Expenses in Support of Singapore's Candidate for Presidency of International Olympic Committee

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth to what extent are public funds and resources expended to support the campaign of the Singaporean candidate for the 2013 election for the Presidency of the International Olympic Committee.

Mr Lawrence Wong: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a non-governmental international organisation. IOC recruits and elects its own members, who, in turn, represent the IOC in their respective countries. Mr Ng Ser Miang, like other candidates, ran for the Presidency in his capacity as an individual member of the IOC. No public funds were expended to support his campaign.