DEPARTMENTAL TITLES

2.58 pm

The Minister for National Development (Mr Teh Cheang Wan): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the Motion* that the titles of Director, Deputy Director, and Assistant Director of Public Works be changed to Director-General, Deputy Director-General and Assistant Director-General of Public Works.

*The motion, standing in the name of the Minister for National Development, 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 Director of Public Works Director-General of Public Works Deputy Director of Public Works Deputy Director-General of Public Works Assistant Director of Public Assistant Director-General Works of Public Works.

The changes in the titles will free the title of Director for designating the various heads of functional divisions in PWD in conformity with the prevailing practice in the Civil Service. This will help the general public, grassroots organizations and other Government departments to identify the relevant office in PWD more easily and expeditiously.

The changes in the titles will also bring the titles in PWD in line with that of counterpart officers in Asean countries and facilitate our interaction with them.

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 Director of Public Works Director-General of Public Works Deputy Director of Public Deputy Director-General of Works Public Works Assistant Director of Public Assistant Director-General Works of Public Works.