Oral Answer by Ministry of National Development on events held at the Speakers' Corner and use of Hong Lim Park
Jan 20, 2015
Mr Seah Kian Peng: To ask the Minister for National Development:-
(a) what has been the number of events held at the Speakers' Corner for the past one year;
(b) how does this compare with the year before and the year that it was started; and
(c) whether there is a need to review regulations over the use of Hong Lim Park.
Answer:
In 2014, there were 136 registrations of events in the Speakers’ Corner. In 2013, there were 169 registrations.
NParks took over the administration of the Speakers’ Corner from Sep 2008. For the whole of 2009, there were 129 registrations of events.
The regulations governing the use of Hong Lim Park have worked well over the years with no untoward cases until the incident on 27 Sep 2014. As legal proceedings against certain persons related to the 27 Sep 2014 incident are still ongoing, it is not appropriate to comment on whether there is a need to review the regulations over the use of Hong Lim Park.