Clarification by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment
Ministry of Sustainability and the EnvironmentSpeakers
Summary
This clarification concerns a factual correction made by Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien regarding her speech on the Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill. The Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien clarified the protection requirements for "Transiently Floodable Areas (Coastal)" bound by two specific boundaries. While the original speech suggested these areas required protection against transient coastal flooding but not permanent flooding, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien clarified that the reverse is true. These prescribed places must be protected against permanent flooding but do not require protection against transient coastal flooding. This correction ensures that the legislative record accurately reflects the intended protection standards for designated coastal areas under the Bill.
Transcript
The following statement was made in a speech given by the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien) during the Second Reading of the Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill at the Sitting of 6 March 2026:
The Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien): The second category will comprise Prescribed Places bound by two boundary lines, the Absolute Protection Boundary on the landward side of the area, and Protection Boundary on the seaward side. These places are known as "Transiently Floodable Areas (Coastal)". These need not be protected against permanent flooding but need to be protected against transient coastal flooding. [Please refer to "Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill", Official Report, 6 March 2026, Vol 96, Issue 26, Second Reading Bills section.]
Written statement by Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien circulated with the leave of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5).
I wish to make the following factual correction to my speech given during the Second Reading of the Coastal Protection and Other Amendments Bill at the Sitting of 6 March 2026. My speech should read as follows:
The Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien): The second category will comprise Prescribed Places bound by two boundary lines, the Absolute Protection Boundary on the landward side of the area, and Protection Boundary on the seaward side. These places are known as "Transiently Floodable Areas (Coastal)". These need to be protected against permanent flooding but need not be protected against transient coastal flooding.