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Detained Terrexes to return to Singapore: MFA
SINGAPORE: The nine Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicles detained by Hong Kong authorities over what the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) described as licensing issues will be returning to Singapore.
In a statement on Tuesday (Jan 24), Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Hong Kong authorities have completed their investigations and will be releasing the military vehicles and other equipment.
It added that on Tuesday, Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung replied to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's earlier letter to inform him of the latest developments.
"This is a positive outcome. Prime Minister Lee has replied to Chief Executive Leung to thank him for Hong Kong’s cooperation in resolving this matter," said MFA.
The nine military vehicles had been seized by Hong Kong customs authorities in November last year. The vehicles were being shipped from Taiwan back to Singapore via commercial shipping firm APL after a military training exercise when Hong Kong customs impounded the shipment over licensing issues.
Prime Minister Lee had asked Mr Leung for the immediate release of the vehicles, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament earlier this month. The Defence Minister added that Mr Lee had written to Mr Leung to reiterate Singapore’s sovereign rights over the Terrexes and to request the immediate return of the vehicles.
Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan also said in Parliament this month that Singapore had not directly opened dialogue with China over the Terrexes as it expected that the law would take its course. He also called for patience to allow this matter to resolve itself through an appropriate legal or judicial process.
The Defence Minister in December also said the detention of the vehicles was a low point in 2016, but called on the SAF to not lose focus or allow one issue to dominate all others. He added the SAF will learn from the episode and has already changed its practices to better protect its assets.
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