Minister for Trade and Industry Hng Kiang Lim of Singapore
It is notable that for nearly a year after the SARS epidemic, Lim was transferred to the Prime Minister's Office, a portfolio with no specific responsibilities.
Appointments:1991: Minister of State (National Development)1994: Acting Minister (National Development) and Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs)1995: Minister (National Development) and Second Minister (Foreign Affairs)1998: Minister (National Development) and Second Minister (Finance)1999: Minister (Health) and Second Minister (Finance)2003: Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) and Second Minister (Finance)2004: Minister (Trade and Industry)Mr Lim is Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and a Board Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC.
In 1985, Mr Lim was awarded a scholarship for Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School in Harvard University.
In January 1991, Mr Lim was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Housing and Development Board.
Political CareerElections:1991 General Elections: Elected MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC1997 General Elections: Elected MP for West Coast GRC 2001 General Elections: Elected MP for West Coast GRC2006 General Elections: Elected MP for West Coast GRCAppointments:1991: Minister of State (National Development)1994: Acting Minister (National Development) and Senior Minister of State (Foreign Affairs)1995: Minister (National Development) and Second Minister (Foreign Affairs)1998: Minister (National Development) and Second Minister (Finance)1999: Minister (Health) and Second Minister (Finance)2003: Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) and Second Minister (Finance)2004: Minister (Trade and Industry)Mr Lim is Deputy Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and a Board Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC.
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Mr Lim said certain sectors can balance out struggling ones and keep the city's economy steady for the next two years.
Mr Lim was speaking after the Asean Economic Agreements Signing Ceremony held at the new Crowne Plaza hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 3.
Mr Lim said Singapore's small, open economy made it vulnerable to global market conditions but he maintained there was light at the end of the tunnel.
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Lim received his education in Raffles Institution and Cambridge University.
Lim was the Minister of Health during the SARS epidemic that swept through the region.
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The issue has not been raised as a concern in (the government's) interactions with existing and potential investors, ' Lim said in parliament.
The current cost pressures are reflective of the strong economic growth,' Lim said in parliament.
Lim said the economy has grown at above six percent annually in the past three years and is expected to grow by another seven to eight percent this year.
Lim said the government has been releasing land to property developers to ease the supply shortage, which has been putting pressure on property prices and rents.
Despite soaring property prices and rents, Lim said Singapore remains cheaper compared to other global cities in the region like Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Lim said rents for three-bedroom apartments in Singapore's prime districts are still less than half of those in Hong Kong and Tokyo, while prime office rents are 30 percent lower than Hong Kong's and 50-60 percent lower than Tokyo's.
Mr Lim said that the CPI measures average changes in prices across all households but that the cost of living of that particular household is dependent on its spending pattern.
To tackle this issue, Mr Lim said the Government can diversify food supply sources, which is what they have been doing, but he stressed that this solution is not always applicable.
Citing the worldwide rise in corn feed, Mr Lim said its difficult to keep prices of chickens down when there is no cushioning available.
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