6-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                      PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     For the month of November, 2000

                          ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD
           (Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

                              Republic of Singapore
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                      5 Yishun Street 23, Singapore 768442
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

     Form 20-F    X       Form 40-F
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     (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)

Yes    X       No
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     (If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______)

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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                               ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD


                               By: /s/ TAN BOCK SENG
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                                   Name:  Tan Bock Seng
                                   Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                                   Date:  November 13, 2000

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                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CORPORATE RELEASE


                           RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBER


           LEE JOON CHUNG RESIGNS AS MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
                     EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

     SINGAPORE AND MILPITAS, CALIFORNIA, NOVEMBER 10, 2000 -- ST Assembly Test
Services ("STATS" -- Nasdaq: STTS, SGX: ST Assembly) announces the resignation
of Lee Joon Chung (JC Lee) from his concurrent posts as member of the Board of
Directors and Executive Vice President, Operations, effective from December 6,
2000.

     Lee, who has been with the company since 1995, is leaving for personal
reasons.

     "JC has made significant contributions to the growth of STATS and we will
all miss him," said Tan Bock Seng, STATS Chairman and CEO, who will assume Lee's
responsibilities in the interim. "We understand his reasons for leaving and wish
him every success in the future."


ABOUT ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD. (STATS)

     ST Assembly Test Services ("STATS" -- NNM: STTS and SGX: ST Assembly), is a
leading semiconductor test and assembly service provider to fabless companies,
integrated device manufacturers and wafer foundries. With its principal
operations in Singapore and global operations in the United States, United
Kingdom, Japan and Taiwan, STATS offers full back-end turnkey solutions to
customers worldwide. STATS' expertise is in testing mixed-signal semiconductors
which are extensively used in fast growing communications applications such as
data networking, broadband and mobile communications. STATS also offers advanced
assembly services and has developed a wide array of traditional and advanced
leadframe and laminate based products, including various ball grid array
packages to serve some of the world's technological leaders. STATS was listed on
the Nasdaq National Market and The Singapore Exchange in January 2000 and has a
current market capitalization in excess of US$1.5 billion. Further information
is available at www.stats.com.sg or www.statsus.com.

     Certain of the statements in this press release are forward-looking
statements, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ materially. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ include: general business and economic conditions and the state of the
semiconductor industry; demand for end-use applications products such as
communications equipment and personal computers; decisions by customers to
discontinue outsourcing of test and assembly services; changes in customer order
patterns; rescheduling or cancellation of customer orders; changes in product
mix; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressures; continued
success in technological innovation; delays in acquiring or installing new
equipment; litigation and other risks described from time-to-time in the
Company's SEC filings, including its annual report on Form 20-F dated March 30,
2000. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
                                              
Lim Beng See                                     Lisa Lavin
Director, Corporate Communications               Manager, Marketing
Tel: 65-7511111, Fax: 65-7555431                 Tel: 208-9384557, Fax: 888-3907499
email:limbs@stats.st.com.sg                      email:lavinl@statsus.com




INVESTOR CONTACTS:
                                              
Drew Davies                                      Elaine Ang
Director, Investor Relations                     Manager, Investor Relations
Tel: (408)941 3021, Fax: (408)941 3014           Tel: (65)751 1738, Fax: (65)755 1585
email:daviesd@statsus.com                        email:angelaine@stats.st.com.sg