NTUC celebrates May Day with series of activities
22 April 2003: The NTUC disclosed in a media conference this morning that it will be celebrating May Day this year with a series of activities. The activities are:
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Event |
Guest-of-Honour |
Date/Venue |
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Dr Ng Eng Hen |
Wed, 30 April 03, 6.30pm |
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Mr Lee Hsien Loong |
Thu, 1 May 03, 9.30am |
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Dr Tony Tan |
Sat, 10 May 03, 10.30am |
Mr John De Payva, President, NTUC, said at the media conference, "Our theme for this year's celebration is Protection and Progress. This is what the labour movement has achieved and will continue to do. One of the highlights of this year's May Day celebration is a photo exhibition that we are putting up at the Singapore Conference Hall on 1 May. The photo exhibition features past May Day celebration activities."
The details of the celebration activities are in the enclosed information notes.
Mdm Halimah Yacob, Assistant Secretary-General of NTUC and chairman of the May Day Organising Committee this year, explained, "The three May Day events this year are the May Day Dinner where we present the May Day awards, the May Day Rally and the Model Workers Award Presentation Ceremony.
We had originally planned two other activities: the Family Gathering & Outing for Foreign Workers at the zoo and an Outing for Elderly and Children Home Residents.
In view of the SARS outbreak, we reconsidered our plans and decided not to proceed with the Family Gathering & Outing for Foreign Workers and Outing for Elderly and Children Home Residents. The first event is expected to draw a large crowd of more than 40,000 in the zoo and the second event involves the more vulnerable members of our society who have lower resistance to infections, such as the children and the elderly. If the situation improves later in the year, we can always organise the events again.
For the three May Day events that we are going ahead, we will be putting in place necessary precautionary measures. These include reminders to guests not to attend the functions if they are not feeling well and putting up clear signs at the events on SARS."
The tickets which the NTUC has issued for the Family Gathering & Outing for Foreign Workers will not be valid for admission to the Singapore Zoological Gardens on 11 May 2003.
May Day Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Date : Wednesday, 30 April 2003
Time : 6.30 to 10.30pm
Venue : Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre
Guest of Honour : Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister of State for Education and Manpower
Key Highlights:
Sponsor:
Date : Thursday, 1 May 2003
Time : 9.30am to 12noon
Venue : Singapore Conference Hall
Guest of Honour : Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Deputy Prime Minister
Key Highlights
Sponsor:
Model Workers Award Presentation Ceremony
Date : Saturday, 10 May 2003
Time : 10.30 to 1pm
Venue : Orchid Country Club
Guest of Honour : Dr Tony Tan, Deputy Prime Minister
Key Highlights:
