The document discusses the role of government in society. It explains that governments work to maintain internal order and external security, ensure justice, provide public goods and services, and safeguard citizens' interests. Specific ways this is done include having police, courts, military, and agencies that provide housing, healthcare, education, transportation and water. The government also protects employment rights and ensures retirement security through the Central Provident Fund. Case studies on issues like the Pedra Branca land dispute, Little India riots, and a murder case illustrate how the government maintains security and justice.

1. EXPLORING
CITIZENSHIP &
GOVERNANCE
3.1 Role of Government in Society

2. Being a part
of Singapore
Society
Chapter 1: What
does it mean to
be a Citizen of
my Country?
Chapter 2: How
do we decide
what is good for
society?
Chapter 3: How
can we work for
the good of
society?
Issue 1
Exploring Citizenship and Governance

3. How can work for the
good of society?
Part 1: Role of
Government
in Society
Part 2: Role of
Citizens in
Society
Chapter 3
How can work for the good of
society?

4. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

5. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

6. What does the term
Security
mean?

7. internal
Security

8. In maintaining internal order,
agencies such as the police,
prisons and civil defence forces
protect citizens, property etc.
Social services such as schools
and hospitals can exist with the
peace and safety that the
government provides.

9. external
Security

10. To ensure the external security
of Singapore, the government
engages agencies such as the
army, navy and air forces.
Singapore’s defence is
strengthened and potential
enemies are deterred from
attacking Singapore.

11. Internal
Security
Casino Regulatory
Authority (CRA)
Central Narcotics
Bureau (CNB)
Home Team Academy
(HTA)
Immigration and
Checkpoint Authority
(ICA)
Internal Security
Department (ISD)
Singapore Civil Defence
Force (SCDF)
Singapore Police Force
(SPF)
Singapore Corporation
for Rehabilitative
Enterprise (SCORE)
Singapore Prison
Service (SPS)

12. external
Security
Singapore Army Republic of
Singapore Navy
Republic of
Singapore Air Force

13. Worksheet
3.1
Turn to pages 70 to 73 of your coursebook
In your groups, discuss
1. The role of the various government agencies you are assigned
2. How the contributions of these agencies benefits society
Fill in these information in the worksheet provided.

14. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) assists in maintaining Singapore’s
external security through diplomacy.

15. What is
Diplomacy
?

16. Diplomacyis the work of maintaining good relationship
between governments of different countries.

17. Singapore played a key role in the
negotiations at the United Nations
Convention on the Law of Sea during the
1970s and early 1980s to safeguard the
country’s maritime and economic
security.
Together with other countries in ASEAN
(Association of Southeast Asian Nations),
they strongly contested the Vietnamese
occupation of Cambodia in 1978.
Examples

18. Case study
pedra blanca

19. Pedra Branca is an island that sits at the eastern entrance
of the Straits of Singapore. It lies about 24 nautical miles
to the east of Singapore.

20. Its location has long been of strategic importance to us as
it commands the entire eastern approach to the Straits of
Singapore, through which almost 900 ships pass daily.

21. The oldest feature on
the island is
Horsburgh
Lighthouse, which was
built on the island by
the British between
1847 and 1851.
The dispute arose in
1979 when Malaysia
published a map which
claimed the island as
hers.
In response, Singapore
lodged a formal
protest with Malaysia,
in early 1980.

22. Both countries agreed to resolve their differences amicably
through a third party by bringing the territorial dispute to
the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

24. International Trade
and Law
Civil Aviation and
Maritime Affairs
Sustainable
Development
Water and Sanitation Human Rights International climate
change negotiations
to secure an
environmentally and
economically
sustainable future.
Singapore
is also
active
in

25. Case study
little india riots

26. Little India Riots
Timeline

27. 8th December 2013
21:20 Sakthivel
Kumarvelu, a 33-
year-old Indian
construction
worker, is run over
by a private bus in
Little India and
killed.
21:23-21:25 The
police and
the Singapore Civil
Defence
Force (SCDF) are
notified of the
accident.
21:31–21:38 The
first police and
emergency vehicles
arrive at the scene.
The crowd size
increases to about
100.
21:41–21:45 Police
reinforcements
progressively arrive
at the scene. The
crowd gets more
unruly and its size
increases to about
400. The SOC is
activated.

28. 21:56–22:11
The police and SCDF
personnel attempt to
extract the victim's
body from under the
bus. They also cover
the bus driver and his
assistant as they
move from the bus to
the ambulance. The
mob is aggressive and
pelts them with
various items.
22:30–22:40
Two troops of SOC
forces arrive at the
scene. The police also
activates a major
recall of 53 patrol
cars from police units
throughout Singapore.
22:44
The SOC forces form
up and begin to
disperse the mob. The
police starts arresting
rioters.
23:45
The mob disperses.
The police conducts
high visibility patrols
in the area to prevent
the rioters from
regrouping.

29. 00:01–05:08
Police investigations are
conducted at the scene.
The National
Environment
Agency (NEA) starts
cleaning up the area after
the investigations are
completed.
06:45
Race Course Road
reopens to traffic.
9th December 2013

30. Discussion
In your groups, think of the various efforts to maintain internal and
external security.
1. What are the efforts to maintain internal security?
2. What are the efforts to maintain external security?
3. Why are they important?
4. How successful have these efforts been?
5. Are there any suggestions to improve the existing efforts?

31. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

32. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

33. In Chapter 2, the Judiciary’s
responsibility is to independently
interpret and apply the laws
passed by the Legislature.
With the Judiciary, Singaporeans
will be confident that the courts
will judge people fairly.

34. The Family Justice Courts provide guidelines on
what is defined as family violence, who can apply for
PPO(Personal Protection Order) etc.

35. If applicant receives the PPO, the court can
take action such as to prevent or
RESTRICTa person from entering the applicant’s house.

36. Case study
Murder of
HUANG NA

37. Huang Na was an eight-year-old
Chinese national living at the Pasir
Panjang Wholesale Centre in
Singapore, who disappeared on 10th
October 2004.
Her mother, the police and the
community conducted a three-week-
long nationwide search for her.

38. After her body was found, many Singaporeans attended
her wake and funeral, giving bai jin (contributions
towards funeral expenses) and gifts.

39. In a high-profile 14-day trial,
Malaysian-born Took Leng How, a
vegetable packer at the wholesale
centre, was found guilty of
murdering her.
He was hanged after an appeal and
a request for presidential
clemency failed.

40. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

41. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

42. Governments devote significant resources to improving the well-being of their
citizens.
In their daily lives, citizens enjoy benefits from the goods and services provided for
or subsidised by the governments.

43. What is a
public good
?

44. a
public goodis a good or service provided without profit to all
members of society usually by the government.

45. What are some of the
goods and services
that are provided by the
government?

46. Public
Housing
Healthcare Water Education

47. Case study
Public
Transportation

48. The government has worked towards developing a
people-centred public transport system.

49. There are currently more connections and better service.

50. Tower Transit
New buses New USB
charging ports
New driver
fatigue and
collision
detection
system
New seats

51. My Transport
SG
A mobile application to
indicate bus arrival timings,
details on bus services etc.

52. SENGKANG Transportation hub

53. Case study
water

55. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

56. Chapter 3:
Working for the
Good of Society
Maintain internal order and
external security
Ensure justice
Provide goods and services for
the public
Safeguard the interests of citizens

57. Governments implement
legislation that safeguards
the interests of citizens.
This ensures that citizens
will have a sense of security
about living in the country.

58. The interests of the citizens can be safeguarded in
various ways such as ensuring that there is no abuse by
employers as well as a sense of security in old age.

59. Case study
WorkRight
Initiative

60. WorkRight
Initiative
1. Understand rights and
responsibilities of employees
and employers
2. Create awareness of
employment rights amongst
low-wage workers
3. Better ensure retirement
security for this group of
workers.

61. Do you
KNOW
your employment Rights?

62. Case study
Central
Provident Fund
(CPF)

63. helps Singaporeans prepare for retirement.

64. Finance their
housing
Finance healthcare
needs
Have a source of
lifelong income in
retirement.
Purpose

65. Life Expectancy
years old
1950s
years old
2015

66. Life Expectancy
years old
2020

67. life
It is important for Singaporeans to have a
source of lifelong income in retirement.

68. CPF LIFE was introduced in 2009 to provide Singaporeans with a
lifelong monthly payout in retirement to give them greater
peace of mind in retirement.

71. The level of payout
depends on the amount
of CPF savings they have
accumulated from the
moment they start
working and the kind of
CPF Life plan chose.

72. The
End
of Chapter 3
Part 1