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Source:
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Singapore sets up Organising Committee for First
Youth Olympic Games |
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Singapore has set up the Organising
Committee for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010. |
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Minister for Community Development,
Youth and Sports, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan has appointed Mr Ng Ser
Miang, International Olympic Committee Executive Board Member in
Singapore, as Chairman of the Singapore Youth Olympic Games
Organising Committee (SYOGOC) Board. |
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The 22-member SYOGOC Board comprises
individuals from the public, private and people sectors. The list of
SYOGOC Board members is in Annex A. |
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Dr Balakrishnan said, “Singapore YOG
Organising Committee has been entrusted with the heavy responsibility of
staging the first-ever Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in just under
two-and-a-half years. This is a big challenge but I am confident that,
with the expertise and resources that the Board has, coupled with the
leadership of Mr Ng Ser Miang, Singapore will give the young athletes
participating in the first YOG in 2010 a truly memorable and exciting
Games.” |
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The SYOGOC will be aided by a Panel of
Advisors comprising: |
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a. Mr Teo Chee Hean, Minister for
Defence and President of the Singapore National Olympic Council;
b. Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam,
Minister for Finance and Minister for Education;
c. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister
for Community Development, Youth and Sports and Second Minister for
Information, Communications and the Arts; and
d. Mr Teo Ser Luck, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister of Community Development, Youth and Sports
(MCYS). |
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An Inter-Ministry Committee has also
been established to support the work of SYOGOC. Chaired by the
Permanent Secretary of MCYS, Mr Niam Chiang Meng, the Committee
comprises senior civil servants from different Government agencies,
including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry
of Home Affairs, Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of
Information, Communications and the Arts. |
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Further support from other stakeholders
will also come through five Committees in the areas of Sports,
Culture & Education, Community Outreach, Youth Engagement and
Business & Marketing. Please refer to Annex B for the SYOGOC
organisation chart. |
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The members of the 5 committees will be
announced in due course. |
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ISSUED BY |
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MINISTRY OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,
YOUTH AND SPORTS |
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Source:
www.mcys.gov.sg Media Release
24 Mar 2008 |
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