Foreign interference law invoked for the first time against naturalised Singaporean businessman

Philip Chan Man Ping, a Hong Kong-born businessman and president of the Kowloon Club helping new immigrants to Singapore, has been assessed to have shown susceptibility to being influenced by foreign actors, MHA said. - PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO FILE via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Businessman Philip Chan Man Ping, 59, has been served notice that the authorities intend to designate him as a politically significant person under Singapore’s foreign interference laws.

This is as Chan, a naturalised Singapore citizen, has been assessed to have shown susceptibility to being influenced by foreign actors, and willingness to advance their interests, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Feb 2.