MEDIA RELEASE

TRACETOGETHER TOKENS TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE CONSTITUENCY LEVEL

27 OCTOBER 2020 – FOR IMMEDIATE REPORTING

Starting 29 October, TraceTogether (TT) Tokens will be distributed at the constituency level to better match demand and to avoid long queues. New collection venues will be open one constituency at a time. Stock will be set aside for residents belonging to that constituency. Residents should only collect their Tokens from their designated collection venue, scheduled to start at specified dates. Residents in each constituency will be informed accordingly.

2. We had previously announced that residents could collect Tokens at any collection venue. Following the announcement that either a TT App or TT Token will be needed to perform SafeEntry check-in (TT-only-SE) across a range of popular venues, demand has surged at existing collection points, leading to long queues at some Community Centres/Clubs (CC).

3. We will therefore temporarily suspend distribution at the 38 CCs where TT Token distribution has been ongoing for the past six weeks in order to shift to a new mode of distribution, one constituency at a time.

4. The new mode of distribution will begin on 29 October, starting initially with CC, and for residents in that constituency only. More constituency CCs will be progressively opened for the collection of Tokens from October to December. By the second half of December, all CCs will be opened for collection, including the initial 38 CCs. Residents in these 38 CCs who have not yet collected their Tokens during the first collection wave, will be able to do so at that time.

5. Residents can check the TokenGoWhere website (Token.gowhere.gov.sg) to find their designated collection venue, as well as the full collection schedule. Please refer to Annex A for the full list of collection venues and distribution dates.

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6. Members of the public may use either the TT App or the TT Token for TT-only-SE check-in. Both serve the same function of recording close contact data, supplemented by SE data for comprehensive digital contact tracing – critical for safe reopening as we move towards Phase 3.

7. There is therefore no need to collect the TT Token if you are already using the TT App, or are able to download the TT App on your smart phone.

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For media enquiries, please contact:

Goh Yu Chong (Mr) Senior Manager, Public and International Communications Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister’s Office Tel: 9644 1674 Email: [email protected]

Chia Suat Ning (Ms) Manager, Adoption and Engagement Directorate Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister’s Office Tel: 8182 8052 Email: [email protected]

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Annex

These are tentative dates. Residents should check TokenGoWhere website for the latest information.

No Date Constituency Community Centres/Clubs 1. 29 Oct 2020 Marsiling Marsiling CC

2. 31 Oct 2020 Woodgrove Fuchun CC & Woodgrove CC 3. 3 Nov 2020 Yew Tee CC 4. 5 Nov 2020 Limbang C/O1 Yew Tee CC 5. 7 Nov 2020 Ulu Pandan Ulu Pandan CC 6. 10 Nov 2020 Bukit Panjang CC 7. 11 Nov 2020 Bukit Timah CC 8. 12 Nov 2020 Cashew Senja-Cashew CC 9. 13 Nov 2020 Zhenghua Zhenghua CC 10. 15 Nov 2020 Yuhua Yuhua CC East Bukit Batok East CC 11. 16 Nov 2020 Clementi Clementi CC Bukit Batok Bukit Batok CC 12. 17 Nov 2020 Central Jurong Green CC 13. 18 Nov 2020 Jurong Spring Jurong Spring CC 14. 19 Nov 2020 Taman Jurong CC The Serangoon 15. 20 Nov 2020 Paya Lebar Kovan CC and CC Reservoir- CC 16. 21 Nov 2020 Punggol Eunos CC Eunos Hougang CC 17. 22 Nov 2020 Kaki Bukit Kaki Bukit CC Nee Soon South Nee Soon South CC 18. 23 Nov 2020 Nee Soon Central Nee Soon Central CC 19. 24 Nov 2020 Nee Soon East Nee Soon East CC

1 C/O stands for Care of, when the Division does not have a dedicated CC and is therefore sharing the CC.

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Chong Pang CC 20. 25 Nov 2020 Nee Soon Link Link CC Central Sembawang CC 21. 26 Nov 2020 Woodlands Woodlands CC Sembawang West Woodlands Galaxy CC 22. 27 Nov 2020 Admiralty ACE The Place CC Canberra Canberra CC East Pasir Ris East CC 23. 28 Nov 2020 Pasir Ris West Pasir Ris Elias CC Pasir Ris Central C/O Pasir Ris Elias CC 24. 29 Nov 2020 Punggol Shore Punggol 21 CC Punggol West Punggol West CC 25. 30 Nov 2020 Punggol Coast Punggol Vista CC West Tampines West CC 26. 1 Dec 2020 Tampines North Tampines North CC Tampines East Tampines East CC 27. 2 Dec 2020 Tampines-Changkat Tampines-Changkat CC Tampines Central Tampines Central CC 28. 3 Dec 2020 Chua Chu Kang Chua Chu Kang CC 29. 4 Dec 2020 Hillview CC 30. 5 Dec 2020 North Hong Kah North CC 31. 6 Dec 2020 Keat Hong Keat Hong CC 32. 7 Dec 2020 Brickland C/O Keat Hong CC Telok Blangah CC and Dover CC 33. 8 Dec 2020 Ayer Rajah – Gek Poh Ayer Rajah CC and CC 34. 9 Dec 2020 West Coast West Coast CC Boon Lay CC 35. 10 Dec 2020 Pioneer The Frontier CC Nanyang Nanyang CC Kampong Kampong Chai Chee CC 36. 11 Dec 2020 Fengshan Fengshan CC Bedok Bedok CC 37. 12 Dec 2020 Siglap CC Changi Simei CC

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Joo Chiat Siglap South CC Braddell Heights Braddell Heights CC 38. 13 Dec 2020 MacPherson MacPherson CC Serai Geylang Serai CC CC and Mountbatten CC Service Mountbatten Counter Kembangan – Chai 39. 14 Dec 2020 Kampong Kembangan CC and Kampong Chee Ubi CC Marine Parade CC and Joo Chiat CC End Dec 40. All remaining divisions All remaining CCs 2020

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