ELECTORAL REGISTERS AND ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

Mr Chiam See Tong asked the Prime Minister (a) when will the provisional Electoral Registers be released for inspection; and (b) whether there will be a report on the delineation of electoral boundaries by the Electoral Boundaries Delineation Committee and, if so, when will the report be published.

The Minister for Home Affairs (Mr Wong Kan Seng) (for the Prime Minister): Mr Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister has directed the Registration Officer to revise and certify the Registers of Electors by 31st December this year. The dates whereby the provisional Registers of Electors are open for public inspection will be published in April. The Registration Officer is planning to have the registers certified by the end of June.

Thereafter, the Prime Minister will appoint an Electoral Boundaries Review Committee to delineate the electoral boundaries.