新加坡：新加坡环境局（NEA）周六（10月31日）表示，五家与导致跨境烟雾的火灾可能有关联的新加坡注册公司已同意聘请评估人员并配合评估过程。
SINGAPORE: Five Singapore-registered companies potentially linked to the fires that led to transboundary haze have agreed to engage assessors and cooperate in the assessment process, the National Environment Agency (NEA) said on Saturday (Oct 31).
该局会见了丰益国际、金光集团、亚太浆纸公司、亚太浆纸（中国）公司以及印尼食品资源公司的代表。它还将会见肯坎纳农业公司，该公司已表示愿意自愿聘请评估人员。
The agency met representatives from Wilmar International, Golden Agri-Resources, APP Company, APP Company (China), and Indofood Agri Resources. It will be meeting Kencana Agri, which has expressed willingness to voluntarily engage assessors.
该局表示：“欢迎新加坡注册公司作出回应，表明愿意配合由跨境烟雾专家小组的评估人员进行的评估过程。”
welcomes the response from the Singapore-registered companies that have indicated their willingness to cooperate with the assessment process conducted by assessors from the Panel on Transboundary Haze," said the agency.
该局还欢迎第一资源公司最近发表的一份公开声明，该声明称，该公司准备聘请一家调查公司和一家律师事务所，评估该公司是否参与或与导致跨境烟雾的印尼火灾有任何关联。
It also welcomed a recent public statement by First Resources that stated it was prepared to engage an investigation firm and a law firm to assess if the company had any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that contributed to transboundary haze.
“我们期待收到其参与评估过程的书面确认，”新加坡环境局表示。
"We look forward to receiving written confirmation of its participation in the assessment process," said NEA.
“公司自愿参与评估过程，将有助于查明事实，包括这些公司是否参与或与导致或加剧影响新加坡的跨境烟雾的印尼火灾有任何关联。”本周早些时候，10家与导致烟雾的火灾可能有关联的公司高级主管在与三位部长会面后，承诺将全面配合新加坡的调查。
"The companies’ voluntary participation in the assessment process will help establish the facts, including whether the companies have any involvement in or connection with the fires in Indonesia that caused or contributed to transboundary haze affecting Singapore." Earlier this week, s enior executives from 10 companies potentially linked to haze-causing fires pledged to cooperate fully with Singapore’s investigations, after a meeting with three ministers.
新加坡副总理兼财政部长王乙康、资深部长尚穆根以及可持续发展与环境部长傅海燕会见了这些公司的负责人，阐述政府的期望和加强法律、追究烟雾污染责任人的计划。
Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong, Senior Minister K Shanmugam and Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu met the companies' leaders to set out the government's expectations and plans to strengthen laws to hold those responsible for haze pollution accountable.
会议持续不到半小时，与会公司包括Bumitama Agri、First Resources、Golden Agri-Resources、Indofood Agri Resources、Kencana Agri、TSH Resources、Wilmar International和Sinar Mas Group。
The companies at the meeting, which lasted less than half an hour, were Bumitama Agri, First Resources, Golden Agri-Resources, Indofood Agri Resources, Kencana Agri, TSH Resources, Wilmar International and Sinar Mas Group.
Sinar Mas Group的高级顾问还代表Asia Pulp & Paper和Asia Pulp & Paper（中国）出席。
Sinar Mas Group's senior adviser also represented Asia Pulp & Paper and Asia Pulp & Paper (China).
周五，法律部和国家环境局宣布，已选出七名成员组成专家小组，评估政府认定的可能与跨境烟霾有关联的公司。
On Friday, the Ministry of Law and NEA announced that seven members have been selected for a specialist panel that will assess companies identified by the government for potential links to transboundary haze.