Singapore Sports Council has revealed the names of the members who are sitting on the panel of inquiry, which is looking into last month's dragon boat tragedy in Tonle Sap river, Cambodia
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- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 09:24:26 -0800 (PST)
SSC unveils names of members on inquiry panel
Channel NewsAsia - 2 hours 1 minute ago
SINGAPORE: The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) has revealed the names
of the members who are sitting on the panel of inquiry, which is
looking into last month's dragon boat tragedy.
Five Singaporeans died when their boat capsized after a dragon boat
race in Cambodia on 23 November.
The panel is made up of representatives from various organisations.
They are:
1. Brigadier General Bernard Tan Kok Kiang, Ministry of Defence
2. Mr Fan Yue Sang, Senior Manager, Systems Engineering Competency
Centre, DSTA
3. Ms Delphine Fong, Deputy Director, Sports Safety, Singapore Sports
Council
4. Dr Benedict Tan, Head of Sports Medicine Division, Changi General
Hospital
5. Mr Tan Chee Meng, Senior Counsel, Wong Partnership
6. Mr Woon Sian Hai, Retired--Commander, Police Coast Guard
Brigadier--General Tan, who is the chairman of the panel, said the
dragon boat incident had impacted the sports fraternity and the
inquiry panel would work to determine the factors that led to the
tragedy.
He added that the panel would also recommend preventive measures to
avoid similar incidents, both in Singapore as well as when
Singaporeans participate in overseas events.
Singapore fielded a team for the first time in the annual race in
Cambodia's Tonle Sap River. After completing the race, the Singapore
boat capsized when returning to shore.
Five rowers died and the tragedy has raised questions about safety, as
the athletes were not wearing life vests.
The SSC hopes the panel's findings will help to prevent accidents in
future overseas sporting events.
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