WP Hougang Rally (28 Apr 2011) - Chen Show Mao 2of2 (Tamil/English), Aljunied GRC

Education: * Juris Doctor, Stanford University * Bachelor of Arts; Master of Arts (Jurisprudence), Oxford University * Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Harvard University

Occupation: * Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell

Marital Status: * Married with 3 children

Background:
Chen Show Mao is a partner of Davis Polk & Wardwell, one of the leading law firms in the world. He manages the China practice of Davis Polk based in Beijing, and has extensive experience in large complex international securities offerings as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in greater China.

He advised the Agricultural Bank of China on its recent US$22 billion initial public offering (IPO), which was the largest IPO in history. He also advised the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) on its US$21 billion IPO, which was the second-largest IPO in history, and the first-ever global share offering that included a concurrent listing in China, as well as China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) on its proposed US$19 billion acquisition of Unocal, the largest attempted takeover of an overseas target by a Chinese company. He also completed the global IPOs of Air China, China Construction Bank, China Unicom, Metallurgical Corp. of China, Sinopec, as well as offerings by the Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Outside of China, Show Mao has completed international securities offerings and M&A transactions by companies such as Acer, ASE, Asus, AU Optronics, BHP, Foxconn, Freeport-McMoran, HTC, Quanta, TSMC and UMC, financial institutions such as JP Morgan Chase and Morgan Stanley, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (ROC).

He has also worked with sovereign wealth funds such as The China Investment Corporation (CIC), the Development Fund of the ROC and also advised the Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taiwan Stock Exchanges on proposed regulations.

Before he began full-time practice as a corporate lawyer, Show Mao worked at a number of research institutions such as Ralph Nader's Centre for Study of Responsive Law (CSRL), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Research & Planning and Enforcement divisions of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

He is a Rhodes Scholar, and an alumnus of Harvard, Oxford and Stanford Universities. While at Stanford, he was awarded the prize for the best paper in law and economics.

As a student in Singapore, Show Mao studied at Nanyang Primary School, Catholic High School and Anglo-Chinese School. He was the president of the students' council at National Junior College and was top student in Singapore for the 1979 "A" level examinations.

During NS, Show Mao served as an infantry platoon commander at the Fifth Singapore Infantry Regiment (5SIR) and as Brigade Adjutant, or DYS1, at the headquarters of the Third Singapore Infantry Brigade (3SIB).

While pursuing his career overseas, Show Mao has kept in touch with Singapore. Since 2007, he has served as a member of the Singapore Management University (SMU) Law School Advisory Board, which comprises leading lawyers and judges in Singapore and is chaired by former Chief Justice Yong Pung How.

Philosophy:
Show Mao believes that the best way to ensure good governance for Singapore is through the growth of a competitive opposition that offers a credible alternative to the party in government.

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The Workers' Party held its first rally for GE2011 at Hougang Central on April 28th 2011.

Venue: Field besides Block 837,
Hougang Central, Singapore 530837
Time: 7.30 PM
Attire: Light Blue Top

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• WP
• Workers' Party
• GE2011
• Hougang Rally
• Chen Show Mao
• Aljunied GRC

[jherc]

Excellent speech !!!! You got my endorsement !

[cklps2011]

武林至尊，宝刀屠龙，号令天下，莫敢不从，倚天不出，谁与争锋？­

[jonaslua]

So if I vote for WP, they will reduce the salary of all MPs and raise our salaries instantly? How are you going to do that? By tapping on national reserves? By lowering the salaries of professionals and raising those of low skilled workers? How are you going to achieve it?

[lmatthew]

New Hero to me!!!!

[clementk]

No horse run!