George Yeo, who left the Singapore Cabinet after losing his parliamentary seat in elections two years ago, was named a non- official member of Hong Kong’s Economic Development Commission by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying last month. The move is not a violation of Singapore’s Official Secrets Act, Masagos Zulkifli, senior minister of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in Parliament today. Full story
Singapore Sees No Conflict in Former Minister George Yeo Joining Hong Kong Govt as "Advisor"
Bloomberg, 6 Feb 2013
Singapore said its former foreign minister’s role as an adviser to the Hong Kong government on economic development is not a conflict of interest.
George Yeo, who left the Singapore Cabinet after losing his parliamentary seat in elections two years ago, was named a non- official member of Hong Kong’s Economic Development Commission by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying last month. The move is not a violation of Singapore’s Official Secrets Act, Masagos Zulkifli, senior minister of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in Parliament today. Full story
George Yeo, who left the Singapore Cabinet after losing his parliamentary seat in elections two years ago, was named a non- official member of Hong Kong’s Economic Development Commission by Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying last month. The move is not a violation of Singapore’s Official Secrets Act, Masagos Zulkifli, senior minister of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in Parliament today. Full story
