'It's quite uncalled for': DPM Wong rebuts LO Pritam's suggestion Covid-19 White Paper omitted info
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SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said it was “uncalled for” to suggest that the Government has withheld information in putting together the Covid-19 White Paper, as he rebutted the opposition’s call for the original report to be released'It's quite uncalled for': DPM Wong rebuts LO Pritam's suggestion Covid-19 White Paper omitted info
SINGAPORE - Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said it was “uncalled for” to suggest that the Government has withheld information in putting together the Covid-19 White Paper, as he rebutted the opposition’s call for the original report to be released. Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh had called on Monday (March 20) for the original after-action review (AAR) led by the former head of civil service, Mr Peter Ho, to be placed before the House. Mr Singh, the Workers’ Party chief, said the White Paper was a “secondary document” which had drawn its findings and conclusions from this AAR. He noted that while the White Paper acknowledged some shortcomings in the government response, Singaporeans did not know what had been excluded from the original reports. If there was sensitive information that affected national security, this could be redacted, said Mr Singh. Responding on Tuesday, Mr Wong, who is also Finance Minister, noted Mr Singh’s “qualified support” for the White Paper. Read more