In response to media queries, the MFA Spokesman said:
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been assisting the families of the late Messrs Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang in the arrangements for their travel to Sydney. The Singapore High Commission in Canberra has also sent one senior officer to Sydney to provide further consular assistance to the bereaved families."
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
17 SEPTEMBER 2003