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Competition Commission of Singapore 05
Annual Report 2013/14
offered. CCS is also reviewing survey to obtain feedback from our competition chapter for several
the competition legislation stakeholders. The survey helped major free trade agreements
and guidelines to ensure our us to identify any existing gaps (FTAs), such as the Trans-
competition regime remains in our work and stay sensitive to Pacific Partnership (TPP) and
credible, relevant and robust. We changing realities on the ground. the Regional Comprehensive
expect to complete the review by Economic Partnership (RCEP).
the end of FY2014. Come August, we are also Indeed, CCS is honoured to
co-organising the CCS-SAL be selected the Chair of the
Advocating Fair Competition Competition Law Conference with Working Group on Competition
by Engaging Our Key the Singapore Academy of Law. for RCEP, and we will be working
Stakeholders The Conference will serve as a towards achieving a high-
One of my first steps as CE was platform for the local competition standard competition chapter
to set up the Policy and Markets community to discuss emerging that will benefit all parties in
(PM) Division in January 2014. The competition issues, with several the region.
primary role of the PM Division renowned speakers slated to
is to help CCS better engage share their experiences on various Enabling Our Staff
other public sector agencies in competition topics. The people of an organisation
Singapore and advise them on are its most valuable asset
competition issues. The PM Beyond our shores, CCS will and we value our staff at CCS.
Division will conduct market continue to profile Singapore’s In this regard, we conducted a
studies to identify potential competition regime and biennial Employee Engagement
competition issues in industries, strengthen our links with other Survey in February 2014 to give
and collect information to assist competition authorities and us an objective sense of staff
CCS in our work. Research networks. In this regard, I am engagement and satisfaction
collaborations on competition pleased to announce that CCS with CCS. The results will guide
issues with relevant institutions, has been awarded the rights to us on how to strengthen various
such as the NUS Centre of host the Annual Conference of areas in the organisation so that
Law and Business, will also be the International Competition CCS remains an employer of
explored. Network (ICN) in 2016. This is choice. We are also putting in
a key competition event for place a structured learning and
CCS is committed to reaching the international competition development framework that
out to our key stakeholders to community. sets out the training roadmap
advocate the importance of for individual staff. Opportunities
fair competition in Singapore. On the regional front, CCS will be given to staff to take on
We held dialogues with legal continues to play an active role secondments in other competition-
practitioners and economists in the ASEAN Experts Group on related agencies to gain greater
through our Legal Roundtable Competition (AEGC) and will exposure and acquire skill sets to
and CCS Competition contribute towards shaping navigate the increasingly complex
Economics Roundtable. competition policy and law competition landscape.
developments in the region
A Community of Practice for as ASEAN moves towards We look forward to taking CCS into
Competition and Economic establishing a single ASEAN its next decade as we celebrate its
Regulations (COPCOMER), which Economic Community in 2015. 10th anniversary in 2015.
is an inter-agency platform for To be held back-to-back with the
CCS, other government agencies CCS-SAL Conference in August
and sector regulators to meet and 2014, CCS is hosting a regional
discuss competition issues on a workshop on “Promoting
regular basis, was also established Competition Compliance in
in December 2013. ASEAN”.
In June 2014, CCS conducted our CCS will continue to participate Mr Toh Han Li
biennial stakeholder perception actively in the negotiations of the Chief Executive
Annual Report 2013/14
offered. CCS is also reviewing survey to obtain feedback from our competition chapter for several
the competition legislation stakeholders. The survey helped major free trade agreements
and guidelines to ensure our us to identify any existing gaps (FTAs), such as the Trans-
competition regime remains in our work and stay sensitive to Pacific Partnership (TPP) and
credible, relevant and robust. We changing realities on the ground. the Regional Comprehensive
expect to complete the review by Economic Partnership (RCEP).
the end of FY2014. Come August, we are also Indeed, CCS is honoured to
co-organising the CCS-SAL be selected the Chair of the
Advocating Fair Competition Competition Law Conference with Working Group on Competition
by Engaging Our Key the Singapore Academy of Law. for RCEP, and we will be working
Stakeholders The Conference will serve as a towards achieving a high-
One of my first steps as CE was platform for the local competition standard competition chapter
to set up the Policy and Markets community to discuss emerging that will benefit all parties in
(PM) Division in January 2014. The competition issues, with several the region.
primary role of the PM Division renowned speakers slated to
is to help CCS better engage share their experiences on various Enabling Our Staff
other public sector agencies in competition topics. The people of an organisation
Singapore and advise them on are its most valuable asset
competition issues. The PM Beyond our shores, CCS will and we value our staff at CCS.
Division will conduct market continue to profile Singapore’s In this regard, we conducted a
studies to identify potential competition regime and biennial Employee Engagement
competition issues in industries, strengthen our links with other Survey in February 2014 to give
and collect information to assist competition authorities and us an objective sense of staff
CCS in our work. Research networks. In this regard, I am engagement and satisfaction
collaborations on competition pleased to announce that CCS with CCS. The results will guide
issues with relevant institutions, has been awarded the rights to us on how to strengthen various
such as the NUS Centre of host the Annual Conference of areas in the organisation so that
Law and Business, will also be the International Competition CCS remains an employer of
explored. Network (ICN) in 2016. This is choice. We are also putting in
a key competition event for place a structured learning and
CCS is committed to reaching the international competition development framework that
out to our key stakeholders to community. sets out the training roadmap
advocate the importance of for individual staff. Opportunities
fair competition in Singapore. On the regional front, CCS will be given to staff to take on
We held dialogues with legal continues to play an active role secondments in other competition-
practitioners and economists in the ASEAN Experts Group on related agencies to gain greater
through our Legal Roundtable Competition (AEGC) and will exposure and acquire skill sets to
and CCS Competition contribute towards shaping navigate the increasingly complex
Economics Roundtable. competition policy and law competition landscape.
developments in the region
A Community of Practice for as ASEAN moves towards We look forward to taking CCS into
Competition and Economic establishing a single ASEAN its next decade as we celebrate its
Regulations (COPCOMER), which Economic Community in 2015. 10th anniversary in 2015.
is an inter-agency platform for To be held back-to-back with the
CCS, other government agencies CCS-SAL Conference in August
and sector regulators to meet and 2014, CCS is hosting a regional
discuss competition issues on a workshop on “Promoting
regular basis, was also established Competition Compliance in
in December 2013. ASEAN”.
In June 2014, CCS conducted our CCS will continue to participate Mr Toh Han Li
biennial stakeholder perception actively in the negotiations of the Chief Executive
