-Course Programme, May - Sep 201175scholarshipholders tookpart in thePSCScholarsMid-Course Programme (PSMP) in 2011. The PSMP aims todeepen participants’ understanding of Singapore and thePublic Service by providing a platform for discussionwithseniorpublicsectorleadersandcommunityleadersonspecificpolicy issues. It isconductedforparticipantsat theendoftheir second year in university and comprises 3 modules:theDevelopmentsinPublicPolicySeminar(DPPS),aMinistryAttachmentandaCommunityInvolvementmodule.In2011,aPublicPolicyCaseChallengewasintroducedintheDPPScomponentofPSMPtoallowparticipantstodiscusspolicyissuesandproposesolutions fromawhole-of-governmentperspective.

National Day Rally Dialogue Session, 29 Aug 2011The annual National Day Rally (NDR) Dialogue session isa platform for participants to discuss key national issuesraisedinthePrimeMinister’sNDRSpeech.118publicsectorscholarshipholdersattendedthedialoguesessionwithActingMinister for Community Development, Youth and Sports,andMinisterofStateforInformation,CommunicationsandtheArts,MrChanChunSing.

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EngagementEffortsThe PSC Secretariat visits top-tier universities each year to stay updated ondevelopments in universities and tertiary education landscapes, and updateuniversities on developments in PSC Scholarships. The trips also provideopportunitiestomeetourscholarshipholdersandotherSingaporeanstudentswhoarekeentoknowmoreaboutacareerwiththeSingaporePublicService.In2011,thePSCSecretariatvisitedtopuniversitiesinChina,theUKandtheUS.

Public Sector ProjectsScholarshipholdersareencouragedtokeepthemselvesconnectedtothePublicServicewhilestudying.Aspartofapilotinitiative,PSCSecretariatfacilitatesthisbylinkinguppublicsectoragencieswithscholarshipholderstoworkonprojects.In2011,scholarshipholdersparticipatedinprojectswiththeMinistryof Information,CommunicationsandtheArts (MICA),MinistryofNationalDevelopment(MND),MinistryofTradeand Industry(MTI),PublicServiceDivision(PSD),andtherespectiveMinistries’StatutoryBoards.TheseprojectsallowscholarstoremainconnectedtoandcontributetothePublicServicewhilestudying.

Gap Year ProgrammeThe Gap Year programme attempts to provide an opportunity forscholarshipholderstoexperience,first-hand,theconcernsandchallengesfacedbyprivatesectorcompaniesororganisationsinthevoluntarysector.In2011,twoscholarshipholderscompletedtheirGapYearprogrammeswithKeppelFELSLimitedSingapore,andOrganicaEcotechnologiesInc.inBudapestHungary.AnotherscholarshipholdercommencedhisGapYearwithGoogleintheUS.

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Singapore Seminar, 5 Nov 2011AnannualconferenceorganisedbyPSCscholarshipholders,theSingaporeSeminarengagestheoverseasSingaporePublic Service student community on key developments in Singapore. In 2011,more than 300 scholars from27public sector agencies attended the one-day seminarheldinLondonthemed“AssessingOurPositionasaFirstWorldNation:AreWeThereYet?”.ThespeakerswereMrEddieTeo(ChairmanofthePublicServiceCommission),MrAlanChan(MemberofthePublicServiceCommissionandChiefExecutiveOfficerofSingaporePressHoldings),andMr Eugene Tan (Assistant Professor of Law at theSingaporeManagementUniversity).

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PASSION

INTEGRITY

COMMITMENT

PSC SCHOLARSHIPHOLDERS2011

PSCSCHOLARSHIPS2011

Scholarship Scheme Number of AwardsSingaporeArmedForcesOverseasScholarship 5

SingaporePoliceForceOverseasScholarship 1OverseasMeritScholarship

OpenTied – Legal Service Tied – Foreign Service

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2334

Local-OverseasMeritScholarship

OpenTied – Teaching Service

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LocalMeritScholarship(Medicine) 1SingaporeGovernmentScholarship(Open) 33Total 72

UndergraduateScholarshipsAwardedbyScheme–2011

The PSC awarded 72 undergraduate scholarships in 2011. These comprised 67 overseas scholarships and 5 localscholarships.ThedistributionofundergraduatescholarshipawardsbySchemeofServiceandfieldofstudyareasfollows:

Field of Study Number of AwardsHumanities&SocialSciences 26

EconomicsorPhilosophy,Politics&Economics 15Law 13Science 5Engineering 3Finance 1

Medicine 1PendingConfirmation* 8Total 72

UndergraduateScholarshipsAwardedbyFieldofStudy–2011

*These scholars are still waiting for the results of their applications to the university/course of their choice. They would commence their studies either in 2012 or after completing their National Service.

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THEPRESIDENT’SSCHOLARSHIPThe President’s Scholarship is regarded as Singapore’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarship. The scholarshipis awarded to studentswhohave,beyondacademic excellenceand strong leadership in their co-curricular activities,distinguishedthemselveswithastrongethosforPublicService,soundcharacterandadedicationtoimprovethelivesofSingaporeans.Thescholarshipisawardedtothemostoutstandingyoungmenandwomenwhohavetakenuppublicsectorscholarships.

FourstudentswereawardedthePresident’sScholarshipin2011.

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College

Course of Study and University

1 FongJieMingNigel RafflesInstitution MedicineNationalUniversityofSingapore

2 KohZhanWeiAaron HwaChongInstitution

InternationalRelationsUniversityofPennsylvania

3 XiaoYifei RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

InternationalRelationsUniversityofPennsylvania

4 YoongRenYan RafflesInstitution Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomicsUniversityofOxford

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(From Left to Right)Koh Zhan Wei Aaron, Xiao Yifei, President S R Nathan, Mrs Nathan, Fong Jie Ming Nigel and Yoong Ren Yan

SAFOVERSEASSCHOLARSHIPTheSingaporeArmedForces(SAF)OverseasScholarshipsareofferedtoafewoutstandingcandidateseachyear.SAFOverseasscholarshipholderswillbesystematicallytrained,developedandgroomedtoassumekeycommandandstaffappointmentsintheSAF.

In2011,fivestudentswereawardedtheSAFOverseasScholarship.

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

1 ChiaBoonLiang RafflesInstitution Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomicsUniversityofPennsylvania

2 Geevas/oGopalKrishnan RafflesInstitution Pending

3 KohZhanWeiAaron* HwaChongInstitution InternationalRelationsUniversityofPennsylvania

4 TanE-AnZech HwaChongInstitution EconomicsUniversityofPennsylvania

5 ThiaShanZhi RafflesInstitution HistoryTuftsUniversity

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*Also awarded the President’s Scholarship

SPFOVERSEASSCHOLARSHIPTheSingaporePoliceForce(SPF)OverseasScholarshipsareawardedtooutstandingcandidateswhowillbegroomedtobestrategistsinupholdinglaw,maintainingorderandkeepingpeaceinSingapore.Individualcapacityforcommandandleadershipwillalsobedeveloped.

In2011,onestudentwasawardedtheSPFOverseasScholarship.

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1 GohChinHou RafflesInstitution EconomicsUniversityofChicago

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OVERSEASMERITSCHOLARSHIPOverseas Merit Scholarship recipients are offered the opportunity to study at reputable overseas universities, andsponsorshipforaMastersprogramme.

Scholarshiprecipientsof theOpenawardwill jointheManagementAssociatesProgramme(MAP),a four-year talentdevelopmentprogramme,iftheyattainatleastaGoodClassofHonoursdegreeorequivalent.TheyhavesomedegreeofflexibilitytodecidetheMinistrytojoinaftertheirgraduation.Recipientsofthe‘Tied’awardswillreturntoservewiththeEducation,Foreign,MedicalorLegalService.

30studentswereawardedtheOverseasMeritScholarshipin2011.Ofthese,threeweretiedtotheLegalServiceandfourtotheForeignService.TheOverseasMeritScholarshipholderswere:

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1 AdamAmilSharif Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent) Pending

2 AkilanShanmugaratnam HwaChongInstitution Politics,Psychology&SociologyUniversityofCambridge

3 AndrewTamLeXiang RafflesInstitution NaturalSciences(Physical)UniversityofCambridge

4 AshishXiangyiKumar RafflesInstitution LawUniversityofCambridge

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

5 BenjaminNgTzeWee HwaChongInstitution EconomicsLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

6 ChanChiLing NanyangGirls’HighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

PoliticalScienceStanfordUniversity

7 ChiaWeiJie HuaYiSecondarySchoolAnglo–ChineseJuniorCollege

Economics,PoliticsandInternationalRelationsorEconomics,PoliticsandEthicsDukeUniversity

8 ChuaHernHern NanyangGirls’HighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

EconomicsCornellUniversity

9 ClaireTanPin-Hua MethodistGirls’(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

PoliticsHarvardUniversity

10 GohZhiWen,Aaron RafflesInstitution EconomicsUniversityofChicago

11 HuangJiahui RafflesInstitution LawUniversityofOxford

12 HubertHanKaiGuang HwaChongInstitution HistoryUniversityofOxford

13 JarrellNgJunJie RafflesInstitution Ethics,PoliticsandEconomicsYaleUniversity

14 JoelKekRuipeng RafflesInstitution EconomicsStanfordUniversity

15 KangJiaHui DunmanHighSchool LawUniversityCollegeLondon

16 LiCaijia XinminSecondarySchoolVictoriaJuniorCollege

Economics,Politics&InternationalStudiesUniversityofWarwick

17 LianEnyongJonathan RafflesInstitution Ethics,PoliticsandEconomicsYaleUniversity

18 LiuYabing RiverValleyHighSchool GovernmentandLegalStudiesBowdoinCollege

19 NgMay RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

LawUniversityofOxford

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20 NurFikriBinteMohamedRafikAlkhatib RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

GovernmentLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

21 OngPeiWenJoyce RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

EconomicsUniversityofCambridge

22 PhuaYiHui DunmanHighSchool NaturalSciences(Biological)UniversityofCambridge

23 RachelElisabethOngTeng SingaporeChineseGirls’SchoolVictoriaJuniorCollege

SocialPolicywithGovernmentLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

24 ShawnTeoHeXiang HwaChongInstitution InternationalRelationsorPoliticalScience&SociologyUniversityofPennsylvania

25 TeoMengHuiJocelyn RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

LawUniversityofCambridge

26 TeoTeresaGaille DunmanHighSchoolVictoriaJuniorCollege

GovernmentHarvardUniversity

27 TingYueXinVictoria RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

LawUniversityofCambridge

28 TngJiaHaoBarry RafflesInstitution MathematicsandEconomicsHarvardUniversity

29 XiaoYifei* RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

InternationalRelationsUniversityofPennsylvania

30 YoongRenYan* RafflesInstitution Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomicsUniversityofOxford

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*Also awarded the President’s Scholarship

LOCAL-OVERSEASMERITSCHOLARSHIPLocal-OverseasMeritscholarshipholderspursuetheirundergraduatecourseatalocaluniversity.TheyaregivenanoptiontopursuetheirMastersprogrammeanywhereintheworld.

TwostudentswereawardedtheLocal-OverseasMeritScholarshipin2011,outofwhichonewastiedtotheTeachingService.TheLocal-OverseasMeritScholarshipholderswere:

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

1 LaiKaiBin RafflesInstitution LawcumConcurrentMasterinPublicPolicyNationalUniversityofSingapore

2 LimYongHui DunmanHighSchool PhysicsNationalUniversityofSingapore

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LOCALMERITSCHOLARSHIP(MEDICINE)TheLocalMeritScholarships(Medicine)areforthosekeenonstudyingmedicine.

In2011,onestudentwasawardedtheLocalMeritScholarship(Medicine).

*Also awarded the President’s Scholarship

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

1 FongJieMingNigel* RafflesInstitution MedicineNationalUniversityofSingapore

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SINGAPOREGOVERNMENTSCHOLARSHIP(OPEN)

TheSingaporeGovernmentScholarship (Open) ispitchedatanotchbelowtheOverseasMeritScholarship.Like theOverseasMeritScholarship(Open)holders,theSingaporeGovernmentScholarship(Open)holdershavesomedegreeofflexibility todecide theMinistry to joinafter theygraduate.Theyarealsoeligible foraMastersprogrammeaftercompletingtheirundergraduatestudies.

33studentswereawardedtheSingaporeGovernmentScholarship(Open)in2011.

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

1 AaronTanWei-En RafflesInstitution HistoryUniversityCollegeLondon

2 ArshadAlis/oAbdulSamad Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent) Pending

3 CharisLowJiaYing PayaLebarMethodistGirls’SecondarySchoolRafflesInstitution

LawLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

4 ChewXizhiStephanie NUSHighSchoolofMathematics&Science LawUniversityCollegeLondon

5 ChongShengLiangDesmond HwaChongInstitution EconomicsandGeographyUniversityCollegeLondon

6 ChuaHuiJingSandraAnya MethodistGirls’(Secondary)Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

EconomicsandManagementUniversityofOxford

7 HanLyn RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

InternationalRelationsUniversityofChicago

8 JessicaLooLiPing NUSHighSchoolofMathematics&Science EconomicsUniversityCollegeLondon

9 KangHuiMinMichelle NanyangGirls’HighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

LawUniversityofOxford

10 KennethSng JurongWestSecondarySchoolJurongJuniorCollege

Pending

11 KhooJunDaBenjamin RafflesInstitution EconomicsUniversityCollegeLondon

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

12 KohLiangWei DunmanHighSchool FinanceFudanUniversity

13 KwaJieHao RafflesInstitution PendingBrownUniversity

14 KylieGohJinYing NUSHighSchoolofMathematics&Science BiologyStanfordUniversity

15 LeeJianXingClement HwaChongInstitution PendingDukeUniversity

16 LiJiawenMabel RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

ChemistryUniversityofOxford

17 LimShiJieZachary HwaChongInstitution InternationalRelationsLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

18 LimShinHui RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

LawLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

19 LimWanRongCheryl SingaporeChineseGirls’SchoolAnglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

Pending

20 LongQianqian NanyangGirls’HighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

EconomicsTsinghuaUniversity

21 LuoHui RiverValleyHighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

EngineeringUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles

22 NairManish RafflesInstitution BiomedicalEngineeringDukeUniversity

23 OoiLiTing RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

EngineeringPrincetonUniversity

24 PangHuiXinAndrea CHIJStNicholasGirls’SchoolHwaChongInstitution

CombinedHonoursinSocialSciencesDurhamUniversity

25 PangWeiEnJoan CHIJStNicholasGirls’SchoolNationalJuniorCollege

LawSingaporeManagementUniversity

26 RachaelJulianaQuahShu-En PayaLebarMethodistGirls’SecondarySchoolRafflesInstitution

PoliticsandPhilosophyLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

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No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

12 KohLiangWei DunmanHighSchool FinanceFudanUniversity

13 KwaJieHao RafflesInstitution PendingBrownUniversity

14 KylieGohJinYing NUSHighSchoolofMathematics&Science BiologyStanfordUniversity

15 LeeJianXingClement HwaChongInstitution PendingDukeUniversity

16 LiJiawenMabel RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

ChemistryUniversityofOxford

17 LimShiJieZachary HwaChongInstitution InternationalRelationsLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

18 LimShinHui RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

LawLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

19 LimWanRongCheryl SingaporeChineseGirls’SchoolAnglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

Pending

20 LongQianqian NanyangGirls’HighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

EconomicsTsinghuaUniversity

21 LuoHui RiverValleyHighSchoolHwaChongInstitution

EngineeringUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles

22 NairManish RafflesInstitution BiomedicalEngineeringDukeUniversity

23 OoiLiTing RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

EngineeringPrincetonUniversity

24 PangHuiXinAndrea CHIJStNicholasGirls’SchoolHwaChongInstitution

CombinedHonoursinSocialSciencesDurhamUniversity

25 PangWeiEnJoan CHIJStNicholasGirls’SchoolNationalJuniorCollege

LawSingaporeManagementUniversity

26 RachaelJulianaQuahShu-En PayaLebarMethodistGirls’SecondarySchoolRafflesInstitution

PoliticsandPhilosophyLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

No. Name Secondary School / Junior College Course of Study and University

27 Sanushad/oSSritharan RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

EconomicsUniversityofCambridge

28 SiaJiaRuiJeremy RafflesInstitution MathematicsandEconomicsUniversityCollegeLondon

29 TanWenShan HwaChongInstitution LawKing’sCollegeLondon

30 TeeZhiYu RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)RafflesInstitution

Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomicsUniversityofOxford

31 TehGuoPei ZhonghuaSecondarySchoolVictoriaJuniorCollege

Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomicsUniversityofOxford

32 WonChengYiLewis HwaChongInstitution InternationalRelationsPekingUniversity

33 XuJiakun HwaChongInstitution Pending

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APPOINTMENTS,PROMOTIONS,APPEALSANDDISCIPLINARY

CASES

APPOINTMENTS,PROMOTIONS,APPEALSANDDISCIPLINARYCASES

AppointmentsandPromotionsThePSCisresponsibleforappointingcandidatestotheAdministrativeService,civilservantsinSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove,aswellasDivision1officersintheAuditingService.

Duringtheyear,thePSCinterviewed17candidatesfortheAdministrativeServiceand16werefoundsuitable.

In2011,thePSCconsidered25officersforpromotiontoSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove.Ofthese,22officerswerepromoted.

TheauthoritytoappointDivisionIAuditorsuptoAS10wasdelegatedbythePSCtotheAuditor-Generalinpersonwitheffectfrom1January2000.In2011,theAuditor-GeneralpromotedtwelveofficersintheAuditingServiceunderthePSC’sdelegatedauthority.

Appointment/PromotionofChiefExecutiveOfficersofStatutoryBoardsThePSCendorsesthesuitabilityofcandidatesrecommendedbytheSpecialPersonnelBoardforappointmentasChiefExecutiveOfficersofStatutoryBoardswhosejobgradesareSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove,andthesuitabilityofChiefExecutiveOfficersofStatutoryBoardsforpromotiontoSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove.In2011,thePSCendorsed8officersrecommendedbytheSpecialPersonnelBoardforappointmentasChiefExecutiveOfficers.ThePSCalsoendorsedthreeChiefExecutiveOfficersrecommendedbytheSpecialPersonnelBoardforpromotiontoSuperscaleGradeD/Grade7andabove.

AppealsDuringtheyear,PSCreceivedtwofurtherappealsforpromotionunderthePublicService(PersonnelBoardsandAppealsBoard)Regulations.BothfurtherappealswereturneddownbyPSC.

DisciplineIn2011,61newdisciplinarycaseswerereportedtothePSC.Togetherwith40on-goingcasesthatwerebroughtforwardfrompreviousyears,PSCprocessedatotalof101casesintheyear.Ofthesecases,55werecompleted,ofwhich23werehandledundertheRegulations,and21beingDirectionscaseshandledbythePermanentSecretariesandtheDirectorofPrisons,undertheauthoritydelegatedbyPSC.Theremaining11caseswereclosedafterinvestigation,asnodisciplinaryactionwasdeemednecessaryundertheRegulationsorDirections.

OftheRegulationscasescompletedin2011,thethreemaintypesofoffencescommittedwereIndebtedness,Inappropriate/ImmoralBehaviourandAbsence fromdutywithout leave.Division1and2officers constituted the largestgroupofoffenders.MostofthecompletedRegulationscasesin2011resultedindismissal.

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Detailsofthe23casescompletedunderthePublicService(DisciplinaryProceeding)RegulationsareshowninTables1and2below.

Offence Div 1 Div 2 Div 3 Div 4 Total

Dishonesty/Embezzlement/CBT 1 - - - 1

Inappropriate/ImmoralBehaviour 2 - - - 2Theft/Robbery - - 1 - 1

Indebtedness 1 4 - 1 6Negligence/Inefficiency/Unpunctuality - - 1 - 1Absencefromdutywithoutleave - 2 - - 2Others 5 4 1 - 10Total 9 10 3 1 23

Table1:CompletedRegulationsCasesDealtwithin2011(BreakdownbyDivision)

Offence Dismissal Retired in the public interest

Reduction in rank

Pecuniary penalties

Reprimand Allowed to resign

Not proceeded against

Written warning

Total

Dishonesty/Embezzlement/CBT

1 - - - - - - - 1

Inappropriate/ImmoralBehaviour

2 - - - - - - - 2

Theft/Robbery 1 - - - - - - - 1Indebtedness 4 1 - - - 1 - - 6Negligence/Inefficiency/Unpunctuality

1 - - - - - - - 1

Absencefromdutywithoutleave

2 - - - - - - - 2

Others 7 - - 1 1 1 - - 10Total 18 1 - 1 1 2 - - 23

Table2:CompletedRegulationsCasesin2011(BreakdownbyOutcome)

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VISITSBYFOREIGNDELEGATES

1. 4 Mar 2011

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2. 18 Oct 2011

3. 24 Nov 2011

VISITSBYFOREIGNDELEGATES2011ThePSChostedthreedelegationsin2011.Thethreedelegationswere:

Secretary,MalaysiaPublicServiceCommissionand2delegates

Chairman,BruneiPublicServiceCommissionand5delegates

HongKongPermanentSecretaryfortheCivilServiceand1delegate

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PSC SECRETARIAT

PSCSECRETARIATThePSCSecretariatprovidesadministrativesupporttotheCommission.ItisadepartmentinthePublicServiceDivision,PrimeMinister’sOffice.

ThePSCSecretariatisheadedbytheSecretary,whoseresponsibilitiesaredefinedundertheConstitutionassupportingtheworkoftheCommission.HeisapublicofficerappointedbythePresidentuponadviceoftheCommission.

ThePSCSecretariathas threebranches: thePolicy&CommunicationsBranch,Selection&DevelopmentBranchandDiscipline&SecretariatBranch.

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Mr James Wong Kok OnnSecretary,PSC

Mr Yeo Whee JimDirector,PSCSecretariat

Ms Kathlyn YeongDeputyDirector(tillSep2011)

Ms Sakthi NirmalaAssistantDirector

Selection & Development Branch

Mrs Wendy KohAssistantDirector

Discipline & Secretariat Branch

Ms Rachel QuekAssistantDirector(tillMay2011)

Ms Sakthi NirmalaAssistantDirector

(coveringwefSep2011)

Policy & Communications Branch

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