Western Australian Singapore Business Council 

The President and the Executive Committee wishes all our members a very safe and happy Christmas and New Year ....

Speech Given by Mrs Cecilia Wee for the 

Special Dinner with the Singapore High Commissioner 

on the 22nd of October 2001

At the Red Castle Hotel

Your Excellency, Mr Ashok Mirpuri, Col. Richard Chua, Members of the WASBC and guests,

Good Evening and A Warm Welcome to the Red Castle Hotel.

It is my privilege this evening to welcome Your Excellency, Mr Ashok Mirpuri and Col. Richard Chua to this WASBC Welcome Dinner.  His Excellency had expressed his desire to meet with both Singaporeans and ex-Singaporeans and what better way than to introduce him to the WASBC.

The WASBC has been a long stayer in Western Australia and We are proud to have hosted annually the Singapore National Day Dinner and Dance which has always been a tremendous success and also gave us all a chance to get together.

This year's was no exception. We were honoured to have  the attendance of the Premiere of Western Australia, Dr Geoff Gallop and his wife, Deputy Leader of the Opposition Party, Mr Dan Sullivan, National Director of the One Nation Party, Mr John Fisher and his top executives along with our fellow Singaporeans and ex-Singaporeans who joined us in celebrating Singapore's 36^th Birthday and National Day.

We have a large population of Singaporeans in Western Australia. Our student population alone is in access of 2700 some of whom may be the future leaders of Singapore. Over 100 Republic of Singapore Air Force personnel along with countless Singaporean Investors and their families call Western Australia their second home. Canberra is a 4 hour trip by plane from Perth and also 2 hours ahead in local timezones.

And most importantly, with Western Australia being one of the closest Australian destinations to Singapore, Your Excellency could, through Your Excellency's considerable influence, perhaps motion the possibility of establishing a Consulate in Perth or even an Honorary Concul to assist in bridging the gap between Canberra and Western Australia.

There are more than 30 Consulates and Hon Consuls in Perth from all over the world and it would be an excellent move to have our own Consulate in Western Australia.

We ask that Your Excellency will put forward our request and we will look forward to a favourable arrangement in the near future.

We THANK Your Excellency for your presence here tonight and we hope that Your Excellency will be able to brief us on the path Singapore is going to take in these turmoil times.

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