Singapore Taekwondo Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of Office Bearers of the Federation following the successful completion of the 43rd AGM held on Saturday, 26 September 2020 as follows:

Our President, Edwin Lee would like to thank not only the 9 elected board members but also the 22 nominees for their willingness to step forward to make a difference to the Singapore Taekwondo Federation. (STF) This very strong passion and desire to contribute back to the Federation reflects the sentiment that permeates through the community and this unity in spirit will bring the Federation to much greater heights.

Whilst the Federation’s immediate task will be in how we mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on our affiliates and our athletes’ development, the team will work with all stakeholders to improve and streamline our governance and key areas expeditiously and to work towards having STF’s suspension lifted. This arduous but fulfilling endeavour will surely be the best testimony that the Singapore Taekwondo community is back on its feet.

The Board looks forward to the continuous trust and support from the Taekwondo community, IMC, SNOC and SportSG as we chart the path forward to a brighter and stronger STF.

Nee Soon South Zone ‘G’ RC is currently looking for a full-time Head Coach to helm a private taekwondo club in Katong, East Coast.

Requirements:

– Experience in coaching children ages 4 and above preferred
– Male applicants to have completed National Service
– Minimum qualification: 1st Dan Blackbelt
– Work week: 6 days

 Other Info:

– Work Location: Katong, East Coast
– Those without coaching experience will be considered
– Remuneration to be discussed

Interested candidates and/or for further clarification, please contact Sharon directly.

Email : xueluns@gmail.com
Mobile : 98736787

Singapore Taekwondo Federation is pleased to announce that the 43rd AGM was held on Saturday, 26 September 2020 at 2.00PM with 9 Board members elected by 59 out of 70 voting members.

Of the 9 board members, 5 members are from the last Management Committee.

Mr Koh Choon Seng, David, Mr Lai Han Seng, Mr Lee Thiam Poh, Andy, Mr Lee Yew Jin, Sebastian and Mr Tan Cheng Hui are re-elected into the new board. The four new Board members are Mr Ho Kee Khoon, Michael, Mr Lee Yong Chuan, Edwin, Mr Lim Peng Siah, Johnny and Mr Ng Hwa Ann. A strong and diverse field of 22 nominees stood for election at the 43rd AGM for 9 Board seats. This demonstrates the passion and desire within the fraternity to contribute back to the Federation.

The Board will be co-opting members to serve in the different capacities and sub-committees to continue with the work of the STF. This would allow us to tap on the willing and talented people within the Federation to come together and help to further strengthen the Federation for the betterment of Taekwondo in Singapore.

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the STF Management Committee and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) led by Dr Tan Eng Liang have been working tirelessly to address the impact on our affiliates by decentralizing grading assessments and allowing them to be conducted online. This enables and encourages athletes to compete online, as least for Poomsae competitions, and for eligible coaches and referees, to continue to upgrade their knowledge through international courses conducted by World Taekwondo.

With the uncertainty of the present situation, the new Board’s immediate focus will be for STF to ensure that the livelihood of our coaches is not severely affected and to support the continuing development of our athletes.

In the medium term, the Board intends to focus its effort to develop our athletes in the area for high performance. This will prepare them for upcoming international competitions and major games that hopefully will resume in 2021. The Board also intends to build up a base of athletes to prepare for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix event which would be held in Singapore in 2022.

With the support of our affiliates and stakeholders, we are confident that the STF will be able continue to develop and progress.

Once again, the Board would like to thank all our Affiliates and Authorised Delegate Representatives for your strong support of the 43rd AGM as well as support from representatives from IMC, SNOC and SportSG in joining our AGM as observers. The Board will announce the key office bearers by this week.

Singapore Taekwondo Federation (“STF”) is pleased to announced that upon closure of nomination for board members by Full Members of the Federation on Friday, 11 September 2020, we received a total of twenty-two (22) nomination contesting for nine (9) seats on the Board of STF.

The list of nominees (Appendix 1) is attached to this circular for your attention and consideration when completing your Proxy Voting form which will be sent to Full Members this week. We will also share with Full Members (Appendix 2) a brief intro of the nominees by early next week for you to gain some insights on the nominees standing for election.

The 43rd AGM agenda documents will be circulated to both Full Members and Associate Members (Appendix 3) by this Thursday, 17 September 2020.

The Management Committee would like to thank all members for their support and encouraging participation at this year’s AGM via electronic means.

We wish all nominees the very best for stepping up to play a role for the good of our Sport and Fraternity in the years ahead.

Set out below is an amended announcement with regard to the update on the status of the suspension of Mdm Wong Liang Ming by World Taekwondo posted on 19 May 2020.

(found here: http://stf.sg/news/local-news/wt-suspension-of-individual-member/)

“This is to update our members on the status of the preliminary suspension of individual members previously published on the STF website.

http://stf.sg/news/local-news/wt-preliminary-suspension-of-individual-members/

In a letter dated 11 January 2020, World Taekwondo has informed us that Ms Wong Liang Ming has been suspended by World Taekwondo for grave misconduct. As a consequence, Ms Wong Liang Ming has forfeited all rights as member of World Taekwondo and as such is not allowed to be involved in taekwondo related activities in Singapore as well as any taekwondo related activities worldwide.”

By way of this amended announcement, the Singapore Taekwondo Federation informs that in a letter dated 11 January 2020, World Taekwondo has stated that Mdm Wong Liang Ming has been suspended by World Taekwondo for grave misconduct. As a consequence, Mdm Wong Liang Ming has forfeited all rights as member of World Taekwondo.

In the circumstances, bearing in mind that Singapore Taekwondo Federation remains a Member National Association of World Taekwondo (despite the preliminary suspension by World Taekwondo) and pursuant to Clause 5.1 of Singapore Taekwondo Federation’s Constitution (approved and adopted as of 9 November 2019), Article 16(iii) of the Statute of World Taekwondo (in force as of 14 May 2019), and Articles 2.1(c) and 3.13 of the World Taekwondo Disciplinary Actions and Appeals Code (in effect as of 11 October 2019), Singapore Taekwondo Federation is hereby obliged to announce to the public that Mdm Wong Liang Ming is hereby not allowed to participate in Taekwondo activities in Singapore which are co-ordinated and/or sanctioned and/or organised in Singapore (including national and international Taekwondo tournaments, demonstrations and gradings) by Singapore Taekwondo Federation, and she is also not allowed to be involved in Taekwondo-related activities sanctioned and/or promoted by World Taekwondo worldwide.

1. Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Singapore Taekwondo Federation will be held by electronic means on Saturday, 26 September 2020 at 2 pm.
   
2. In light of the COVID-19 situation and pursuant to the relevant order under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for meetings for registered societies) Order 2020 (as mandated by the Minister of Law), the following key arrangements will be presented for adoption for the Annual General Meeting at the commencement of the Annual General Meeting: 
   • A member will not be able to attend the Annual General Meeting in person. A member may only attend the Annual General Meeting by observing and listening to the proceeds of the meeting by electronic means.
   • Each Ordinary Member (also referred to as “Voting Member”) may only vote by appointing the Chairman of the meeting as the member’s proxy to vote at the meeting. The current Acting President of the STF will preside as the Chairman under clause 24.1 of the STF Constitution.
   • Each Member may appoint in writing an authorised delegate to attend the Annual General Meeting on his behalf by Electronic Means. 
     
3. The agenda for the meeting and related documents will be sent to you in due course.