13 January 2006

FOUR NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO JTC BOARD

1. The Minister for Trade and Industry has appointed four new members to the JTC Corporation (JTC) Board for a period of two years with effect from 1 January 2006. They are:

• Mr Kenneth Bradley, Managing Director, Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; • Mr Goh Hup Jin, Director, Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd; • Mr Gary Kee, Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, Asia Pacific Japan, Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd; and • Mr Masahiro Yamasaki, Managing Director, Sumitomo Chemical Pte Ltd.

2. Three Board Members stepped down from the JTC Board with effect from 31 December 2005 :

• Mr Mark David Daley, President, DFS Asia Group; • Mr Lee Chong Kwee, Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific, Exel Singapore Pte Ltd; and • Mr Loh Wai Keong, Deputy Secretary (Trade), Ministry of Trade and Industry

3. MTI and JTC welcome the four new Board Members and also express their appreciation to the three outgoing Board Members for their invaluable contributions to JTC.

4. JTC’s Board of Directors comprises 11 members, with Mr Soo Kok Leng as Chairman. The current list of Board members may be found at Annex.

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Annex A

Mr Kenneth Bradley Managing Director Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Mr Goh Hup Jin 吴学人 Director Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd

Mr Gary Kee 纪 荣 贵 Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, Asia Pacific Japan Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

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Mr Masahiro Yamasaki 山崎 正弘 Managing Director Sumitomo Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd

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JTC Corporation’s Board Members

Chairman

Mr Soo Kok Leng Chairman Mount Faber Leisure Group Pte Ltd

Members

Mr Kenneth Bradley Managing Director Pfizer Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Mrs Cheong Koon Hean Chief Executive Officer Urban Redevelopment Authority

Mr Chong Lit Cheong Chief Executive Officer JTC Corporation

Ms Chua Sock Koong Chief Financial Officer

Mr Goh Hup Jin Director Wuthelam Holdings Pte Ltd

Mr Jen Kwong Hwa Managing Director Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd

Mr Gary Kee Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, Asia Pacific Japan Hewlett Packard Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

Mr Tan Gee Paw Chairman Public Utilities Board

Mdm Halimah Yacob Assistant Secretary General National Trades Union Congress

Mr Masahiro Yamasaki Managing Director Sumitomo Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd

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