Up until Saturday, the government’s “single account portal” had over 100,000 registered users, and within two days over 8,000 residents used the system to submit their proof of life.
Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau
Tong Hio Fong, who heads the Legislative Assembly Electoral Affairs Commission, said that over 320,000 permanent residents will be eligible to vote in the 2021 direct election.
The government will launch a new e-service for residents on Friday to submit their proof of life.
The Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau reminded permanent residents who still aren’t included in the city’s electoral roll that they must register on Thursday at the latest
The government will introduce facial recognition technology as one of the ways to identify users at its e-services.
Secretary for Administration and Justice André Cheong Weng Chon said on Thursday the government would consider charging fees for civil service admission examinations.
Director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau Kou Peng Kuan’s response regarding the audit report has prompted a new reply from the Commission of Audit.
The director of the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau has denied an accusation in the Commission of Audit’s recent report that his bureau lacks “thinking in big-picture terms.”
Commission of Audit criticises the Public Administration and Civil Service Bureau for its “unreasonably low efficiency” in recruiting public servants through its centralised recruitment method.