# Changes to Board Members of the National Parks Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2020-07-30T02:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/changes-to-board-members-of-the-national-parks-board
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial, Government & Policy

## Featured rationale

The board’s continued City in Nature mandate may support greater integration of greenery into urban development, potentially strengthening liveability and climate resilience.

## AI summary

NParks appointed an 11-member Board for two years from 1 August 2020, reappointing Chairman Benny Lim and six members while adding four new members.

## Original article

Mr Benny Lim, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Development, Prime Minister’s Office and National Security & Intelligence Coordination, will be re-appointed as Chairman of the National Parks Board (NParks) for another term with effect from 1 August 2020. Six existing Board members will also be re-appointed, namely Mr Guy Harvey-Samuel, Mr George Huang, Mr Cheng Hsing Yao, Ms Shantini Ramachandra, Mr Musa Fazal and Mr Kenneth Er.

In addition, four new members will join the Board. They are Professor David Chan, Ms Tham Loke Kheng, Mr Gerald Tan Kwong Ming and Ms Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar. All four members bring a wealth of experiences from their work in the private and academic sectors.

Three Board members will be stepping down from the Board after their terms end on 31 July 2020. They are Mr Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Mr Warren Fernandez and Dr Suriani Suratman. 

The new 11-member Board will continue to guide NParks in working with the community to transform Singapore into a City in Nature. This new vision builds on what Singapore has achieved as a biophilic City in a Garden and seeks to further integrate nature into our city. This will strengthen Singapore’s distinctiveness as a highly liveable city while mitigating the impacts of urbanisation and climate change. 

All appointments will be for a two-year term with effect from 1 August 2020. The full list of NParks Board members is appended in the Annex. 

The Ministry of National Development and NParks welcome the new board members and extend their deepest gratitude to the outgoing members for their invaluable service, guidance and contributions during their tenure.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 国家公园局董事会成员变动

前国家发展部、总理公署及国家安全与情报协调常任秘书林瑞生先生（Mr Benny Lim）将自2020年8月1日起再获委任为国家公园局（NParks）主席，连任另一任期。六名现有董事会成员亦将获重新委任，分别为Guy Harvey-Samuel先生、黄思绵先生（Mr George Huang）、郑兴耀先生（Mr Cheng Hsing Yao）、Shantini Ramachandra女士、Musa Fazal先生及Kenneth Er先生。

此外，四名新成员将加入董事会。他们是陈志远教授（Professor David Chan）、Tham Loke Kheng女士、Gerald Tan Kwong Ming先生及Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar女士。四位成员均来自私营与学术领域，经验丰富。

三名董事会成员将于2020年7月31日任期结束后卸任。他们是Andreas Sohmen-Pao先生、Warren Fernandez先生及Suriani Suratman博士。

新的11人董事会将继续指导国家公园局与社区合作，把新加坡打造为“自然之城”（City in Nature）。这一新愿景建立在新加坡作为亲自然的“花园中的城市”（City in a Garden）已取得的成就之上，并致力于进一步将自然融入城市。这将强化新加坡作为高度宜居城市的独特性，同时缓解城市化与气候变化的影响。

所有委任自2020年8月1日起，任期两年。国家公园局董事会成员完整名单见附件。

国家发展部与国家公园局欢迎新任董事会成员，并对卸任成员在任期内所提供的宝贵服务、指导与贡献致以最深切的谢意。