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<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear ICANN staff,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">With respect to requests (reference numbers R000400 – R000542, dates posted from 3 April – 10 July 2015), we would like to submit the following comment. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“In general, we are unable to agree to the release of the two-character “sg” label at the second-level under new gTLDs because of the concern that such use would create confusion with the ccTLD "sg" representing Singapore. This policy is to be applied to all new gTLDs who have requested for the release of letter-letter two-character labels at the second level.”<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To reiterate, our disagreement (as stated above) are applied to all new gTLDs who have or will be requesting for the release of letter-letter two–character labels at the second level.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Choon Sai LIM (Mr)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">GAC Representative<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Director of Internet Resources<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">10 Pasir Panjang Road, #10-01 Mapletree Business City, Singapore 117438<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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