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| Applause
for our service stars |
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| RADM
Teo praised the POWER and STAR
Service Award winners. |
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In recognition of their
service excellence, 69 public officers were honoured
at the Public Service STAR Service Award ceremony.
Themed “Celebrating the Stars”, the
event was held at the Housing and Development Board
Hub Convention Centre on 6 July 2004.
Defence Minister RADM (NS) Teo Chee Hean was the
guest of honour. In his speech, he said: “The
69 winners of the national STAR Service Award today
have been chosen from over 120,000 public service
officers, as exemplars of service excellence and
dedication to their profession. Demonstrating consistently
high standards in service delivery, the winners
are truly deserving of this award.”
The event was also graced by Head of Civil Service,
Mr Lim Siong Guan.
Into its second year, the STAR Service Award encourages
quality customer service by identifying role models
who display exemplary service delivery.
The award ceremony also saw the launch of the Public
Service identity tagline: “The Singapore Public
Service: Integrity, Service, Excellence”.
The tagline formalises “integrity”,
“service” and “excellence”
as the three attributes that form the core identity
of all public officers in Singapore. It serves to
remind all public officers to continually exemplify
these attributes in their daily work.
In addition to the STAR Service Award, the POWER
(Public Officers Working on Eliminating Red-tape)
Award was also presented to three ministries —
Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Trade and
Industry and Ministry of Finance — for their
responsiveness to public feedback and proactive
approaches to reviewing their rules.
“The POWER and STAR Service Award winners
certainly embody the qualities expressed in the
identity tagline,” said RADM Teo.
“Their willingness to listen, ability to think
out of the box, and going the extra mile are all
manifestations of the highest standard of integrity,
strong dedication to service and commitment to excellence.”
Get to know four STAR Service Award winners by reading
the following four stories. |
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