FACTSHEET BY PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE THE 39TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY (AIPA) The Parliament of Singapore is hosting the 39th General Assembly (GA) of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) from 3 to 7 September 2018 at the Raffles City Convention Centre. Over 350 delegates from Member Parliaments and Observer countries (see “Background on AIPA”), will be in attendance. The ASEAN Secretariat and parliamentarians from Morocco and Norway will also be present as guests of the host. 2 The theme for the 39th AIPA GA is “Towards a Resilient and Innovative Community”, which mirrors the theme of Singapore’s Chairmanship of ASEAN – “Resilient and Innovative”. This symbiosis with ASEAN reflects AIPA’s common concerns and vision for the people of our respective countries and our desire to align ourselves closely to the longer-term common goals of ASEAN. 3 As the AIPA President this year, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, will be presiding over the 39th AIPA GA, including the plenary sessions. Mr Charles Chong, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, will be leading the Singapore delegation of parliamentarians (see Appendix A). 4 On 4 September 2018, leaders of the AIPA GA delegations paid a call on Mr Tan, during which it was agreed that AIPA has and will continue to play an important role as a conduit between the people of ASEAN nations and ASEAN. 5 As AIPA parliamentarians, Singapore’s delegates will also be chairing and participating in the meetings of six Committees tasked to look into specific matters (see Appendix B). Apart from these Committees, AIPA parliamentarians will further engage with parliamentarians from 10 Observer countries through Dialogue Panels. 6 For more information on the 39th AIPA GA, please refer to the website at www.aipa2018.org.sg. Background on AIPA 7 AIPA comprises all 10 parliaments of ASEAN (i.e. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) as full-fledged Members, and a further 12 parliaments1 as Observers. AIPA aims to provide solidarity, understanding, cooperation and close relations among AIPA Member Parliaments, AIPA Observers and other organisations. 1 They are: Australia, Canada, People’s Republic of China, European Parliament, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Russia, India, Belarus and Timor Leste. 1 8 AIPA was first established in 1977 as the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organisation (AIPO), with the parliaments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand as its founding members. In 2007, AIPO was officially renamed as AIPA. The permanent AIPA Secretariat in Jakarta is headed by the AIPA Secretary-General. As the central information and administrative office of AIPA, the AIPA Secretariat facilitates and monitors all AIPA activities. 9 An AIPA General Assembly (GA) is held annually to provide directions for the development and execution of AIPA’s objectives and as a forum for exchange among its Members. Specific Committees of the GA table, discuss and adopt resolutions on matters affecting the ASEAN region. These resolutions are then adopted by the GA. 10 Member Parliaments host this annual GA on a rotational basis. The Parliament of Singapore last hosted the AIPA GA in 2008. The Parliament of the Philippines hosted the 38th AIPA GA in 2017. 11 For more information on AIPA, please refer to the website at www.aipasecretariat.org. Office of the Clerk of Parliament 4 Sep 2018 For Media Queries: Faizal Ali Assistant Director, Media & Communications Email: [email protected] DID: 6332 6725 Mobile: 8323 1376 2 Appendix A SINGAPORE DELEGATION FOR THE 39th AIPA GA 1. Mr Charles Chong (Leader) 2. Mr Lim Biow Chuan 3. Dr Teo Ho Pin 4. Mr Desmond Choo 5. Mr Liang Eng Hwa 6. Mr Seah Kian Peng 7. Dr Lim Wee Kiak 8. Mr Teo Ser Luck 9. Ms Sylvia Lim 10. Mr Ang Hin Kee 11. Mr Ang Wei Neng 12. Ms Foo Mee Har 13. Mr Gan Thiam Poh 14. Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar 15. Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap 16. Mr Pritam Singh 17. Mr Sitoh Yih Pin 18. Ms Tin Pei Ling 19. Mr Vikram Nair 20. Mr Zainal Sapari 21. Miss Cheng Li Hui 22. Mr Chong Kee Hiong 23. Mr Darryl David 24. Mr Henry Kwek 25. Mr Louis Ng 26. Ms Joan Pereira 27. Ms Rahayu Mahzam 28. Mr Saktiandi Supaat 29. Mr Yee Chia Hsing 30. Mr Melvin Yong 31. Mr Dennis Tan 32. Ms Chia Yong Yong 33. Ms K Thanaletchimi 3 Appendix B COMMITTEES OF THE 39th AIPA GA SN COMMITTEE CHAIR SINGAPORE DELEGATES 1 Committee on Economic Matters Mr Liang Eng Hwa Mr Chong Kee Hiong Ms Foo Mee Har Mr Melvin Yong Ms K Thanaletchimi 2 Committee on Organisational Matters Mr Lim Biow Chuan Mr Zainal Sapari Ms Tin Pei Ling Mr Darryl David 3 Committee on Political Matters Dr Teo Ho Pin Ms Rahayu Mahzam Mr Vikram Nair Mr Desmond Choo Mr Muhd Faisal Manap 4 Committee on Social Matters Dr Lim Wee Kiak Mr Henry Kwek Mr Ang Hin Kee Mr Pritam Singh Ms Chia Yong Yong 5 Committee on Women Parliamentarians of AIPA Ms Sylvia Lim Miss Cheng Li Hui (WAIPA) Ms Tin Pei Ling Ms Joan Pereira 6 Committee on Joint Communiqué Mr Charles Chong Mr Vikram Nair Mr Lim Biow Chuan Dr Teo Ho Pin 4 Mr Liang Eng Hwa Dr Lim Wee Kiak Ms Sylvia Lim 5 .