 Investigator of the Daja Utama Bhakti Charmalang, the Distinguished Service Order, Mr. Ronald Kenneth Noble, Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol, Mr. Ronald Kenneth Noble was appointed the Secretary-General of Interpol on 3 November 2000. Under his astute leadership, Interpol has been transformed into a blue-chip international law enforcement organization supporting the operational needs of its 190 member countries around the clock. Interpol expanded and improved its range of criminal databases, services and resources, which has enhanced international policing capabilities against transnational crime. Mr. Noble's support for Singapore has contributed substantially to forging close strategic ties between Singapore and Interpol. Significantly, this led to Singapore hosting Interpol's second global facility, the Interpol Global Complex for Innovation, or for short the IGCI. The idea of the IGCI was seeded by Mr. Noble, who envisioned an Interpol complex in Asia that would enhance the organization's global outreach. The IGCI will be a game-changer to international policing, providing the platform for public-private partnerships, developing new and innovative security solutions against emerging global threats such as cybercrime. For its outstanding contributions in promoting international policing cooperation, and for fostering excellent relations between Singapore and Interpol, and its member countries, thereby enhancing the safety and security of the region and the world, Mr. Ronald Kenneth Noble, Secretary-General of Interpol, is awarded the Darja Utama Bhatti Charmalang. The President of the Republic of Singapore will now confer the Distinguished Service Order on Mr. Ronald Kenneth Noble, Secretary-General of the International Criminal Police Organization, Interpol. Ladies and gentlemen, we have come to the end of the ceremony. You are invited to a reception at the reception room with the President. Thank you.