Speakers' Corner, Singapore to these free speech concerns, Speakers' Corner was created as local adaptation of the Speakers' Corner in Hyde Park, London, in 2000. In a 1999 interview with "New York Times" columnist William Safire, the Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said the idea had first been suggested by the Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, but Goh felt that it was not yet the right time to set it up. The following year, the Government decided to go ahead despite its fear of potential public disorder, as the idea enjoyed widespread support from the public and civil society groups. During a Parliamentary
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police police officers and were not afforded the same powers and responsibilities as police constables. In 2008, the constabulary made 30 arrests, mainly for possession of drugs, minor thefts and antisocial behaviour. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Parks Police was a body of constables responsible for policing the parks and open spaces of the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In 2013, it merged with the Hammersmith and Fulham Parks Constabulary to form the Parks Police Service. Members of the constabulary were sworn in as constables under article 18 of the