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Minister Chee Hong Tat Appointed to Lead the Chinese Community Liaison Group
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23 May 2025
Minister for National Development Chee Hong Tat will succeed the current Chairman of the Chinese Community Liaison Group, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong, with effect from 23 May 2025.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has appointed Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development, as Chairman of the Chinese Community Liaison Group (CCLG). He will succeed the current CCLG Chairman, Mr Edwin Tong, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, with effect from 23 May 2025.
The CCLG was set up in 2000 to deepen the Government’s relationship with Chinese community organisations and strengthen cooperation among the various Chinese community groups. The group comprises office-holders and Members of Parliament that regularly engage the Chinese community.
Prime Minister Wong thanked Minister Edwin Tong for his contributions in CCLG. Since assuming the group’s chairmanship in November 2020, Minister Tong has led CCLG to strengthen the Government’s relationship with the Chinese community. Prime Minister Wong said, “Over the last five years, and together with members of CCLG, Edwin has done much in engaging the Chinese community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Edwin and CCLG members worked with key Chinese community organisations to identify innovative ways to maintain contact with the members of the Chinese community and provide support to vulnerable segments. Notably, Edwin also played a key role in successfully mediating the settlement between the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan and Ngee Ann Kongsi over redevelopment plans for the historic Teochew Building. He will continue to serve as advisor to the CCLG.”
On the new CCLG Chairman, Prime Minister Wong said, “Minister Chee Hong Tat has been a member of CCLG since 2015. He has been actively involved with the Chinese community and regularly engages various segments in particular the clans and business associations. I look forward to Hong Tat working closely with key Chinese community organisations to strengthen leadership renewal so that they can remain relevant and dynamic. I am confident that Hong Tat will continue the good work of CCLG and further deepen ties between the Government and the Chinese community.”
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PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
23 MAY 2025
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