Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Chief Justice and Cheng San GRC

Apart from Law Minister Shanmugum and others who sing praises of the Chief Justice, PM Lee's letter appeared in todayonline below [Link]. 

I do not know what the celebration is about of a guy retiring but I'm shocked that of all the songs and dances of praise given to CSK, nothing was mentioned of a groundbreaking incident that happened in 1997 at Cheng San GRC Polling Station [Link - AG's Letter to Law Minister 1997]

To each his or her own perception and interpretation of English. To contend that being in a 200 metre radius is not within the 200 metres radius is a weird understanding and interpretation of the English Language. Reading deeper, could the implication mean that the golden rule is: He who has the gold rules!

Why the PM did not thank the outgoing CJ for his recommendation to the then Law Minister of 1997 is beyond me. If English was read differently and the AG then had taken a case against LHL, GCT and TT, would we have the President and Prime Minister that we have today?

What do you think???

PM Lee's letter to retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written the following letter to retiring Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong:

Dear Chief Justice Chan,

As you complete your tenure as the third Chief Justice of Singapore, I write to thank you for your outstanding service to Singapore over the last 26 years.

In 1986, the Government persuaded you, after several attempts, to leave a highly successful commercial practice and enter public service as Singapore's first Judicial Commissioner. Two years later, you became a Judge of the Supreme Court and, in 1992, Attorney-General, a position you held for 14 years.

You served as Public Prosecutor with distinction, always acting in accordance with the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. This was especially critical in the cases of Flor Contemplacion and Michael Fay, which put Singapore under the international spotlight and significant pressure. The manner in which your office prosecuted these cases unequivocally demonstrated the objectivity, fairness and integrity of our legal system.

As Attorney-General, you also provided wise counsel on many complex legal issues. On your advice, the Government passed legislation in 1993 to discontinue the automatic reception of English law, thus finally cutting our legal system's colonial links to England. You headed three major policy reviews to ensure that we trained sufficient lawyers while avoiding an excess supply. You chaired the Legal Services Review Committee, which in 1999 recommended creating the Joint Law Venture and the Formal Law Alliance vehicles to attract offshore law practices to Singapore. These measures have significantly contributed to Singapore's economy, especially our international services hub

You strengthened the Attorney-General's Chambers by establishing the International Affairs Division and the Law Reform and Law Revision Division, and personally led efforts to build up a corps of professional and dedicated lawyers, imbued with the right values, in the Chambers.

Your appointment as Chief Justice in 2006 was received with widespread approbation, reflecting the high regard of the legal fraternity for your abilities and leadership.

As Chief Justice, you presided over the administration of justice with rectitude and dignity. You set up the Sentencing and Bail Review Panel to develop internal judicial guidelines on sentencing and bail. These guidelines ensured that our courts handed down sentences that were consistent and proportionate, and met society's expectations of what constituted just punishment.

You maintained the high standards of court efficiency attained by your predecessor, simplifying interlocutory procedures and installing the Integrated Electronic Litigation System. Yet you never allowed efficient court adminis-tration to compromise a fair and just decision in each case. Lawyers consider you a supremely knowledgeable judge who never denied anyone a fair hearing.

You constantly encouraged the legal profession to do more for the less fortunate. Under your guidance, the Subordinate Courts set up the HELP Centre, which guides litigants through the court process and improves their access to justice, for which the Courts won the United Nations Public Service Award.

Your decisions have enriched the corpus of Singapore jurisprudence. Your public law judgments constantly reaffirm the courts' constitutional function to ensure that the legislature and executive act within the law. Your writings and speeches reflect your steadfast commitment to upholding the law without fear or favour.

As the ex-officio Chairman of the Legal Service Commission, you oversaw an expansion of the Legal Service from 290 officers in 2006 to almost 500 today. The Legal Service's human resources framework was reviewed and revitalised to build a more vibrant and robust Service.

Your tenure as Chief Justice has raised the standing of our legal system at home and abroad, and attracted many foreign delegations to study our courts. Your contributions have been widely recognised, including by the

National University of Singapore which conferred upon you an honorary Doctor of Laws, and Lincoln's Inn which elected you an honorary bencher.

Under your able leadership, the International Court of Justice affirmed our sovereign rights to Pedra Branca. For this signal service to Singapore, you were conferred the Order of Temasek (Second Class).

You also served on the Presidential Council of Minority Rights for 20 years, six of them as Chairman. At Council meetings, you conscientiously studied the provisions and context of each piece of legislation which came up for scrutiny, to satisfy yourself that they did not discriminate against any racial or religious group. In so doing, you operated an important constitutional safeguard that assured our minority communities of their place and rights in Singapore.

Singapore is grateful for your outstanding contributions. You have strengthened the foundations of our legal system, and will continue to inspire many in the future. I thank you for your many years of dedicated service to Singapore.

Yours sincerely,

Lee Hsien Loong

Again, I'm surprised that PM Lee did not thank Chan Sek Keong for the 1997 polling station incident at Cheng San. If the ex-AG read English in a way that is read by most readers, Lee Hsien Loong together with Goh Chok Tong and our current President Tony Tan may not be where they are today!

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37 Comments:

At November 7, 2012 at 12:58 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beholden. This word is taboo, dangerous, invites lawyer letters and what not. But I am beholden to you, Mr Fish, for saying what needs to be said. Thank you.

Oxford dictionary:
adjective
[predic.]owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service.

Merriam Webster:
being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted

 
At November 7, 2012 at 1:40 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

for all his so called effort in "upholding the law without fear or favour"......it has to be an anti-climax for ex CJ Chan to be only conferred Order of Temasek(second class)

Fish,
I honestly believe the favour rendered by Chan was out of this world or at least first class.





 
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At November 7, 2012 at 8:43 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At November 7, 2012 at 8:47 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At November 7, 2012 at 9:26 AM , Blogger Alan Wan said...

People say a man's honour is the only thing that one would defend to his/her last breathing moment of one's life.

For him, he does not even need to defend his because there is none left the minute he made that infamous stupid interpretation.

What can we say, any more additional conversations is wayang only when there is no sincerity in what they do. Just look at the fake praises heaped upon a person who doesn't even have a conscience of his own!

 
At November 7, 2012 at 9:54 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Are we living in a parallel universe? The guy is praised like a Hero in MSM, yet is depicted as a Villain online. Perhaps the Emperor has no clothes!

 
At November 7, 2012 at 10:54 AM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At November 7, 2012 at 1:27 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well he is the Chief In Justice or more likely Chief Injustice. Lol.

 
At November 7, 2012 at 1:47 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Perhaps one day when this island is in the rights hands, school children will learnt about this Mis Chief Judge. lol

 
At November 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

"he was picked by the Singapore public as the person they trusted the most...""

you mean the one that can be trusted to do the "dirty" jobs of PAP ? Like giving nonsense ruling favour to PAP when it comes to politics ?

 
At November 7, 2012 at 5:03 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

Reader's Digest have to call them Singapore public as calling them PAP sycophants will invite them being cassetted and paying damages after losing their suit in Singapore's courts

 
At November 8, 2012 at 3:59 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

.'......We have cut off our legal systems Colonial links with England'. So of course we can suka suka interprete English the Uniquely singapore way. If there is a mathematics question to solve , would a student interpreting it the way Chan did pass or fail ? What do u think Teo Chee Hean ?

 
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