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Annual Report 2020 TANJONG PAGAR TOWN COUNCIL Annual Report 2019/2020 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 Tanjong Pagar Town Council Audited Financial Statements, Auditor’s Report and Annual Report for FY 2019/2020 S. 107 of 2021 12 March 2021 Contents Page Chairman's Message 3 主席的话 4 Amanat Pengerusi 7 தலைவ쏍 செயத鎿 8 Composition and Structure 10 Financial Statements 11 - 53 1 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 Chairman’s Message Dear Residents, I hope that you are staying well during these trying times. COVID-19 has been a test of our social fabric, and our strong collective response is testament to the strong community bonds that we have fostered over the years. But the fight against the pandemic will be long, and I hope that everyone continues to remain vigilant. In recent months, Tanjong Pagar Town Council has been working hard to ensure that our neighbourhoods remain a safe space for all, while preparing to further improve our estates in the coming years. Initiatives such as increasing the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting of common areas, observing safe distancing and crowd control at markets are some of the precautionary measures taken by our Town Council’s frontline workers. We also launched our new Town Council 5-year Masterplan. In the coming years, one of our key focus areas is to enhance the biodiversity within our Town so that our residents can enjoy more green spaces in their neighbourhoods for recreation and leisure activities. Cleanliness of our estates will continue to be an important focus, and we will work with you to make our Town one of the cleanest estates in Singapore. I am pleased that Tanjong Pagar Town Council achieved a Green rating for all indicators of Estate Cleanliness and Management in the Ministry of National Development’s Town Council Management Report for 2019. The Town Council was also awarded the Eco-Office Plus certification for commendable efforts in environmental protection. The Town Council will also be implementing a comprehensive Risk Management Framework where key risks will be identified and reported to the Council. An annual risk assessment will be performed where the effectiveness of internal controls will be assessed. The Risk Management Framework and supporting internal control policies and procedures will provide a platform to identify and address the risks of the Town Council in a timely manner. I look forward to your continued strong support in keeping our estates clean, green and safe. Together, let us make Tanjong Pagar GRC and Radin Mas SMC our Home with Heart. Melvin Yong Chairman Tanjong Pagar Town Council 3 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 主席的话 亲爱的居民们， 我希望你们在这段艰难时期保持平安健康。 2019冠状病毒疫情是对我们社会结构的严峻考验，而我们共同的强韧反 应正好见证我们长年累月培养的强固社区凝聚力。但抗疫毕竟是一场拉 锯战，因此我希望每位居民能继续保持警惕。 最近几个月，丹戎巴葛市镇理事会一直努力地确保我们邻里的安全，同 时也准备在未来几年内改善我们的市镇。 市镇理事会的前线工作人员执行的防疫措施包括增加清洗与消毒公共场 所的次数、确保居民遵守安全距离及在巴刹里限制人流量等。 我们也公布了未来五年的市镇发展总蓝图。接下来的几年里，其中的发 展项目将聚焦在加强生态环境的多元化，好让我们的居民们可以在邻里 内共享更多的绿色空间，同时也作为休闲娱乐的好去处。维持市镇清洁 依然是我们首要关注，而且我们会与您携手让我们的市镇成为新加坡最 清洁的市镇之一。 我很高兴丹戎巴葛市镇在国家发展部的2019年市镇理事会管理报告里， 在所有的清洁及管理指标都获得最理想的绿色评级。市镇理事会在环保 管理方面有相当的贡献，因此获颁“Eco-Office Plus”的环保办公室认 证。 市镇理事会将会落实全面的风险评估框架，鉴定重要的风险并通知理事 会。年度的风险评估将审核内部控制监管的效用。风险评估框架及支持 风险管控的内部控制监管政策和程序将提供一个平台，以便有效率地识 别与应付市镇理事会所面对的风险。 我期待您继续踊跃支持，以保持我们市镇的清洁、绿化及安全。让我们 齐心把丹戎巴葛集选区及拉丁马士单选区打造成一个充满爱心的家园。 杨益财先生 主席 丹戎巴葛市镇理事会 4 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 Amanat Pengerusi Para Penduduk yang Dihormati, Saya berharap anda semua sihat sejahtera pada masa sukar ini. Walaupun COVID-19 telah manguji struktur sosial kita, cara kita bertindak balas secara kolektif adalah bukti keeratan ikatan sesama diri yang telah kita pupuk selama bertahun-tahun. Namun, kita masih jauh dari membanteras pandemik ini sepenuhnya. Sementara itu, saya berharap anda semua terus berjaga-jaga. Dalam beberapa bulan ini, Majlis Bandaraya Tanjong Pagar bukan sahaja bertungkus-lumus bagi memastikan kejiranan kita kekal menjadi tempat yang selamat untuk orang ramai, malah membuat persiapan bagi mempertingkatkan kawasan kejiranan kita dalam tahun akan datang. Petugas barisan depan kita telah mengambil pelbagai inisiatif sebagai langkah berjaga-jaga seperti meningkatkan kekerapan membersih dan membasmi kuman di tempat-tempat awam, memerhatikan jarak yang selamat dan mengawal kumpulan orang ramai di pasar. Kita juga baru melancarkan Pelan Induk 5 Tahun Majlis Bandaraya Tanjong Pagar. Pada tahun-tahun akan datang, salah satu fokus utama adalah untuk meningkatkan biodiversiti di Bandar kita supaya para penduduk dapat menikmati lebih banyak ruang hijau untuk aktiviti rekreasi dan riadah di sekitar kejiranan. Kebersihan estet kita tetap menjadi fokus yang penting, dan kita akan saling bekerjasama untuk menjadikan Bandar kita antara estet yang paling bersih di Singapura. Saya berasa amat bangga apabila Majlis Bandaraya Tanjong Pagar berjaya mencapai taraf Hijau untuk semua penanda Kebersihan dan Pengurusan Estet dalam Laporan Pengurusan Majlis Bandaran Kementerian Pembangunan Negara bagi tahun 2019. Majlis Bandaraya kita juga dianugerahkan sijil “Eco-Office Plus” atas usaha dalam melindungi alam sekitar. Majlis Bandaraya juga akan melaksanakan Rangka Kerja Pengurusan Risiko yang lebih menyeluruh untuk mengenal pasti dan melapor risiko- risiko utama kepada Majlis. Penilaian risiko akan dilakukan setiap tahun untuk menilai seberapa berkesannya kawalan dalaman seadanya. Rangka Kerja Pengurusan Risiko yang disokong dengan polisi dan prosedur dalaman akan menyediakan satu platform untuk mengenal pasti dan menangani risiko yang dialami oleh Majlis Bandaraya dengan pantas. Saya tidak sabar melihat sokongan beterusan daripada penduduk untuk memelihara kebersihan, kehijauan dan keselamatan estet kita. Ayuh, kita menjadikan GRC Tanjong Pagar dan SMC Radin Mas sebagai Kediaman kita yang mempunyai Hati. Melvin Yong Pengerusi Majlis Bandaraya Tanjong Pagar 7 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 தலைவ쏍 செயத鎿 அன்ꮾ쏍㞨த 埁羿யி쏁ப்ꮾள쏍㞕ளள, இ㞨த இக㞕ட்ꮾன 㞕ꮾை㞕ட்தத鎿쯍 நீங㞕쿍 நைமꮾ㞕 இ쏁ப்ꯀ쏍㞕쿍 என ந믍ꯁ㞕鎿ளேன. ச㞕ꮾவிட-19 நம鏁 ெ믂㞕ப ்㞨ததத鎿쟍埁 ஒ쏁 ளெꮾதலனயꮾ㞕 அமைந்鏁. ஆயிꟁ믍, நꮾ믍 ஒனே鎿லை㞨鏁 வ쯁ퟁ்ன செய쯍்ட翁, ்ை ஆ迍翁㞕ꮾைமꮾ㞕 நꮾ믍 வள쏍த鏁வ쏁믍 வ쯁வꮾன ெ믂㞕ப ்㞨ததத鎿쟍埁母 ெꮾனேꮾ㞕த த鎿㞕ழ㞕鎿ளேꮾ믍. ஆனꮾ쯍, இ㞨தக 㞕鎿쏁ம鎿ப்ரவ쯁க埁 எத鎿ரꮾன ள்ꮾரꮾட்믍 நீ迍்㞕ꮾை믍 நீ羿க㞕ப ள்ꮾ㞕鎿ே鏁. நꮾ믍 அலனவ쏁믍 சதꮾ்쏍㞨鏁 விழ鎿பꯁ்ன இ쏁பள்ꮾ믍 என ந믍ꯁ㞕鎿ளேன. அ迍லம மꮾதங㞕ளி쯍, நம鏁 அக㞕믍்க㞕ங㞕லள அலனவ쏁க埁믍 ்ꮾ鏁㞕ꮾப்ꮾன இ்மꮾ㞕 லவதத鎿쏁க㞕 தஞளெꮾங ்㞕ꮾ쏍 ந㞕ர மனே믍 ்ꮾ翁்ட翁 உலழத鏁 வ쏁㞕鎿ே鏁. அளத ெமயதத鎿쯍, எத鎿쏍வ쏁믍 ஆ迍翁㞕ளி쯍 நம鏁 埁羿யி쏁பꯁப ள்டல்㞕லள ளமனளம쯁믍 ளம믍்翁ததퟁ믍 தயꮾ쏍ப்翁த鏁㞕鎿ே鏁. ச்ꮾ鏁 இ்ங㞕லள அ羿க㞕羿 毁ததப்翁தத鎿 㞕鎿쏁ம鎿நீக㞕믍 செயத쯍, ெ㞨லத㞕ளி쯍 ்ꮾ鏁㞕ꮾப்ꮾன 鏂ர இல்சவளிலயக 㞕ல்ப்ி羿த鏁 埂ட்தலதக 㞕ட翁ப்翁த鏁த쯍 ள்ꮾனே 믁னசன母ெ쎿கல㞕 ந்வ羿கல㞕㞕லள ந㞕ர மனேதத鎿ன 믁னனிலை ஊழ鎿ய쏍㞕쿍 ளம쟍ச㞕ꮾ쿍㞕鎿னேன쏍. நம鏁 ந㞕ர மனேதத鎿ன ꯁத鎿ய ஐ㞨தꮾ迍翁㞕ꮾைப ச்쏁㞨த鎿ட்தலத뿁믍 நꮾங㞕쿍 சவளியிட羿쏁க㞕鎿ளேꮾ믍. எத鎿쏍வ쏁믍 ஆ迍翁㞕ளி쯍, ந믍 ந㞕쎿쯍 உயி쎿னப ்னமயதலத ளம믍்翁த鏁வத鎿쯍 நꮾங㞕쿍 㞕வன믍 செ쯁த鏁ளவꮾ믍. இதனவழ鎿, நம鏁 埁羿யி쏁ப்ꮾள쏍㞕쿍 அக㞕믍்க㞕ங㞕ளி쯍 ச்ꮾ폁鏁ள்ꮾக㞕 அத鎿㞕மꮾன ்毁லமப ்ரபꯁ㞕쿍 இ쏁க埁믍. நம鏁 埁羿யி쏁பꯁப ள்டல்㞕ளின 鏂யலம뿁믍 믁க㞕鎿ய 㞕வனமꮾ㞕 நீ羿க埁믍. ந믍 ந㞕லர ெ鎿ங㞕பꯂ쎿ன ஆ㞕த 鏂யலமயꮾன ள்டல்㞕ளி쯍 ஒனேꮾக㞕, உங㞕쿁்ன ளெ쏍㞨鏁 நꮾங㞕쿍 செய쯍்翁ளவꮾ믍. ளதெ鎿ய வள쏍母ெ鎿 அலம母毁 2019-쯍 சவளியிட் ந㞕ர மனே ந鎿쏍வꮾ㞕 அே鎿கல㞕யி쯍, ள்டல் 鏂யலம ம쟍쟁믍 ந鎿쏍வꮾ㞕ப ்ி쎿ퟁ㞕ளின அலனத鏁 埁ே鎿ய翁ꯀ 㞕ளி쯁믍 தஞளெꮾங ்㞕ꮾ쏍 ந㞕ர மனே믍 ்母லெ மத鎿ப்ꯀடல்ப ச்쟍ேத鎿쯍 நꮾன ம㞕鎿ழ母ெ鎿 அல்㞕鎿ளேன. 毁쟍쟁பꯁேப ்ꮾ鏁㞕ꮾப்ி쯍 ்ꮾரꮾட்ததக㞕 믁லனபꯁ㞕லள ளம쟍ச㞕ꮾ迍்த쟍㞕ꮾ㞕, “Eco-Office Plus” ெꮾனே鎿தலழ뿁믍 ந㞕ர மனே믍 ச்쟍ே鏁. 믁க㞕鎿ய இ்쏍㞕லள அல்யꮾள믍 㞕迍翁 ந㞕ர மனேதத鎿்믍 சத쎿யப்翁த鏁믍 வி쎿வꮾன இ்쏍 ந鎿쏍வꮾ㞕母 ெட்லமபல்뿁믍 ந㞕ர மனே믍 அமைꮾக㞕வி쏁க㞕鎿ே鏁. உ쿍 㞕ட翁ப்ꮾ翁㞕ளின செயைꮾ쟍ேலை மத鎿ப்ி翁믍 வ쏁்ꮾ㞨தர இ்쏍 மத鎿ப்ꯀ翁믍 செயயப்翁믍. இ்쏍 ந鎿쏍வꮾ㞕母 ெட்லமபꯁ믍, அத쟍埁 ஆதரவꮾன உ쿍 㞕ட翁ப்ꮾட翁க ச㞕ꮾ쿍ல㞕㞕쿍, நல்믁லே㞕쿍 ஆ㞕鎿யனퟁ믍, ந㞕ர மனேதத鎿ன இ்쏍㞕லள அல்யꮾள믍 㞕迍翁 த埁㞨த 믁லேயி쯍 தீ쏍ퟁ 㞕ꮾை வழ鎿ள㞕ꮾ쯁믍. நம鏁 埁羿யி쏁பꯁப ள்டல்㞕லளத 鏂யலமயꮾ㞕ퟁ믍, ்毁லமயꮾ㞕ퟁ믍, ்ꮾ鏁㞕ꮾப்ꮾ㞕ퟁ믍 லவதத鎿쏁க㞕 நீங㞕쿍 சதꮾ்쏍㞨鏁 வ쯁வꮾன ஆதரவளிப்ꯀ쏍㞕쿍 என ந믍ꯁ㞕鎿ளேன. நꮾ믍 ஒனே鎿லை㞨鏁, தஞளெꮾங ்㞕ꮾ쏍 埁폁தசதꮾ埁த鎿லய뿁믍 ரꮾ羿ன மꮾ தனிதசதꮾ埁த鎿லய뿁믍 அன்ꮾன இ쯍ைமꮾ㞕க 㞕ட羿க㞕ꮾபள்ꮾ믍. சம쯍வின ளயꮾங தலைவ쏍 தஞ்சோ柍 பகோ쏍 நகர மன㞱믍 8 Tanjong Pagar Town Council | Annual Report 2019/2020 Composition and Structure The selection, appointment and reappointment process of Town Councillors takes into consideration the composition of the Council and the relevant experience, skills and/or consideration of the composition of the Council and the relevant experience, skills and/or competencies of the members. In appointing the Town Councillors: (a) The Council utilises a referral process to search for potential candidates; (b) The Council considers a variety of factors, including audit and financial skills, time commitment, and prior experience and; (c) At least two-thirds of the appointed Town Councillors must be residents of the HDB housing estates within the Town. 10 Auditor’s Report Independent Auditor’s Report to the Members of Tanjong Pagar Town Council (Established under the Town Councils Act, Cap 329A) Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements Opinion We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Tanjong Pagar Town Council (the “Town Council”), which comprise the statement of financial position of the Town Council as at 31 March 2020, the income and expenditure statement, statement of comprehensive income, statement of changes in Town Council funds and statement of cash flows for the financial year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies, as set out on pages 13 to 53. In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements of the Town Council are properly drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Town Councils Act, Cap. 329A (the “Act”) and Financial Reporting Standards in Singapore (“FRSs”) so as to present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
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