02 May 2003
Launch of Singapore Contact Bowl "Drop A Card, Win A Prize"
The Singapore Contact Bowl is an NTUC-initiated national project to encourage people to drop their contact details into specially-designated bowls at public venues that they patronise. Tied to this project will be incentive programmes like lucky draws, in which patrons who drop their contact details stand a chance to win prizes.
The project will be launched on 2 May 03, 11.30am at the Sophia Ballroom, Raffles City Convention Centre by Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and NTUC Secretary-General.
The Singapore Contact Bowl encourages the public to help themselves by staying in touch. By dropping their name cards or filling in a simple card to be dropped into the bowl, patrons ensure that they will be alerted swiftly if there is a SARS case outbreak in any of the places they had visited.
Getting involved in the Singapore Contact Bowl is a simple step. At the same time, it allows people to be in control as they go about their normal routines even with the presence of SARS. The contact cards will be collected at least once a day, and will be kept by the participating outlet for a period, say 2-weeks, before being destroyed if they are not needed for contact tracing. The cards will be kept in strict confidentiality.
The first phase of the project will include retail shops, shopping centres, restaurants, cinemas and hotels. The list of participating outlets is enclosed. As the project kicks off, more participating outlets are expected to come onboard.
List of Participating Organisations
Retailer
Courts (Singapore) Ltd
Metro (Pte) Ltd
NTUC Club
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd
OG Pte Ltd
Robinsons & Co. (S) Pte Ltd
Seiyu (S) Pte Ltd
Singapore Pools (Pte) Ltd
Singapore Turf Club
Takashimaya Singapore Ltd
Shopping Centre
The Association of Shopping Centres (Singapore)
Restaurant
The Restaurant Association of SingaporeCrown Palace Restaurant
Crystal Jade Palace Restaurant Pte Ltd
Dragon Pearl Restaurant
Dragon Phoenix Restaurant
Fish & Co
Gim Tin Restaurant Group
Grand City Restaurant
Jumbo Seafood Restaurant Pte Ltd
Roland Restaurant Pte Ltd
Thai Village Holdings Ltd
Tung Lok Restaurants (2000) Ltd
Yunnan Inn Restaurant Pte Ltd
Cinema
Cathay-Keris Films Pte Ltd
Eng Wah Film Pte Ltd
Malvis Entertainment Pte Ltd
Network 2009 (S) Pte Ltd
Overseas Movie Distributions Pte Ltd
Shaw Organisation Theatres (S) Pte Ltd
Hotel
Singapore Hotel Association
Allson Hotel Singapore
Carlton Hotel
Copthorne King's Hotel
Copthorne Orchid Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel
Furama Hotel Singapore
Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Grand Plaza Parkroyal
Hilton Singapore
Holiday Inn Park View
Hotel Asia Pte Ltd
Hotel Inter-Continental Singapore
Hotel New Otani Singapore
Hotel Phoenix Singapore
Hotel Rendezvous
Le Meridien Singapore
M Hotel Singapore
Marina Mandarin Singapore
Meritus Mandarin Singapore
Orchard Parade Hotel
Plaza Parkroyal Singapore
Raffles Hotel
Raffles The Plaza, Singapore
Royal Plaza on Scotts
Sea View Hotel
Shangri-La Hotel Limited
Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort
SHATEC
Singapore Marriott Hotel
Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore
The Fullerton Singapore
The Oriental Singapore
The Pan Pacific Singapore
The Regent Singapore
The Sentosa Resort & Spa
Traders Hotel, Singapore
NTUC FAIRPRICE CO-OPERATIVE LTD
NTUC FairPrice is the first supermarket retailer to participate in the Singapore Contact Bowl. To do that, NTUC FairPrice will be riding on its current 30th Anniversary Grand Draw promotion.
As part of its 30th Anniversary celebrations, NTUC FairPrice launched a grand draw contest on 25 April 2003. Customers who make a minimum purchase of $30 at any of its stores during the period from 25 April to 4 June, 2003, will be entitled to participate in the grand draw. Each will be given a machine-generated lucky draw coupon at the point of purchase. Customers will have to fill in their particulars - name, contact number and address - on the coupons and drop them into the lucky draw boxes provided in all FairPrice stores.
Starting Monday, 5 May 2003, NTUC FairPrice has decided to waive the minimum $30 purchase condition. This will allow more, if not all, customers to participate in the draw. To further entice customers to provide their contact particulars, NTUC FairPrice has also added three more attractive prizes to the grand draw. In addition to the three grand prizes of winning 300 weeks of free shopping (worth $15,000 each), NTUC FairPrice will offer three more prizes of winning 300 times the amount spent on the winning receipts. The three bonus prizes are capped at a maximum of $15,000 each.
Each of the 70 NTUC FairPrice outlets will collect its daily lucky draw coupons and seal them separately. In case of need, customers could then be traced and contacted. NTUC FairPrice views the Singapore Contact Bowl as another precautionary measure it can take to safeguard against the spread of SARS. Its proactive effort will also give its shoppers greater assurance and continued confidence in shopping at all NTUC FairPrice outlets.
METRO (PTE) LTD
SAFETY MEASURES UNDERTAKEN
1. Public areas:
1.1 Cleaning with disinfectant every 2 hours, e.g. escalator hand rails, doors, counter tops, fitting rooms, etc.
1.2 Availability of hand sanitizers and facial tissues at all cashier counters and customer service counter for public use.
1.3 Ready availability of surgical masks and gloves at the customer service counter and check point.
1.4 Associates on the alert for associates, promoters and customers with symptoms of being unwell. This person would be advised to seek medical attention.
1.5 Fitting Rooms - Anti-bacterial disinfectant is used.
2. Behind the Scene:
2.1 A committee comprising key associates to handle SARS related issues.
2.1.1 Procedure in place to manage an emergency situation.
2.1.2 Availability of an isolation room.
2.2 Education:
2.2.1 Posters and circulars to promote awareness amongst associates.
2.2.2 Daily reminders at the start of each shift.
2.2.3 Promote the consumption of vitamins and cod liver oil to build up body resistance to virus attack.
3. Others:
3.1 Medicated hand wash for use at associate cafeteria and rest rooms.
3.2 Alert at checkpoint for associates and promoters who report for work when they are not well.
3.3 Daily declaration by associates, promoters at the start of the shift and visitors/vendors to the store and offices.
3.4 Daily monitoring of temperature for all associates, promoters and vendors.
3.5 Thermometers issued to all associates.
3.6 'Healthy to Serve You' stickers are issued daily -
HEALTHY TO SERVE YOU
TEMPERATURE CHECKED
DATE:
to all associates in the stores and whose temperature is below 37.5 ºC.
3.7 Voluntary isolation (home stay) for those who have been exposed to risk.
3.8 Offices - Anti-bacterial disinfectant is used.
3.9 Confine in-house training to only associates within the store.
SEIYU (S) PTE LTD
Seiyu (S) Pte Ltd is pleased to participate in the Singapore Contact Bowl. And we would like to thank the National Trades Union Congress for spearheading this project.
As one of Singapore's leading retailers, we are especially aware of the severity of SARS and the challenges it poses. We are indeed glad that the Singapore Contact Bowl and other similar preventive programmes have been implemented throughout Singapore.
These practical measures will boost Singaporeans' confidence and allow them to continue life and business as normal.
Seiyu will put up posters throughout our stores to encourage shoppers to drop in their details. We will also provide the drop cards and place special bowls at designated areas. And to further encourage shoppers, we will conduct a lucky draw.
With this project, we hope to give our shoppers peace of mind and assurance that their safety and well-being are taken care of. And we will certainly put in our best efforts to ensure that this project is a succ
