New Guidelines for Future Public-private partnership Projects Given Termination of Singapore Sports Hub Partnership Agreement

72 Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth in light of the learning points from the Singapore Sports Hub public-private partnership (PPP) project agreement which the Government has decided to terminate, what will be the new safeguards, guidelines and considerations placed on all Government agencies and statutory boards when executing another PPP in the future.

73 Mr Edward Chia Bing Hui asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) what are the considerations behind the termination of the public-private partnership (PPP) project agreement for Singapore Sports Hub; (b) what has been the total cost to the Government for keeping the PPP running in terms of the (i) financial costs and (ii) non-financial costs; and (c) what will be the anticipated cost of it being run fully by SportSG.

74 Dr Wan Rizal asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth with regard to the Singapore Sports Hub, what plans does SportSG have to (i) manage its facilities to encourage better utilisation (ii) attract world-class competitions and talents and (iii) allow more Singaporeans to access the facilities.

Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: These questions were addressed in the Ministerial Statement delivered in the Chamber on 1 August 2022. [Please refer to "Unlocking the Sports Hub's Full Potential for Singapore", Official Report, 1 August 2022, Vol 95, Issue 65, Ministerial Statements section.]