Opening of Parliament at Two Locations

By Proclamation in the Gazette dated 14 August 2020, the President had appointed Parliament House as the place at which the Opening of the First Session of the Fourteenth Parliament shall be held and 24 August 2020, 5.30 pm as the date and time at which it shall commence.

Additionally, the President had appointed The Arts House, Civil Service College, NTUC Centre and The Treasury as appointed places at which the First Session of the Fourteenth Parliament may be held.

As a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to Articles 64A(2) and 64A(2)(c)(ii) of the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, the Speaker (Mr Tan Chuan-Jin) decided that proceedings on 24 August 2020 be held at both Parliament House and The Arts House concurrently and in contemporaneous communication with one another, as part of continuity arrangements under the law.

The notification of the Speaker on the continuity arrangements was circulated to hon Members on 21 August 2020. [Please refer to Annex 2.]