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ACCORD and Employers Visit Pulau Sudong 17 Jul 1998 Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen) demonstrated how the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) would defend the coastlines of Singapore during a visit by their employers and members of ACCORD (Advisory Council on Community Relations in Defence) to a live-firing exercise on Pulau Sudong this afternoon (17 Jul 98). NSmen from the 567th Battalion of the Singapore Infantry Regiment (567 SIR) under the People's Defence Force (PDF) had set up defences along the coastline of Pulau Sudong as part of their coastal defence exercise. Such exercises are an important part of In-Camp Training (ICT) because they help to maintain the operational readiness of the NSmen. The Minister of State for Defence, Mr Matthias Yao, hosted this afternoon's visit by ACCORD members and employers. The visit is one of the regular visits organised by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) to familiarise ACCORD members and employers of NSmen with the SAF and its operations. This was also the first such visit for the newly-appointed ACCORD members. (A list of ACCORD members present at today's visit is attached.) ACCORD Members Visiting Pulau Sudong on 17 JUL 98 Name Designation LTC(NS) Gay Chee Group Executive Director, JIT Holdings Ltd Cheong Mr Tan Gek Suan Managing Director, Hussmann Tempcool Pte Ltd 1 Mrs Tang-Chan Principal, Tanglin Secondary School Yueh Tarn General Secretary, Singapore Petrochemical Complex Employees' Mr K. Karthikeyan Union Mr R. Ravindran MP for Bukit Timah GRC Mr Chan Fook Pong Chairman, Thomson CCMC / Managing Director, RDC Architects Pte BBM Ltd Managing Director, Trans-Island Bus Service Ltd and Singapore Mr Tan Hup Foi Shuttle Bus (Pte) Ltd Mr Shaun Seow Vice President (News), Television Corporation of Singapore Woon Kong Vice-President, The Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Mr Zahabar Ali Industry / Managing Director, Parkinson & Ali Pte Ltd 2 .

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