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S I N G A P O R E PUBLIC SERVICEC O M M I S S I O N

integrity

impartiality

meritocracy

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW 2

THE SINGAPORE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) 4

•PSCChairman&Members 5

•ThePublicServiceCommission’sRole 7

PSC SCHOLARSHIPS 2013 8

PSC SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS 2013 15

•PSCScholarships–AGatewaytoPublicServiceCareers 16

•President’sScholarshipHolders 18

•PSCScholarshipHolders–UniformedService 20

•PSCScholarshipHolders–PublicAdministration 22

•PSCScholarshipHolders–ProfessionalService 28

APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, APPEALS AND DISCIPLINARY CASES 30

OFFICIAL VISITS 2013 33

•VisitsbyForeignDelegates2013 34

PSC SECRETARIAT 35

•OrganisationChart 36

CONTENTS

IdentifyingandnurturingtalentforthePublicServicehasbeenone of the Singapore Public Service Commission (PSC)’s coreresponsibilitiessinceitsconstitutionin1951.AsSingaporeentersanewphaseofdevelopment,aforward-lookingPublicServicemustcontinuetoadapttothechangingneedsofSingaporeandSingaporeans.

While we continue to find people with suitable capabilitiesandvalues tobringintotheService,PSCremainsmindful thatthereisnosingleformulaordefinitionofwhat‘therightpeople’shouldbe.This iswhy inmysecondOpenLetter I shared thevalueof seekinggreaterdiversity inperspectives,backgroundsandexperiencesforthePublicService.

Growing a diverse talent poolTobuildadiversetalentpool,weneedscholarshipholdersfromavarietyofschoolsandsocio-economicbackgrounds,andwehave tocontinue toensurediversity in theircoursedisciplinesandcountriesofstudy.

The PSC hasmade good progress to this end. In 2013, thePSCcontinueditsoutreacheffortswithkeypartnerstoattractoutstandingstudentsfromdifferentschoolsandsocio-economicbackgrounds. Within the 2013 undergraduate scholarshipcohort, 92 students from 17 schools were represented,including five from three polytechnics and two from thepioneeringgraduatingbatchoftheSchooloftheArts.Amongstthejuniorcolleges,wehavestudentsfromPioneer,StAndrew’sandNanyangreceivingthescholarships.ThePSCalsoawardedthePSCMastersScholarshiptothreerecipientsforpostgraduatestudies,thehighestinthelastfiveyears.

CHAIRMAN’S REVIEW

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The PSC also recognises talent beyond the academic abilityof our scholarship candidates. In 2013, we awarded our firstPresident’sScholarshiptoarecipientfromtheSingaporeSportsSchool -anotherpositive result foroureffort toensuregreaterdiversityinthePublicService.

2013 also saw new trends in study destinations and coursedisciplines. I am pleased to note that one of our scholarshiprecipients started her undergraduate studies in France, thefirst insevenyears todoso.ThiswasawelcomechangefromtraditionaldestinationsliketheUKorUS.Wewillcontinuetoencourageandsupportscholarshipholderswhowishtostudyinnon-traditionalcountries.ThePSCalsoawarded25scholarshipsforscience,mathematicsandengineeringcourses–thehighestsince2009.ThesearetrendsIhopetoseecontinue,asthePublicServicewillbenefitfromhavingofficerswithacollectivebreadthof subject knowledge and experiences. Ultimately, this willdeliveraPublicServicewhichwillbetterservethediverseneedsandaspirationsofthepeople.

Seeking the right values and attributesWhile we seek to recruit the best talent from differentbackgroundsandexperiences,wehavemaintainedequalfocusontheir intrinsicvalues,attitudesandattributes.These includethecommitment,empathyandintegritytoserveSingaporeandSingaporeans.Wearealsoconsciousofanincreasingneedforpublicengagement skills in the faceofacitizenry thatdesiresgreaterparticipationinpolicydecisions.

One of the key outcomes delivered during the year was therestructuring of PSC’s milestone programmes to place greateremphasis on these areas.We also introduced the PreparatorySeminarasacommonplatformtoinculcatethePublicServiceidentity, values and ethos in newly awarded scholarshiprecipientsacrossthepublicsector.

At the individual level, it is heartening to learn that PSCscholarship holders are increasingly taking time from theirstudiestoservethecommunity.Threeofourscholarshipholdershave initiated independentcommunity serviceand fundraisingcampaigns to raise socialawareness for theunderprivileged inSingaporeandoverseas.Theirgoodworkhasbeenhighlightedbythemedia.

Identifying suitable people will always be an uphill task, butmoresoifwedonothavearobustandreliableselectionsystem.Our close partnerships with the schools complement regularreviewsandenhancementstoensurethattheselectionprocessremainsobjective,robustandagoodassessmentofwhole-personqualities.Thisispivotalinhelpingusidentifyandgroomstudentswith integrity, relevantskill setsandagenuinecommitment toservethenation.Aswecontinueoureffortstoensurediversityinasystemguidedbystrongvalues,wemustalsocontinuetoawardscholarshipstohighcalibreindividualsdeservingofthem. Upholding the integrity of the Public ServiceAnothercoreresponsibilityofthePSCistoupholdtheintegrityoftheService.WeworkwithMinistriesandAgenciestoensurethatpublicofficersconductthemselveshonourablyatalltimes.Doing so entails not just an understanding of the Code ofConductordisciplinaryregulations,butanintrinsicappreciationof thevaluesof thePublicService. For the fewwho fall shortandcommitactsofmisconduct,wehaveinplaceadisciplinarysystemtoensuretheyaredealtwithappropriately.

Thenumberofmisconductcaseshasremainedlow.ThePSChasandwillcontinuetodischargeourroleinupholdingtheintegrityoftheService,anddisciplineerrantofficerswithoutfearorfavour,regardlessofrankorseniority.Indoingso,wehavetomakesurethatthefinaldecisiontakenisfairandbeyondreproach.Hence,it is important that officers accused of misconduct should begivenafairchancetobeheard.

Looking aheadIwouldliketothankmyfellowPSCmembersfortheirinvaluablecounselduringtheyearandthesupportoftheSecretariat.Goingforward,Iamconfidentthatourfoundingvalues,togetherwithourabilitytoadaptandimprove,willserveuswellintothefutureaswe continue to play a critical role in the Singapore PublicService.

Eddie TeoChairman

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THE SINGAPORE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) integrity

impartiality meritocracy

leadership

diversity

initiative

commitment

passion

collaboration

networking

relationship

PSC CHAIRMAN & MEMBERS ThePublicServiceCommission(PSC)isconstitutedunderPartIXoftheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore.TheConstitutionprovidesforthePSCtohaveaChairman,andatleastfivebutnotmorethan14otherMembers.Asat31Dec2013,thePSCcomprisedtheChairman,twoDeputyChairmenand10otherMembers.

Mr Eddie TeoChairman

Mr Tan Yam PinDeputyChairman

Mr Kwa Chong SengDeputyChairman

Mr David Wong Mr Michael Lim


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Mr Edward D’Silva

Mr Richard R Magnus Ms Chua Sock Koong

Professor Lily Kong Mr Philip Jeyaretnam

Mr Alan Chan Professor Tan Ser Kiat

PSC Annual Report 2013

Mr Po’ad Mattar

THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION’S ROLEThe functions of the PSC under the Constitution are as follows:

a)Appoint,

b)Confirm,

c)Emplaceonthepermanentorpensionableestablishment,

d)Promote,

e)Transfer,and

f) Dismissandexercisedisciplinarycontroloverpublicofficers*. *The following categories of officers do not fall under the PSC’s purview: Singapore Armed Forces personnel, officers in the Judicial and Legal Services, Police Officers below the rank of Inspector, and daily-rated employees. With effect from 1 Jan 1995, the following personnel functions were devolved to the Personnel Boards in the Ministries:

a)RecruitmentandappointmenttotheCivilServiceexcepttheAdministrativeServiceandAuditingService,

b)Confirmationandemplacementofofficersonthepermanentorpensionableestablishment,

c) AppointmentandpromotionofofficersuptoSuperscaleE1/Grade8(exceptfortheAuditingService),and

d)TransferofserviceamongservicesotherthantransferstotheAdministrativeService. Followingthedevolution,thePSCservesasthefinalappellatebodytoconsiderpromotionappealsagainstdecisionsoftheAppealsBoard. The PSC also retains two key non-constitutional roles: a)AttractandgroomtalentfortheSingaporePublicServicethroughPSCscholarships,aswellascoordinatetheefforts ofscholarship-awardingpublicsectoragencies,and

b)ConsiderthesuitabilityofStatutoryBoardChiefExecutiveOfficers(CEOs)forpromotiontoSuperscaleD/Grade7 and above, and the suitability of officerswith job grades SuperscaleD/Grade7 and above for appointment as StatutoryBoardCEOs.


PSC SCHOLARSHIPS2013

leadershipdiversity

initiative meritocracy

impartiality

commitment

passion collaboration

networking relationship

integrity

PSC SCHOLARSHIPS 2013PSCscholarshipshavebeeninplacesince1961.PSCscholarshipholdersarefundedtostudyarangeofdisciplinesatgooduniversitieslocallyandoverseas,andwillserveinthePublicServiceaftercompletingtheirstudies.Inthisregard,PSCscholarshipsprovideopportunitiesforoutstandingyoungmenandwomentoserveSingaporeandSingaporeansthroughacareerinthePublicService. ToensurethatPSCscholarshipholdersareattunedtotheopportunitiesandchallengesfacedbythePublicServiceandtopreparethemtoservethepublic,theyareexposedtoaseriesofdevelopmentalprogrammesduringtheircourseofstudies.TheirtraininganddevelopmentcontinueaftertheyjointhePublicService.

About PSC Scholarships

Inselectingcandidates forPSCscholarships, thePSCconsidersa rangeof information fromdifferentsources.Theseinclude thecandidate’scharacter,commitment toserve thePublicService, school reports,psychologist reports,Co-CurricularActivity(CCA)achievements,CommunityInvolvementProgramme(CIP)records,academicresultsandothernotableachievements.TheholisticassessmentofcandidatesservestodetermineiftheyareagoodfitforaPublicServicecareerviathePSCscholarship. In2013,thePSCawardedfivePresident’sScholarships,92PSCscholarshipsandthreePSCMastersScholarships.

Selecting PSC Scholarship Holders


Preparatory Course78 newly-awarded PSC scholarship holders attendedthePreparatoryCoursefrom2–15Jul2013topreparethemselves for their role as ambassadors of the PublicService.Thetwo-weekprogrammeallowedparticipantsto gain insights into the values of the Public Serviceand examine the conduct expected of public sectorscholarshipholdersandpublicofficers.Participantsalsolearnt about leadership styles and the principles andchallengesofpublicpolicyformulation.

The Preparatory Course culminated in the PSCScholarshipsAward Ceremony on 23 Jul 2013, gracedbyGuest-of-HonourMrTeoCheeHean,DeputyPrimeMinister, Minister–in-charge of the Civil Service,CoordinatingMinisterforNationalSecurityandMinisterforHomeAffairs.

Preparatory Seminar181 PSC, Ministry and Statutory Board scholarshipholdersattendedthePreparatorySeminar.TheydiscussedtheguidingprinciplesandvaluesinthePublicServiceaswellastheimportanceoftheirconductthroughtheuseofcasestudies.


In2013,thePSCreviewedmilestoneprogrammessuchasthePreparatoryCourseandthePSCScholars’Mid-CourseProgrammetoplacegreateremphasisonvaluesandpublicengagement.TheinauguralPreparatorySeminarwasalsointroducedon9Jul2013toprovideacommonplatformtoinculcatethePublicServiceidentity,valuesandethosinnewlyawardedscholarshiprecipientsacrossthepublicsector.

Strengthening the Values and Ethos of the Public Service


On26Aug2013,120public sector scholarshipholdersengaged Mr Lawrence Wong, Acting Minister forCulture, Community and Youth, and Senior Ministerof State, Ministry of Communications and Informationat theNationalDay RallyDialogue (NDR) Session.Thescholarship holders discussed key national issues raisedin the Prime Minister’s NDR Speech with Mr Wongand gained a better understanding of the importanceof managing expectations, communicating clearly andeffectivelyengagingthepublic.

PSC Scholars’ Mid-Course Programme (PSMP) The PSMP is organised for scholarship holders at theendof their secondyear inuniversity.FromMay toSep2013, 76 second-year PSC scholarship holders internedwith more than 25 public sector agencies. They alsoattended the Developments in Public Policy Seminar(DPPS) to understand perspectives from differentstakeholders in the Public Service and the intricaciesof public policy formulation. Through the DPPS, theyinteractedwith senior public sector leaders, communityleaders and Singaporeans from different backgrounds.They gained firsthand experience in policy formulationandimplementationinpreparationfortheirfutureroleaspublicofficers.

Beyond academic training and the PSC milestoneprogrammes, scholarship holders are encouraged toinitiate or contribute to community service projects.These experiences not only allow them to hone theirskills in teamwork and leadership, but also help themunderstand the challenges and issues facing SingaporeandSingaporeans.

As part of the PSMP, 77 second-year PSC scholarshipholders spent four days with voluntary welfareorganisations,localschoolsandCommunityDevelopmentCouncils to understand issues on the ground facedby different segments of the Singapore society. Thescholarship holders obtained crucial experiences fromthe programme which would benefit them when theyenterthePublicServiceinfuture.ThelistofparticipatingorganisationsforthecommunityinvolvementprogrammeisinTable1.

Voluntary Welfare Organisations

a)FeiYueFamilyServiceCentre,b)MovementfortheIntellectuallyDisabledofSingapore,c)PeaceConnect,d)Pertapis,ande)SingaporeIndianDevelopmentAssociation.

Local Schools a)CommonwealthSecondarySchool,b)DunearnSecondarySchool,c)GreendaleSecondarySchool,d)RiversideSecondarySchool,e)SerangoonGardenSecondarySchool,andf)TampinesSecondarySchool.

Community Development Councils (CDCs)

a)CentralSingaporeCDC,b)NorthEastCDC,c)NorthWestCDC,andd)SouthEastCDC.

Community Involvement and Service


PSCscholarshipholdersalsoactivelyvolunteeredasnote-takers and participants in the series of “Our SingaporeConversation”(OSC)dialoguesessions.Beyonddiscussingnational issues, scholarshipholdersalsoappreciated theopportunity to understand the hopes and aspirations ofSingaporeans through the OSC sessions. This will helpbroadentheirperspectivesandstrengthenthefoundationsfortheirfuturePublicServicecareers.

Table1:ListofParticipatingOrganisations

Community Service InitiativesIn particular, the good efforts of three PSC scholarshipholderswerehighlightedbyTheStraitsTimeson17Oct2013,forinitiatingtheirowncommunityserviceprojects:

1. The Ghana Initiative–Startedby2012PSCscholarshiprecipient,MsWooWan Fong, the independent “GhanaInitiative”runstwofundraisingcampaigns–thefirstaimstoprovide impoverishedwomenwith sewingmachines,whilethesecondaimstobuildaschoolinanareatornbypoliticalandtribalconflicts.

2. Project Paradise Falls–2009PSCscholarshiprecipient,MsLoySyeYuet,tooktheopportunitythroughthisservicelearning project to raise awareness on child sexualabuse inSingaporebyconductingpreventioneducationworkshopsinpre-schoolswithalocalNon-GovernmentalOrganisationandbyconsultingexpertstocreatematerialstosupportadultsurvivorsofchildsexualabuse.

3. The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (SPMF)– Fundraisingforthiswassupportedby2009PSCscholarshiprecipient,YeoHanLiang,who led in the localpublicityand fund raising efforts for aGobiDesert expedition inJune 2013.Volunteers for the expedition trekked across250kmofdesertterraininChinaoverthecourseofsevendays to raise awareness and funds for the SPMF,whichprovidesfinancialsupporttostudentswhosefamilieshavelessthanS$450amonthpercapitaincome.


Ms Woo Wan Fong in Ghana for the fundraising campaigns.

Ms Loy Sye Yuet conducting a preventive education workshop in a pre-school.

Yeo Han Liang (far right in green shirt) together with the trekking team just before a training hike in Singapore.

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Diverse Experiences and OpportunitiesTo ensure that PSC scholarship holders are collectivelyequipped with diverse perspectives and knowledge tonegotiatetheincreasinglycomplexchallengesconfrontingthe Public Service, they are encouraged to seek out adiverserangeofdevelopmentalactivitiesandexperiences.In2013,PSCscholarshipholdersparticipatedinsummerprogrammesandexchangestocountrieslikePeru,Turkey,Russia, Israel, etc. They were also active in taking upinternshipopportunitiesinChinaandSingapore.

Public Sector ProjectsPSC scholarshipholders are encouraged to identify andspearhead projects relevant to the Public Service andSingaporeans. These projects provide opportunitiesfor scholarship holders towork closelywith the PublicServiceandunderstandthecitizens’concernsevenbeforetheystartwork.

In2013,PSCscholarshipholdersworkedwithagenciessuch as the Ministry of Community, Culture andYouth, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of NationalDevelopment, Ministry of Trade and Industry, NationalPopulation and Talent Division/Prime Minister’s OfficeandtheNationalYouthCouncilonvariouspublicsectorprojects.

Gap Year ProgrammeTheGapYearprogrammeallowsscholarshipholdersonthePublicServiceLeadershipProgrammetobroadentheirhorizonsbeforetheystartworkinthePublicService.

In 2013, one PSC scholarship holder participated in aGapYear attachment with INTERPOL, in Lyon, France,whileanotherbeganhissecondGapYearattachmentwithMorganStanleySingaporeasananalyst.

Engaging Overseas Scholarship Holders...Singapore SeminarThe Singapore Seminar is an annual conference toengage Singapore Public Service scholarship holdersonkeydevelopments inSingaporeand the larger issuesconfrontingthePublicService.

The 2013 Singapore Seminarwas held in London,UKon 26 Oct 2013. More than 300 scholarship holdersfrom 25 public sector agencies attended the one-dayseminarthemed“AftertheWatershed:WhereWeStandandWhereWe’reHeading”.ThespeakerswereMrKwekMean Luck, Deputy Secretary (Development), PublicServiceDivisionandDean,CivilServiceCollege,DrThiaJangPing,Director(Security&ResilienceProgrammes),TransformationOffice,MinistryofFinance,andAssociateProfessor Simon Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute ofInternationalAffairs.The2013Seminarhad thehighestnumber of attendees arriving from outside of London,including from countries like France, Germany, theNetherlands,Russia,SpainandSwitzerland, inthepastfiveyears.

... Partners and StakeholdersThePSCvaluesongoing engagementwithourpartnersand stakeholders. This allows us to keep abreast ofdevelopments in the education landscapes locally andoverseas.ItalsoenablesustoeducateabroadaudienceaboutopportunitiesanddevelopmentsinSingaporeandthePublicService.

In 2013, engagement with local universities andothers around theworld remained integral to the PSC.Besides hosting several visits by university officers inSingapore,wevisiteduniversitiesinEuropesuchasEcolePolytechnique,HECParis,HertieSchoolofGovernance,ImperialCollegeLondon,LondonSchoolofEconomics,Oxford University, Sciences Po Paris and Le Havre,Sorbonne-Paris-Cite,TU Berlin, andUniversity CollegeLondon.WealsovisiteduniversitiesintheUS,includingthose with a strong focus in Science, Technology,EngineeringandMathematicslikeColumbiaUniversity,CornellUniversity,andPrincetonUniversity.Suchvisitsenabled thePSC togaina betterunderstandingof theopportunities available for the development of PSCscholarshiprecipients,includingthoseinlesstraditionalfields and locations.We continued to engage schools,parents and students through meetings, informationsessions,scholarshipfairsandotherplatformstoinformthemaboutopportunitiesinthePublicService.

PSC SCHOLARSHIPHOLDERS 2013

meritocracy

impartiality

integrity

leadership

diversity

initiative commitment

passion collaboration

networking

relationship

PSC SCHOLARSHIPS – A GATEWAY TO PUBLIC SERVICE CAREERS

Career Path and Award Scheme Number of Awards

Uniformed ServiceSingaporeArmedForcesOverseasScholarshipSingaporePoliceForceOverseasScholarship

1183

Public AdministrationOverseas/Local-OverseasMeritScholarship(Open)SingaporeGovernmentScholarship(Open)PSCMastersScholarship

6932343

Professional ServiceOverseasMeritScholarship(ForeignService)Overseas/Local-OverseasMeritScholarship(LegalService)OverseasMeritScholarship(TeachingService)OverseasMeritScholarship(Specialist)

151941

Total 95

Table2:BreakdownofAllScholarshipsbyCareerPathandAwardScheme

PSCscholarshipsareawardedtooutstandingyoungmenandwomenwithakeeninteresttoserveinthePublicService.ThePSCscholarshipsofferthreemaincareerpaths–UniformedService,PublicAdministrationandProfessionalService.Uponcompletingtheirstudies,scholarshipholdersreturntoserveinthePublicServiceinoneofthethreecareerpaths.

Therewere92undergraduatePSC scholarship recipients and threePSCMasters Scholarship recipients in2013:11wereforcareersintheUniformedService,69forPublicAdministrationand15forProfessionalService.DetailsofthescholarshipsandcourseofstudiesareinTables2,3and4.


Information correct as at 31 Dec 2013

Course of Undergraduate Study Number of Awards

Humanities&SocialSciences 25

EconomicsorPhilosophy,Politics&Economics 17

Law 17

Science/Mathematics 12

Engineering 13

Finance/BusinessAdministration/Accountancy 2

LiberalArts 5

Pending* 1

Total 92

Table3:BreakdownofScholarshipsbyCourseofUndergraduateStudies

2013exercisestatisticsmaychangebasedonactualuniversityadmissions(forthosewhodonotcommencetheirstudiesintheyearofaward)*The scholarship holder is pending the results of his application to the university/course of his choice.

Course of Graduate Study Number of Awards

MasterinPublicPolicy 2

Pending* 1

Total 3

Table4:BreakdownofScholarshipsbyCourseofGraduateStudies




PRESIDENT’S SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS ThePresident’sScholarshipiswidelyregardedasSingapore’smostprestigiousundergraduatescholarship.Thescholarshipisawardedtostudentswhohavegonebeyondexcellenceinacademicpursuitsandco-curricularactivitiestodistinguishthemselves.InawardingPresident’sScholarships,thePSClooksforoutstandingyoungmenandwomenwithastrongethosforPublicService,soundcharacterandadedicationtoimprovethelivesofSingaporeans.

In2013,therewerefiverecipientsofthePresident’sScholarshipandthedetailsoftherecipientsareinTable5.


No. Name Secondary School /Pre-university Institution

Course of Study University

1 INaishadKai-Ren RafflesInstitution LiberalArts BrownUniversity

2 JoshuaEbenezerJesudason FairfieldMethodistSecondarySchool/Anglo-ChineseJuniorCollege

HistoryandPolitics OxfordUniversity

3 ScottAngYiqiang* SingaporeSportsSchool/Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

Law CambridgeUniversity

4 StephanieSiowSuLyn RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)/RafflesInstitution

Economics YaleUniversity

5 YapWeiHangTimothy HwaChongInstitution Law OxfordUniversity

Table5:ListofPresident’sScholarshipHolders

*Awarded SAFOS in 2012



PSC SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS – UNIFORMED SERVICEThePSCawardstheSingaporeArmedForcesOverseasScholarships(SAFOS)andtheSingaporePoliceForceOverseasScholarships(SPFOS)tooutstandingstudentswiththepassiontoserveintheUniformedService.SAFOSholderswillbesystematicallytrained,developedandgroomedtoassumekeycommandandstaffappointmentsintheSAFwhileSPFOSholderswillbegroomedtobestrategistsinupholdinglaw,maintainingorderandkeepingpeaceinSingapore.

In2013,therewereeightrecipientsoftheSAFOSandthreerecipientsoftheSPFOS.DetailsoftherecipientsareinTable6.


No. Name Award Scheme

Secondary School /Pre-university Institution


1 FooSzeWei SAFOS AnglicanHighSchool/TemasekJuniorCollege

AeronauticalEngineering

ImperialCollegeLondon

2 JonathanLohYouQing SAFOS RafflesInstitution EcologyandEnvironmentalBiology


3 LeeWheeSianDylan SAFOS RafflesInstitution History Pending

4 LiYiming SAFOS RafflesInstitution International Relations

Pending

5 LimYuHan SAFOS NUSHighSchoolofMathematicsandScience

GlobalAffairs Pending

6 MarcusLeeJianYing SAFOS HwaChongInstitution Physics OxfordUniversity

7 MaungThetNaingWin@EdmundNg

SAFOS HwaChongInstitution Chemistry ImperialCollegeLondon

8 OngJunKaiJeremy SAFOS Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

MechanicalEngineering


9 JoshuaEbenezerJesudason*

SPFOS FairfieldMethodistSecondarySchool/Anglo-ChineseJuniorCollege

HistoryandPolitics OxfordUniversity

10 PohYuQuan SPFOS NUSHighSchoolofMathematicsandScience

BiomedicalScience ImperialCollegeLondon

11 YapWeiHangTimothy* SPFOS HwaChongInstitution Law OxfordUniversity

Table6:ListofPSCScholarshipHolders–UniformedService

*Also awarded the President’s Scholarship



PSC SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS – PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONThePSCawards“Open”undergraduatescholarshipstostudentstoallowthemtopursueavarietyofcareersinthePublicService.Recipientsofthe“Open”scholarshipsarenottiedtoaspecificMinistryattheonset,andwillhavetheirspecificdeploymentdecidedaftergraduation.Theyareofferedtheopportunitytostudyatgooduniversitieslocallyandoverseas,andareeligibleforsponsorshipforaMaster’sprogramme.

PSC “Open” scholarships include the Overseas Merit Scholarship (Open) or OMS (Open), Local-Overseas MeritScholarship or L-OMS (Open), Singapore Government Scholarship (Open) or SGS (Open), and the PSC MastersScholarship.RecipientsoftheOMS(Open)pursuetheirundergraduatecourseoverseas.L-OMS(Open)holderspursuetheir undergraduate course at a local university and are given the option to pursue theirMaster’s programme in agooduniversityinanycountry.SGS(Open)holderspursuetheirundergraduatecourseatgooduniversitieslocallyandoverseas.

ThePSCalsoawardsMastersScholarshipstooutstandingundergraduateswhoareintheirfinalyearofundergraduatestudiesand/orhavestartedworkwithnomorethanthreeyearsofworkingexperienceintheprivate/non-governmentsector.

In2013,therewere32recipientsoftheOMS/L-OMS(Open),34recipientsoftheSGS(Open)andthreerecipientsofthePSCMastersScholarships.DetailsoftherecipientsareinTable7.





1 GlendaKeeLiTing L-OMS(Open)

MethodistGirls’School(Secondary)/HwaChongInstitution

Engineering NationalUniversityofSingapore

2 AngJiaXi OMS(Open)

CresentGirls’School/HwaChongInstitution

Electrical&ElectronicsEngineering


3 AngSoonPengDarren OMS(Open)

ChungChengHighSchool/NanyangJuniorCollege

Sociology UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles

4 CherHuiJie OMS(Open)

RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)/RafflesInstitution

LiberalArts UniversityofPennsylvania

5 ChooHuiTing,Felicia OMS(Open)

MethodistGirls’School(Secondary)/HwaChongInstitution

International Economics

GeorgetownUniversity

6 ChuanTeckZee,Nicholas OMS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution PhysicsandPhilosophy

Pending

7 EleanorKohChingErn OMS(Open)

MethodistGirls’School(Secondary)/VictoriaJuniorCollege

Economics DurhamUniversity

8 FongYewLoong OMS(Open)

CatholicHighSchool/RafflesInstitution

PoliticsandHistoryorLiberalArts

OxfordUniversity

9 GlendonGohJiajun OMS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Philosophy,PoliticsandEconomics

OxfordUniversity

10 HengWeiXiang OMS(Open)

CatholicHighSchool/HwaChongInstitution

Economics UniversityofWarwick

11 HuYongda OMS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Economics LondonSchoolofEconomics

12 INaishadKai-Ren* OMS(Open)

RafflesInstitution LiberalArts BrownUniversity

13 JanneHuZiyan OMS(Open)

RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)/HwaChongInstitution

PoliticalScienceandEnglish

UniversityofPennsylvania

14 JasmineLiuJiaHwei OMS(Open)


LiberalArts BrownUniversity

15 JeremyJudeSeowHsuehChin

OMS(Open)

TemasekJuniorCollege Physics ImperialCollegeLondon

16 JoshuaChanYangle OMS(Open)

RafflesInstitution EconomicsandManagement

OxfordUniversity

Table7:ListofPSCScholarshipHolders–PublicAdministration





17 KennethCheeWeiQuan

OMS(Open)

Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)

EconomicsorMathematicalEconomics

Pending

18 KwekMuYi,Theophilus OMS(Open)

RafflesInstitution HistoryandPolitics OxfordUniversity

19 KylieToraBasukiLiu OMS(Open)

NanyangGirls’HighSchool/HwaChongInstitution

HealthandSociety,andAnthropology

JohnsHopkinsUniversity

20 LeeWeiEnJoseph OMS(Open)

RafflesInstitution Mathematics/Economics

Pending

21 LimXinTong OMS(Open)


Psychology DukeUniversity

22 LucasLohWei-Lun OMS(Open)


Pending UniversityofPennsylvania

23 MarthaChingShuHui OMS(Open)

CHIJStNicholasGirls’School/RafflesInstitution

Human,Social&PoliticalSciences

CambridgeUniversity

24 NikhilChoudhary OMS(Open)

HwaChongInternationalSchool/SJIInternationalSchool

Engineering Pending

25 SarahTohKaiZhen OMS(Open)

CHIJSecondary(ToaPayoh)/HwaChongInstitution

Geography OxfordUniversity

26 SeahWenYanJaslyn OMS(Open)


International Relations

PekingUniversity

27 StephanieSiowSuLyn* OMS(Open)


Economics YaleUniversity

28 TanLin’en,Charis OMS(Open)

SchooloftheArts,Singapore Music BerkleeCollegeofMusic





29 TangPeiLeDeborah OMS(Open)


Law LondonSchoolofEconomics

30 TohZhengXiang OMS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Economics YaleUniversity

31 WongZhiYang OMS(Open)

RafflesInstitution LandEconomy CambridgeUniversity

32 YeoSuHuiSheryl OMS(Open)

RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)/HwaChongInstitution

Law OxfordUniversity

33 AlexandriaShaminiJoseph

SGS(Open)

CrescentGirls’School/RafflesInstitution

Law SingaporeManagementUniversity

34 AngZhengYangJeremy SGS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Government LondonSchoolofEconomics

35 BenjaminLimTengKiat SGS(Open)


ActuarialScienceorMathematics/Statistics

Pending

36 ChenXinXin SGS(Open)

DunmanHighSchool International Relations

PekingUniversity

37 ChiaZheMin SGS(Open)

StAndrew’sSecondarySchool/StAndrew’sJuniorCollege

Law Pending

38 ChinSuetLengShirley SGS(Open)

RiverValleyHighSchool Business NanyangTechnologicalUniversity

39 ChooJiaHui SGS(Open)

NationalJuniorCollege Sociology UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley

40 ChoongMingZhe SGS(Open)

BukitPanjangGovernmentHighSchool/HwaChongInstitution

Chemistry CornellUniversity

41 DerekGohJianYuan SGS(Open)

NationalJuniorCollege Economics Pending

42 JeremyJeeDeSheng SGS(Open)

TemasekSecondarySchool/TemasekPolytechnic

ComputerScience Pending

43 JosephineNgLiLin SGS(Open)


Engineering NationalUniversityofSingapore

44 JustinNgThianHuat SGS(Open)

AndersonSecondarySchool/NanyangJuniorCollege

Engineering Pending

45 KhooWuShaun SGS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Philosophy,Politics&Economics/Economics

Pending





46 KongYunXinGrace SGS(Open)


Economics NorthwesternUniversity

47 LeongHeiKern SGS(Open)

ChungChengHighSchool(Yishun)/SingaporePolytechnic

Engineering SingaporeUniversityofTechnologyandDesign

48 LeongWeiShanClarissa SGS(Open)

VictoriaJuniorCollege Economics Yale-NUSCollege

49 LimChengYee SGS(Open)

DunmanHighSchool/VictoriaJuniorCollege

Economics UniversityofWarwick

50 LimHanYangBenjamen SGS(Open)

BukitPanjangGovernmentHighSchool/Anglo-ChineseJuniorCollege

Engineering Pending

51 ManickamalarKayalvizhiPillay

SGS(Open)


Law NationalUniversityofSingapore

52 OngJoey SGS(Open)

KuoChuanPresbyterianSecondarySchool/NgeeAnnPolytechnic

ArtsandSocialSciences

NationalUniversityofSingapore

53 PriscillaTaySiMin SGS(Open)

RiverValleyHighSchool LiberalArts Yale-NUSCollege

54 QuekJiaHui SGS(Open)

SingaporeChineseGirls’School/Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)


LondonSchoolofEconomics

55 RubyGayleThiagarajan SGS(Open)

SchooloftheArts,Singapore SocialSciences SciencesPo

56 SarahQuekTzeWei SGS(Open)


ChemicalEngineering


57 ShahidHussainNowshad SGS(Open)

NUSHighSchoolofMathematicsandScience

Engineering Pending

58 ShyamaPushpaSadashiv SGS(Open)


Engineering CarnegieMellonUniversity

59 SimJingEn SGS(Open)

TemasekSecondarySchool/NgeeAnnPolytechnic

Law Pending

60 TanHsiaoTien SGS(Open)

RiverValleyHighSchool Law NationalUniversityofSingapore

61 TanTeJuinLester SGS(Open)

DunmanHighSchool Engineering Pending

62 TanXinyi SGS(Open)


Economics LondonSchoolofEconomics

63 TanZhiRong SGS(Open)

HwaChongInstitution Economics Pending





64 TingChangHui SGS(Open) HwaChongInstitution Biology Pending

65 WeeJianYuEdwinLuke SGS(Open) StJoseph’sInstitution/NgeeAnnPolytechnic

Business Pending

66 YangYiming SGS(Open) NanyangGirls’HighSchool/HwaChongInstitution


PekingUniversity

67 Jeevarajs/oSuppiah PSCMastersScholarship

AngloChineseSchool(Independent)/NationalJuniorCollege

MasterinPublicPolicy

HarvardUniversity

68 ThamZhiKangJansen PSCMastersScholarship

VictoriaSchool/VictoriaJuniorCollege

MasterinPublicPolicy

NationalUniversityofSingapore

69 XieJiayin PSCMastersScholarship

DunmanHighSchool/HwaChongInstitution

Pending Pending

*Also awarded the President’s Scholarship



No. Name Award Scheme Secondary School / Pre-university Institution

Course of Study

University

1 LianKayHian OMS(ForeignService)

HwaChongInstitution

History LondonSchoolofEconomics

2 RyanChan-Wei L-OMS(LegalService)

RafflesInstitution Law Pending

3 EugenePhuaLiangWei OMS(LegalService)


4 LeongWaiTengJoanne OMS(LegalService)


Law LondonSchoolofEconomics

5 LimJessie OMS(LegalService)

RafflesGirls’School(Secondary)/Anglo-ChineseSchool(Independent)


6 LuYiwei OMS(LegalService)



PSC SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS – PROFESSIONAL SERVICEThePSCawards“Tied”undergraduatescholarshipstostudentswithaclearinterestintheForeignService,LegalServiceorTeachingService.StudentswhoarekeentoserveinotherspecialisedareasinthePublicServicemayalsobeconsideredfortheOverseasMeritScholarship(Specialist)orOMS(Specialist).Recipientsofthe“Tied”or“Specialist”scholarshipswillreturntoserveintherespectiveagencieslinkedtotheirscholarships(e.g.MinistryofForeignAffairs,SingaporeLegalServiceorMinistryofEducation).

In2013,therewasonerecipientoftheOverseasMeritScholarship(ForeignService)orOMS(ForeignService),ninerecipientsoftheOverseas/Local-OverseasMeritScholarship(LegalService)orOMS/L-OMS(LegalService),onerecipientoftheOMS(Specialist),andfourrecipientsoftheOverseasMeritScholarship(Teaching)orOMS(Teaching).DetailsoftherecipientslistedwithrespecttotheirawardschemeareinTable8.

Table8:ListofPSCScholarshipHolders–ProfessionalService


No. Name Award Scheme Secondary School / Pre-university Institution

Course of Study

University

7 RuthNgYewChing OMS(LegalService)



8 TanJiaQiRachel OMS(LegalService)



9 TanZiXiang OMS(LegalService)


10 WongMei-YuEsther OMS(LegalService)



11 GohWanTing OMS(Specialist)


Mathematics ImperialCollegeLondon

12 FuLiren OMS(Teaching)

XinminSecondarySchool/VictoriaJuniorCollege

EnglishLiterature

Pending

13 SarahTanRuiqi OMS(Teaching)


Geography CambridgeUniversity

14 TanYangShengJoseph OMS(Teaching)

RafflesInstitution Music/LifeSciences

Pending

15 WongXinYiAlicia OMS(Teaching)


Geography UniversityCollegeLondon



APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, APPEALS AND DISCIPLINARY CASESintegrity

impartiality meritocracy

leadership

diversity

initiative

commitment

passion

collaboration

networking

relationship

APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, APPEALS AND DISCIPLINARY CASESAppointments and PromotionsThePSCistheapprovingauthorityfortheappointmentofcandidatestotheAdministrativeServiceandthepromotionofofficers toSuperscaleD/Grade7andabove in theService. It isalso theapprovingauthoritywhichoversees theappointing/promotingofofficerstoSuperscaleGrade9andaboveintheAuditingService,andtoSuperscaleD/Grade7andaboveintherestoftheCivilService.

In2013,thePSCinterviewed30candidatesandfound23suitablefortheAdministrativeService.

Duringtheyear,thePSCconsidered35officersforpromotiontoSuperscaleD/Grade7andabove,includingthoseintheAdministrativeService.Ofthese,32officerswerepromoted.

TherewerenonewappointmentsatSuperscaleGrade9andaboveintheAuditingService,butthePSCconsideredtwoofficersandfoundthemsuitableforpromotiontoSuperscaleGrade9andaboveintheAuditingService.

Appointment and Promotion of Chief Executive Officers of Statutory BoardsThePSCconsidersthesuitabilityofcandidatesforappointmentasChiefExecutiveOfficersofStatutoryBoards,wherethe jobsareatanequivalentgrade toseniormanagementranks in theCivilService (i.e.SuperscaleD/Grade7andabove).ThePSCalsoconsidersthesuitabilityoftheChiefExecutiveOfficersforpromotiontoSuperscaleD/Grade7andabove.In2013,thePSCendorsed12officersrecommendedbytheSpecialPersonnelBoardforappointmentasChiefExecutiveOfficers,andoneChiefExecutiveOfficerrecommendedby theSpecialPersonnelBoard forpromotiontoSuperscaleD/Grade7andabove.

AppealsDuring the year, the PSC saw three further appeals for promotion under the Public Service (Personnel Boards andAppealsBoard)Regulations.TheappealswereturneddownbythePSC.

DisciplineThePSCisvestedwiththedisciplinarycontrolofcivilservantsunderArticle110(1)oftheConstitutionoftheRepublicofSingapore.Civilservantswhomisconductthemselvesaredealtwithunderoneofthethreedisciplinaryprocedureslistedbelow:

a) ThePublicService(DisciplinaryProceedings)Regulations(“theRegulations”),whichdealwithallegedactsofserious misconductbyallcivilservants,aswellasallegedactsofminormisconductbyseniorDivision1officers,b) ThePublicServiceCommission(DelegationofDisciplinaryFunctions)Directions,whichallowsPermanentSecretaries todisciplineotherofficersforminoroffences,andc) ThePublicServiceCommission(PrisonOfficers)(DisciplinaryProceedings–DelegationofFunctions)Directions, whichallowstheDirectorofPrisonstodisciplinejuniorPrisonsOfficersforminoroffences.


Casesunderthelattertwocategoriesarecollectivelyknownasbeingunder“theDirections”.Thedisciplinaryprocessensuresthatofficersaretreatedfairly,regardlessofrankorseniority.

In2013,44newdisciplinarycaseswerereportedtothePSC.Togetherwith46casesthatwerebroughtforwardfromthepreviousyears,thePSCprocessedatotalof90casesintheyear.Ofthesecases,49werecompleted,including24caseswhichwerecompletedundertheRegulationsand20caseswhichwerecompletedundertheDirections.Formaldisciplinaryactionwasnotinstitutedagainsttheofficersintheremainingfivecases.

The threemain types ofmisconduct for cases completed in 2013 under the Regulationswere Immoral Behaviour,Dishonesty/Embezzlement/CriminalBreachofTrust,andNegligence/Inefficiency/Unpunctuality.AbouthalfofthecaseswerecompletedundertheRegulationsin2013involvedDivisionIofficers.AboutoneineverytwoofficersdisciplinedundertheRegulationswasdismissedfromtheserviceattheconclusionofthedisciplinaryproceedingsagainstthem.

Detailsofthe24casescompletedundertheRegulationsin2013areinTables9and10.

DivisionMisconduct

I II III IV Total

Corruption/Malpractice 2 - - - 2Dishonesty/Embezzlement/CriminalBreachofTrust

1 4 2 - 7

ImmoralBehaviour 6 2 - - 8Theft/Robbery - 1 1 - 2Negligence/Inefficiency/Unpunctuality

3 - - - 3

Others 1 1 - - 2Total 13 8 3 - 24

Table9:BreakdownbyDivisionofCasesCompletedundertheRegulationsin2013

Outcome

Misconduct

Dismissal Retirement in the Public Interest

Reduction in Rank

Pecuniary Penalties

Reprimand Allowed to Resign

Total

Corruption/Malpractice 2 - - - - - 2Dishonesty/Embezzlement/CriminalBreachofTrust

6 1 - - - - 7

ImmoralBehaviour 5 1 - 1 - 1 8Theft/Robbery - 1 1 - - - 2Negligence/Inefficiency/Unpunctuality

- - - 3 - - 3

Others 1 - 1 - - - 2Total 14 3 2 4 - 1 24

Table10:BreakdownbyOutcomeofCasesCompletedundertheRegulationsin2013


OFFICIAL VISITS 2013

integrity

impartiality

meritocracy

leadership

diversity

initiative

commitment

passion

collaboration

networking

relationship

VISITS BY FOREIGN DELEGATESThePSCmadeacourtesycallontheMalaysiaPublicServicesCommissionon19Mar2013,andhostedthedelegationwhentheymadeareciprocalvisittoSingaporeon2Jul2013.


PSCSECRETARIATintegri ty

impartiality

meritocracy leadership

diversity

initiative

commitment passion

collaborat ion

networking

relationship

PSC SECRETARIATThePSCSecretariatisadepartmentinthePublicServiceDivision,PrimeMinister’sOffice.InprovidingsupporttotheCommission,theSecretariatassistsinupholdingtheconductanddisciplineofthePublicService,formulatingscholarshippolicies,attractingtalentanddevelopingPSCscholarshipholdersaspotentialfutureleadersinthePublicService.

ThePSCSecretariatisheadedbytheSecretary,whoisapublicofficerappointedbythePresidentontheadviceoftheCommission.


*With effect from 1 April 2014

James Wong Secretary,PSC

Terence ChiaDirector,

PSCSecretariat

TalentManagementSakthi Nirmala

SeniorAssistantDirector

Discipline&SecretariatWendy Koh

SeniorAssistantDirector

ConductGina Lee

DeputyDirector

Development&ProgrammesSim Li Ming

AssistantDirector

Selection&PolicyFelicia Goh

AssistantDirector

StrategicRelations&CapabilityDevelopment

Patricia LimAssistantDirector

SecretariatDaisy Kao

SeniorManager

Conduct&DisciplinePolicy

Shirley TingSeniorManager

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