Election of Speaker

At 1.00 pm, the Serjeant-at-Arms laid the Mace below the Table.

The Leader of the House (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien): stood up, and addressing herself to the Clerk of Parliament said : Clerk of Parliament, I propose that Mr Tan Chuan-Jin do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker.

Mr Seah Kian Peng (Marine Parade): Clerk of Parliament, I support the proposal.

There being only one proposal, the Clerk then declared Mr Tan Chuan-Jin to have been duly elected as Speaker of this Parliament.

Mr Speaker went to the Chair and sat down.

Then, the Mace (which before laid below the Table) was placed on the Table.

[ Mr Speaker:

in the Chair]: