Equal chance for all to apply for rally sites

April 29, 2006
The Straits Times

I REFER to the letter by Mr Edmund Lim Wee Kiat, 'Make it easier to apply for permits for rally sites' (ST, April 26), suggesting an online application system.

Any application system must not only be simple to understand but must also be clear to applicants that it is being objectively and impartially administered.

The current personal application under a first come, first served system is simple and applicants from all parties can see clearly for themselves the system in practice and be assured of its integrity and impartiality.

The procedure is also well-established and is therefore familiar to all parties.

Under this first come, first served arrangement, all parties have equal opportunity to apply for rally sites on the same terms.

For this election, police had extended the time for application for rally sites to 4pm on Nomination Day. The Police Liaison Office (Elections) handling applications is also open every day from April 27 to May 4.

For more information, the public may wish to refer to police media releases on the Singapore Police Force website (www.spf.gov.sg).

Audrey Ang (Ms)
Assistant Director
(Media Relations)
Singapore Police Force