2024年5月8日，時任新加坡貿工部長顏金勇在國會書面答覆碧山—大巴窯集選區議員安迪新加坡製造業相對於其他亞洲國家的復甦情況。

以下內容為新加坡眼根據國會英文資料翻譯整理：

安迪（碧山--大巴窯集選區議員）先生詢問貿工部長：

(a) 導致 2023 年第三季度中型工廠關閉的原因有哪些？

(b) 貿工部能否提供有關新加坡製造業相對於韓國和越南等其他亞洲國家的復甦情況的最新信息？

(c) 製造業在未來一年面臨的挑戰和前景如何？

顏金勇（時任貿工部長，現任副總理）先生：我們沒有具體跟蹤工廠關閉的數量。不過，過去五年來，在新加坡建立的製造業實體（包括工廠）多於關閉的工廠。關閉工廠的公司都是由於市場動態發生變化或全球生產戰略發生轉變。

截至 2024 年第一季度，新加坡的製造業產出比 2019 年疫情前的平均水平高出 16%。這好於韓國和越南同期分別錄得的 6.6% 和 5.8%。我們預計，隨著庫存水平和外部需求恢復正常，我國的製造業今年將實現復甦。

作為先進位造業的關鍵節點，我們正加強自身競爭力。這包括與企業合作，採用人工智慧（AI）和數字化技術來提高生產率，並將投資重點放在綠色經濟、人工智慧和精準醫療等新增長領域。這與我們「製造業2030的願景」不謀而合，即把新加坡定位為先進位造業的全球商業、創新和人才中心，從而繼續為新加坡人在這一領域創造良好的就業機會。

以下是英文質詢內容：

Mr Saktiandi Supaatasked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) what are the factors which caused closures of mid-sized factories in Q3 2023; (b) whether the Ministry can provide updates on how Singapore's manufacturing sector is recovering relative to other Asian countries such as Korea and Vietnam; and (c) what are the manufacturing sector's challenges and outlook for the year ahead.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: We do not specifically track the number of factory closures. However, over the past five years, more manufacturing entities, including factories, have been established than closed in Singapore. Companies that have closed factories have done so due to changes in market dynamics or shifts in their global production strategy.

As of the first quarter 2024, Singapore's manufacturing output was 16% above its pre-pandemic average in 2019. This was better than the 6.6% and 5.8% recorded by South Korea and Vietnam respectively, over the same period. We expect our manufacturing sector to recover this year as inventory levels and external demand normalise.

We are strengthening our competitiveness as a key node in advanced manufacturing. This includes working with companies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation to increase productivity and anchor investments in new growth areas, such as the green economy, AI and precision medicine. This aligns with our Manufacturing 2030 vision to position Singapore as a global business, innovation and talent hub for advanced manufacturing so that we can continue to create good jobs for Singaporeans in the sector.

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