Despite an ongoing corruption probe into Singapore Grand Prix chairman Ong Beng Seng and Transport Minister S. Iswaran, the Sept 15-17 show will go on. On the sidelines of the Italian Grand Prix live screening at the HDB Hub in Toa Payoh on Sunday, Manpower Minister and...
But Dr Tan, who took over as minister-in-charge of the F1 event, is confident “an exciting slew of activities” will make up for the dip in capacity and make the event one to remember, even as the organisers managed to add 10,000 tickets back into the inventory.
He pointed to entertainment acts such as English pop star Robbie Williams and American band Kings Of Leon, and highlighted live screenings of the race at six community clubs at Our Tampines Hub, Jurong Spring, One Punggol, Bishan, Nee Soon Central andDr Tan felt the Singapore GP’s international reputation will remain strong, with about 28 Mice events in the Republic from next weekend up till the week after the race.
Citing how Singapore has hosted the race since 2008, bringing in more than 550,000 unique foreign visitors and contributing over $1.5 billion in tourism receipts, he said: “It is an ongoing franchise, an ongoing show. “It has brought significant spillover effects in terms of our economy and also raised the profile for our country significantly... we will continue with it.“On top of that, I understand that many of the big private equity firms, hedge funds... they are all converging and alongside with the Mice events, there are also many business deals happening, and negotiations are undergoing at the same time. So there’s a lot of spillover effects.
Dr Tan does not expect any manpower shortages, however, noting that there are support schemes and temporary quotas in place through the Economic Development Board and the Singapore Tourism Board for hotels and hospitality service businesses.
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