11 July 2007 (Tuesday), 3.30 pm to 5.30pm

SEI, on behalf of the NEA, played host to a group of 15 senior Chinese officials, who were on a study visit to the Institute to learn about Singapore’s experience in environmental management. Led by Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao ( 江苏省党委书记 李源朝 ), the delegation also included Suzhou Party Secretary, Wang Rong (王荣), Mayor Yan Li (阎立), Suzhou Deputy Party Secretary, Wang Jinhua (王金华), Chairman Ma Minglong (马明龙), SIP Administrative Committee, Deputy Secretary Fang Wenbang (方文滨) and Vice Chairman, Wang Haitao (黄海涛).

Director (SEI), Mr Ong Eng Kian giving a presentation to the Officials from Jiangsu and Suzhou.

The 2-hour study visit comprised presentations on the overview of Singapore’s environmental management efforts by Director (SEI) Mr Ong Eng Kian and the cleaning up of the Singapore River by Mr Tan Seng Huat from the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

Executive Engineer (PCD), Mr Tan Seng Huat giving a presentation on Singapore's river cleaning efforts

In the discussion that followed,  Jiangsu Party Secretary Li Yuanchao  expressed a strong interest in  finding out more on how Singapore could help in resolving the pollution problem in Lake Tai. Lake Tai’s drainage areas receive 56 billion tons of sewage discharge each year from homes, farms and industrial sources. Residents of Wuxi (无锡) would have to go without water if Lake Tai were to be invaded by the blue-green algae. He further suggested that NEA could help train local Chinese officials in managing the pollution in Lake Tai.

Last updated on 25 Jun 08