28-Feb-2006
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Budget Debate 2006
Sir, I had been misled. The public had been misled. Everyone had been misled to think that the government budget had been very tight these last four years, and we will enter FY2006 with a huge deficit. But Sir, that is not true at all. Not reflecting capital receipts is indeed even more misleading than reporting the whole truth. As stated earlier, this government have more than S$18 billion in the consolidated fund waiting to be transferred to the reserves. Can the Prime Minister & Finance Minister deny this fact? We want the truth, nothing but the whole truth.. . .
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13-Nov-2005
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Interview with Australia's ABC radio programme -- on the death penalty
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24-Oct-2005
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POLITICS OF SINGAPORE: CONTRADICTIONS OF A DEVELOPED COUNTRY
"Some Reflections on the Eve of an Impending General Election".
- Transcript of NCMP Steve Chia’s speech to NUS Political Science Department students on 24th Oct 05 at LT8, NUS
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18-Oct-2005
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Amendments to Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2005
Sir, a recent World Bank study rated Singapore as the second most business-friendly country in the world, behind New Zealand. We should now do our best to maintain, and even improve on our attractiveness to these businesses. One obvious and important way existing now - as we debate on the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill - is that we seek to cut down the weight of record-keeping for income tax payers to a lesser burden by reducing the required number of years.
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16-Oct-2005
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Sample of 2001 Election Rally speech in Potong Pasir
No transcript. Pls listen to the audio in the "speech" section
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19-Sep-2005
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COMMUNITY CARE ENDOWMENT FUND BILL
If we - as a society - do not stretch our hand to help the weak and the poor, who can they then rely on to help? If the Government does not make an effort to take care of the down and out in our society, then it speaks very badly of our Government and our society. ....
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20-Jul-2005
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Parliament Debate on NKF – transparency and Accountability:
Sir, what troubles me and many other Singaporeans is not that Mr T T Durai is earning $600,000 salary a year. It is that he is earning this very high salary and 10 months' bonuses from the charity donation money without informing the public donors about it. If NKF and its CEO had been transparent about the CEO's pay and the other expenses, then the donating public would know who and how the money is being used, and there will be no anger as we had seen in the last week.
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29-Jun-2005
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NCMP gives talk to SJI student
Role of the Opposition in Parliament
Wed 29 June 2005, 2.15pm -3.15pm
@ St Joseph's Institution Performing Arts Centre
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16-May-2005
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Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Bill 2005
Sir, if the date of the Presidential elections can be fixed as a full five-year term - so as to give clarity and certainty for its citizens - why then is our Government so reluctant to fix the date of any GE, at least way in advance? Is it because the incumbent Government wants to "bao jia", ie, to have its cake and eat it too? I hope this message helps to remind our Government that if they genuinely want to have a more genuine "open and inclusive" society, then it should learn to play fairly with its worthy opponents. Respect is earned, not demanded.
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20-Apr-2005
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Parliament Debate: Proposal to develop Integrated (Casino) Resort
Sir, the big decision had been made. Singapore is going ahead with two casinos. To borrow Minister Lim Hng Kiang's illustration about cooking porridge which was also mentioned in this debate, what I and many Singaporeans are interested to know is this: will they get a share of this cooked porridge - "nang ming wu hoong bor?"
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23-Mar-2005
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NCMP gives talk to NUS Political Science Students
Singapore: Issues and Challenges
Wed 23 March 2005, 10am-1145 @ NUS LT 11
Today’s theme Singapore: Issues and Challenges. I shall first suggest what I believe are three key challenges facing Singapore today, before looking into another three related issues that Singapore needs to resolve quickly to help overcome the three key challenges. When I talk about the issues and challenges facing Singapore here, I am more specifically referring to the challenges and issues facing the Singapore Government and what it needs to do to overcome the challenges facing Singapore.
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08-Mar-2005
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Budget Debate: MTI -- Per Capita Income
Sir, I find it hard to reconcile the statistics given by the Prime Minister at the Debate on the President's Speech this year that Singapore's per capita income has risen over the last 10 years. Considering the fact that there is record unemployment, high number of retrenchments, constant pay cuts, CPF cuts and, at the same time, problems of those above 40 who find it hard to get a decent job, many Singaporeans, including myself, wonder how the Ministry of Trade and Industry had arrived at the reported statistical figures.
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08-Mar-2005
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Budget Debate: Min of Environment & water resources --
Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) Reading
Our suggestion: could NEA consider putting in place a system which allows the indication of the time of day where the highest PSI value is registered?
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08-Mar-2005
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Medishield
Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong: Mr Chairman, Sir, like some speakers before me, I feel that the recent announcement in the increases in the premiums and deductibles for MediShield are giving CPF MediShield members a "worse off" package deal than before.
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07-Mar-2005
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Budget Debate - Parliament Speaking right & time
one of the key duties of a Member of Parliament is to represent his constituents and speak up in Parliament. They must be prepared and able to have the time and opportunity to ask questions and speak on topics and issues concerning their residents and affecting Singapore. Yet, this ability to speak and ask questions is continuously being restricted by the Parliamentary Standing Orders. First, the right to ask oral and written questions is being curbed to a total of three plus two (maximum). Then, the right and the time given to raise matters at the Committee of Supply is also restricted to 18 minutes for us.
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03-Mar-2005
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Bird Flu
Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong (Non-Constituency Member): Sir, in my opinion, the possibility of a terrorist attack here is a lot more remote than when compared to the likely threat of a bird flu human-to-human transmission occurring in our neighbouring countries and in particular, in Singapore.
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02-Mar-2005
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Budget Debate: Prime Minister's office --
Independent Elections Office
Sir, until our public - local and international communities - can see, agree and be satisfied by an independent elections commission that the general election in Singapore is truly free and fair, we are far from being a vibrant democratic, cosmopolitan, advanced and talent-attracting society. There is no better way to silence all the critics - myself included - than the setting up of such an independent elections commission, headed by a retired Judge and comprising citizens of public repute, like retired CEOs, ex-NMPs, Government and non-Government NMPs
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01-Mar-2005
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2005 Budget Statement Debate
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18-Jan-2005
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Debate on PRESIDENT's ADDRESS (2005)
I support the President and the six broad outlines that he had addressed in his opening speech. In particular, I see more of the Government's policy focus on caring for the people - more than economic profitability this time round.
It has always been my private conviction that in any moment of crisis, the people of Singapore - whether pro-establishment or otherwise - will always put their differences away and stand together as a united people to serve and care for the common good of humanity. To the people of Singapore, I want to say this: you make me proud of you as a fellow Singaporean. Well done.
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19-Mar-2004
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Budget Debate: Ministry of Manpower: borrowing from own CPF
Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong: Sir, I want to raise the CPF loans idea again and ask the Acting Manpower Minister to give this matter further consideration before rejecting it, as he did previously. Those facing hardship and retrenchment should be allowed to borrow from their own CPF savings at low interest rates of about 4%, or maybe 5%. This is better than forcing them to borrow from the loans sharks, or high interest bank loans.
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12-Mar-2004
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Budget debate for Ministry for Transport
-- ERP for Motorcycles
Sir, the current cash card reader on motorcycle is big and bulky and openly subjected to theft of cash card. Many motorcyclists, myself included, as I declare here, are known to have lost many cash cards when they forget to take it out from the reader, after they have parked the motorcycle. ...
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15-May-2002
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2002 BUDGET STATEMENT DEBATE
Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong: Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to join in this debate. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister for his maiden Budget Statement. There are several proposals that I support. However, there are also some concerns that I would like to take this opportunity to raise.
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15-May-2002
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2002 Budget Debate - Prime Minister's Office
Sir, currently the scholarship bond is strict and non-convertible. Our best and brightest students ....
While we do not expect the ruling party to help the Opposition to win the election, we can only hope that the electoral process could be fairer ....
I want to ask the Prime Minster if he had a list of OB markers ready for public release. ....
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15-May-2002
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2002 Budget Debate: Parliament -- NCMP honorarium
Sir, the Senior Minister had once said, "If you pay peanuts, you will get monkeys." I agree with the Senior Minister on this matter.
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05-Apr-2002
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Motion: NOMINATED MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT
Mr Steve Chia Kiah Hong: Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to join in this debate. I am speaking not in favour of the motion to have Nominated MPs in this session of Parliament.
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03-Apr-2002
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Motion of Thanks: PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS at Opening of 10th Session of Singapore's Parliament
Debate on the Address
'That the following Address in reply to the Speech of the President be agreed to:
"We, the Parliament of the Republic of Singapore, express our thanks to the President for the Speech which he delivered on behalf of the Government at the Opening of the First Session of this Parliament.".' - [Mrs Lim Hwee Hua].
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01-Oct-1999
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Steve Chia: From Student Politics to Real Politics
I like to see justice and fairness in all matters of things. I have grown up to believe that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And I believe that there is a need for balance, a need for a system of checks and counter-checks. At the end of the day, we need to be accountable. On a national level, I see that there is too much of the PAP in our lives. They were there in your kindergarten, in your constituency Residence Committee, in your neighborhood supermarket, in your daily newspaper, in all the GLCs and in your TV news. In short, they permeate all aspect of your lives and attempts in many way to control your life.
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