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million), JTC International (US$4.23 million), and Keppel Land (US$5.29 million). 5. “Software” in this context refers to knowledge—the term is intended to contrast with the “hardware” of infrastructure, which is at the core of the commercial partnership. 6. This site initially was offered to Singapore for development of SIP. 7. For instance, current Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) Lim Swee Say was the first director of the Singapore SPO, and former Minister of State for Trade and Industry Chan Soo Sen was the first chief executive officer of the joint venture CSSD. 8. SIP’s approval limit subsequently was capped in a State Council decree issued in 2002, but the approval limit has since increased. 9. After the success of the scheme in SIP, it has since been extended to 20 other cities.
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