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Last Week for Online Application to Exchange for Singapore Bicentennial $20 Commemorative Note

Singapore, 8 October 2019… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) commented today that applications to date for the additional 2 million pieces of Singapore Bicentennial $20 commemorative notes have been encouraging. Over 180,000 individuals have applied for more than 1.5 million notes. The public has until this Sunday, 13 October 2019 11.59pm to apply online for the notes.

2 The online application service was launched on 16 September 2019. Singapore citizens and permanent residents can apply for up to 10 notes via the online portal at go.gov.sg/mas.

3 Successful applicants will be notified by 3 November 2019, and will be able to exchange for the notes at face value within a two-week period shortly after. These applicants will be able to exchange for the notes at the bank branch selected in their online application form. After the two-week period, the remaining notes will be made available for general exchange at the participating retail banks in Annex A.

4 Applicants who do not have computer or internet access can seek assistance at the Citizen Connect Centres at 25 Community Clubs/Centres (CC) listed in Annex B and Our Hub. Those with internet access on their mobile devices but require help with the application can approach any of the 108 CCs for assistance. For more information on the online application process, please refer to Annex C.

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Annex A

Participating retail banks

 DBS Bank Limited / POSB  OCBC Bank  United Overseas Bank Limited  Bank of China Limited  Citibank Singapore Limited  Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited Singapore Branch  Maybank Singapore Limited  Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited  HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited

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Annex B List of community clubs/centres with Citizen Connect Centres

S/N Name of CC Address

1 Community Centre 850 New Upper Road 467352

2 East Community Club 23 Bukit Batok East Ave 4 659841

3 Changi Community Club 10 Simei Street 2 529915

4 Community Club 21 Ring Road 768677

5 Chua Chu Kang Community Club 35 Teck Whye Avenue 688892

6 Eunos Community Club 180 Road 479220

7 Fuchun Community Club 1 Woodlands Street 31 738581

8 Community Club 1 West Street 74 649149

9 Community Club 45 Road 339771

10 Kim Seng Community Centre 570 Havelock Road 169640

11 Community Club 278 Marine Parade Road 449282

12 1 Tampines Walk #01-21 528523

13 East Community Club 1 Pasir Ris Drive 4 #01-08 519457 2 Square, #01-01 Sengkang 14 Sengkang Community Club Community Hub 545025 15 Tampines West Community Club 5 Tampines Ave 3 529705

16 Community Club 101 Cantonment Road 089774

17 The Frontier Community Club 60 Central 3 #01-01 648346

18 The Community Club 10 Ave 2 555877

19 Thomson Community Club Blk 233 Bishan Street 22 #01-126 570233

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S/N Name of CC Address

20 Central Community Club 93 Toa Payoh Central 319194 170 Road #01-01 Ulu Pandan 21 Ulu Pandan Community Club Community Building 279621 22 West Coast Community Centre 2 Clementi West Street 2 129605

23 Woodlands Community Club 1 Woodlands St 81 738526

24 Community Club 20 Chua Chu Kang Street 52 #01-01 689286

25 Community Club 50 Street 61 569163

26 Zhenghua Community Club 1 Segar Road 677738

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Annex C