 On 23 May 1994 , Woon moved a Private Member 's Bill which was eventually passed by Parliament on 2 November 1995 as the Maintenance of Parents Act . The Act , which entitles parents at least 60 years old and unable to maintain themselves adequately to apply to a tribunal for their children to be ordered to pay maintenance to them , was the first public law that originated from a private member 's bill since Singapore 's independence in 1965 . In its 5 December 1994 issue , Time magazine picked Woon as one of 100 young world leaders , the only Singaporean to make the list . 
