Oral Reply by Senior Minister of State for Defence Heng Chee How to Parliamentary Question on National Day Parade Ticket Applicants' Funpack Preferences

National Day Parade (NDP) funpacks require a longer period to cater for production, delivery, and packing. Therefore, it would not be advisable to tie in the public consultation on funpack items with the ticketing process, that is where application for tickets (take place). Each year, the NDP organising committee strikes a balance in providing for the comfort of NDP spectators, including the young and the elderly, and in sourcing for sponsors who can provide environmentally-friendly options for the funpack. NDP spectators who do not want the funpack or some of the items need not have to take them, and these can then be handed over to the collection points, which will be established, and can help the organisers gauge the requirements for planning subsequent NDP shows.