Joan Pereira on Society of Saint Maur Incorporation (Amendment) Bill
In Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 19), MP Joan Pereira moved the second reading of a Bill to amend the Society of Saint Maur Incorporation Ordinance 1923. The Society of Saint Maur is more commonly known as the Infant Jesus Sisters or IJ Sisters in Singapore. After Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965 and the eventual reorganisation of the IJ Sisters, the IJ Sisters now have a Lady Superior in Singapore and a Lady Superior in Malaysia. Ms Pereira explained that the Bill updates name references in the ordinance to give recognition to that independence and allow the IJ Sisters in Singapore to grow with their own distinct identity. As the Bill would be referred to a Select Committee, a vote was also taken in the House on the proposed chairman and members of that committee.
In Parliament on Tuesday (Sep 19), MP Joan Pereira moved the second reading of a Bill to amend the Society of Saint Maur Incorporation Ordinance 1923. The Society of Saint Maur is more commonly known as the Infant Jesus Sisters or IJ Sisters in Singapore. After Singapore’s independence from Malaysia in 1965 and the eventual reorganisation of the IJ Sisters, the IJ Sisters now have a Lady Superior in Singapore and a Lady Superior in Malaysia. Ms Pereira explained that the Bill updates name references in the ordinance to give recognition to that independence and allow the IJ Sisters in Singapore to grow with their own distinct identity. As the Bill would be referred to a Select Committee, a vote was also taken in the House on the proposed chairman and members of that committee.
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