First Round of Public Consultation on the Competition Act The first round of public consultation was held between 12 April to 29 May 2004. Consultation materials: Competition Bill Consultation Paper Annex A: Prohibited Activities Annex B: Exclusions from draft Competition Bill - Third and Fourth Schedules Annex C: The Relationship Between Competition Law & Intellectual Property Rights Draft Competition Bill Press Statements from Ministry of Trade and Industry Submissions received in response to first public consultation: American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore) Pte Ltd Asian Clean Fuels Association Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore Association of Banks in Singapore Association of Singapore Marine Industries Australian Chamber of Commerce, Singapore Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow BNP Paribas Singapore Bryan Tan (Mr.) Burton Ong (Mr.) Colin Ng & Partners Consumers Association of Singapore Creative Software Pte Ltd Donaldson & Burkinshaw ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Fathelah Binte Abdul Majid (Miss) Fraser and Neave Limited Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore Law Society of Singapore Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications Pty Ltd Mark Williams (Dr.) Microsoft Singapore Pte Ltd NERA Economic Consulting Newday Consulting Parkway Holdings Ltd Philip Morris Singapore Pte Ltd (represented by Arnold & Porter LLP) Reach Ltd S. Chakravarthy (Dr.) SembCorp Industries Ltd Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd Singapore Academy of Law Singapore Association of Pharmaceutical Industries Singapore Contractors Association Ltd Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Singapore Exchange Limited Singapore International Chamber of Commerce Singapore Manufacturers' Federation Singapore National Shippers' Council Singapore Shipping Association British Maritime Law Association Maersk Sealand Singapore Telecommunications Limited Stamford Law Corporation StarHub Group Telecommunication Carriers in the Asia Pacific Region (represented by Coudert Brothers LLP) Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited United States of America Government Valuair Limited Wong Partnership