Clarification by Minister for Health

The following statement was in the reply given by the Minister for Health (Mr Ong Ye Kung) during the discussion on the Ministerial Statements on at the Sitting of 9 January 2023:

The Minister for Health (Mr Ong Ye Kung) The Minister for Health (Mr Ong Ye Kung): We have always had a SG Arrival Card which is physical. But because of COVID-19, everything went digital. So, now, SG Arrival Card has become a digital declaration. And in that process, MOH gone through with ICA very thoroughly and reduced the questions to bare minimum to the extent that the Member feel may not be so helpful. Maybe we will review to see whether we can add a few more questions. [Please refer to "Safe and Orderly Restoration of Singapore's Air Connectivity", Official Report, 9 January 2023, Vol 95, Issue 79, Ministerial Statements section.]

Written statement by Mr Ong Ye Kung circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):

I wish to make the following factual correction to the reply given during the discussion on the Ministerial Statements at the Sitting of 9 January 2023. My reply should read as follows:

The Minister for Health (Mr Ong Ye Kung) : We have always had a SG Arrival Card

for foreigners: which is physical. But because of COVID-19, everything went digital. So, now, SG Arrival Card has become a digital declaration

for all foreigners, as well as returning residents arriving by air and sea: . And in that process, MOH gone through with ICA very thoroughly and reduced the questions to bare minimum to the extent that the Member feel may not be so helpful. Maybe we will review to see whether we can add a few more questions.