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‘The solution is doing right by one’s conscience and the law’: Former Auditor General publishes book
A former auditor-general discusses his book and dilemmas during his public service years
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Mr Lim Soo Ping, 69, an adjunct professor at Singapore Management University, spent 37 years in public service. As former auditor-general and secretary to the public service and legal service commissions at different times, he often faced decisions between "right and right", with no clear correct path to take.
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Over 30 years ago, officers from the then Singapore Customs and Excise Department took extraordinary steps to recover $8.15 from the crew member of a boat who was mistakenly given an extra day's wages.
To recover the money, the officers from the government department, which became Singapore Customs, made three round trips by speedboat, spending $300 worth of petrol to get to the man who lived on an island.
