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MOT - News Release, 30-Dec-2011
Appointment of a Committee of Inquiry into Disruption of MRT Train Services on 15 and 17 December 2011
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The Minister for Transport has appointed a Committee of Inquiry under Section 9 of the Inquiries Act (Chapter 139A) to inquire into the cause(s) of recent MRT service disruptions on 15 and 17 December 2011.
2 Chief District Judge of the Subordinate Courts, Mr Tan Siong Thye, has been appointed as Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry. The other members of the Committee are Professor Lim Mong King, Professor, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University and Mr Soh Wai Wah, Director of Prisons. Their CVs are attached at Annex A. The Terms of Reference for the Committee are attached at Annex B.
3 Chairman of the Committee, Mr Tan Siong Thye said, “The 2 MRT service disruption incidents of 15 and 17 December are quite unprecedented. They caused significant disruption and inconvenience to hundreds of thousands of commuters. Such incidents can also potentially pose a public safety issue if they are not well managed. As a daily user of the MRT myself to and from work for more than ten years, I share the concerns of many who want to know what went wrong and how to restore confidence in our MRT system. I will do my best to fulfil the Terms of Reference which Minister Lui Tuck Yew has given to me and my fellow COI members, Professor Lim Mong King and Mr Soh Wai Wah. We will take a comprehensive and systems approach to understand the underlying causes that could have contributed to the problem and propose improvements needed. My immediate priority in the next few weeks will be focused on fact-finding and also speaking to relevant experts.”
4 All interested parties who wish to be represented at the hearing and all persons who wish to give evidence at the Inquiry are invited to contact the Committee’s Secretary, Mr Sidney Koh, at:
Address: Ministry of Transport
#33-00 PSA Building
460 Alexandra Road
Singapore 119963
Email: sidney_koh@mot.gov.sg
Related documents:
Appointment of COI - ANNEX A and B.pdf [253.8 KB]
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