DEPARTMENTAL TITLES

The Minister for Science and Technology (Dr Lee Chiaw Meng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the motion* standing in my name as it appears on the Order Paper.

• The motion reads as follows: That this Parliament pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 53), resolves that the Schedule to the said Act be amended by the addition under the headings of 'Old Title or Name of Office' and 'New Title or Name of Office' respectively of the following: Old Title or Name of Office New Title or Name of Office Chief Chemist and Chief Director, Scientific Inspector of Dangerous Service Materials Deputy Chief Chemist and Chief Deputy Director, Scientific Inspector of Dangerous Service Materials Senior Chemist and Senior ( Principal Scientific Inspector of Dangerous ( Officer Materials ( Senior Scientific Officer Chemist and Inspector of ) Dangerous Materials ) Document Examiner ) Scientific Officer Microbiologist ) Chemical Engineer ) Radiation Protection Officer ) Serologist )

Sir, prior to 1972, the Department of Chemistry was primarily concerned with the provision of routine chemical services to Government departments and was staffed entirely with Chemists. In recent years, the scope of its activities has been considerably expanded into other fields such as food technology, radiation protection and chemical engineering. The staff of the Department now includes Microbiologists, Chemical Engineers and Physicists.

In order to cater for the wider range of its activities, the Department was re-named the Department of Scientific Services and a scheme of service entitled Scientific Services Scheme was introduced on 1st April, 1976. Consequent upon these changes, it is necessary to alter the titles in the Department in accordance with the provisions in Section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Ordinance (Chapter 55 of the Revised Edition).

The agreement of this House is therefore sought to amend the schedule to the said Ordinance and to substitute the new titles or names of office for the old titles or names of office as indicated in the motion.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Resolved, That this Parliament pursuant to section 3 of the Departmental Titles (Alteration) Act (Chapter 53), resolves that the Schedule to the said Act be amended by the addition under the headings of 'Old Title or Name of Office' and 'New Title or Name of Office' respectively of the following: Old Title or Name of Office New Title or Name of Office Chief Chemist and Chief Director, Scientific Inspector of Dangerous Service Materials Deputy Chief Chemist and Chief Deputy Director, Scientific Inspector of Dangerous Service Materials Senior Chemist and Senior ( Principal Scientific Inspector of Dangerous ( Officer Materials ( Senior Scientific Officer Chemist and Inspector of ) Dangerous Materials ) Document Examiner ) Scientific Officer Microbiologist ) Chemical Engineer ) Radiation Protection Officer ) Serologist )