Source: TR EMERITUS
Lim: Aljunied residents getting used to new PAP team
July 14th, 2014 | Author: Editorial
Lim Boon Heng, "special adviser" to the chairman of the People's Association
PM Lee made his first public appearance in Aljunied GRC yesterday night (13 Jul) since his party, the PAP, lost the constituency to the Workers’ Party (WP) in May 2011 at the last GE.
Mr Lee was there to launch the Care programme, which stands for communication, action, response and engagement. It is a community messaging and alert system rolled out by the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC) in Aljunied GRC.
Care is supposed to help residents communicate with one another to help each other should anything happen. It’s not known how effective this programme will turn out to be given that most residents will likely contact their immediate family members or relatives should something happen .
Mr Lee said, “Tell your friends and ask them to also join in the care network and support your CCC chairman and your grassroots so we can make this a good place.”
Some 5,000 attended last night’s launch with hundreds of people surrounding PM Lee, all wanting to take pictures with him.
Hundreds of people wearing red all wanting to take pictures with PM Lee. (ST Photo)
Mr Lim Boon Heng, who accompanied the PM at last night’s event, told reporters, “As you can see, the morale in the grassroots has improved since 2011. The level of activities has increased… Residents are also getting used to the team.”
Mr Lim, currently the chairman of Temasek Holdings, was present at the event as the “special adviser” to the chairman of the People’s Association.
He said that PAP’s slate of potential candidates for WP-held Aljunied GRC is “getting into place”.
“Of course, party strategy can change according to the situation,” he added. “We’ve a number of people working on the ground but have to see if they are best suited for this place or not.”
Since the last GE, the former team of PAP candidates have all left Aljunied GRC:
Presently, the new chairmen of the PAP branches in Aljunied GRC are:
“They are the hard-working type,” Mr Lim said.
Mr Victor Lye, who also chairs the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol CCC under PA, said of the turnout, “There are people who know the Government can do a good job. While it is not perfect, they know this Government is doing something for the people – it is not short term.”
Lim: Aljunied residents getting used to new PAP team
July 14th, 2014 | Author: Editorial
Lim Boon Heng, "special adviser" to the chairman of the People's Association
PM Lee made his first public appearance in Aljunied GRC yesterday night (13 Jul) since his party, the PAP, lost the constituency to the Workers’ Party (WP) in May 2011 at the last GE.
Mr Lee was there to launch the Care programme, which stands for communication, action, response and engagement. It is a community messaging and alert system rolled out by the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Citizens’ Consultative Committee (CCC) in Aljunied GRC.
Care is supposed to help residents communicate with one another to help each other should anything happen. It’s not known how effective this programme will turn out to be given that most residents will likely contact their immediate family members or relatives should something happen .
Mr Lee said, “Tell your friends and ask them to also join in the care network and support your CCC chairman and your grassroots so we can make this a good place.”
Some 5,000 attended last night’s launch with hundreds of people surrounding PM Lee, all wanting to take pictures with him.
Hundreds of people wearing red all wanting to take pictures with PM Lee. (ST Photo)
Mr Lim Boon Heng, who accompanied the PM at last night’s event, told reporters, “As you can see, the morale in the grassroots has improved since 2011. The level of activities has increased… Residents are also getting used to the team.”
Mr Lim, currently the chairman of Temasek Holdings, was present at the event as the “special adviser” to the chairman of the People’s Association.
He said that PAP’s slate of potential candidates for WP-held Aljunied GRC is “getting into place”.
“Of course, party strategy can change according to the situation,” he added. “We’ve a number of people working on the ground but have to see if they are best suited for this place or not.”
Since the last GE, the former team of PAP candidates have all left Aljunied GRC:
- Lim Hwee Hua
- Cynthia Phua
- Ong Ye Kung
- George Yeo
- Zainul Abidin Rasheed
Presently, the new chairmen of the PAP branches in Aljunied GRC are:
- Victor Lye for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol division (grassroots activist [Link])
- K Muralidharan Pillai for Paya Lebar division (grassroots activist [Link])
- Chan Hui Yuh for Serangoon division (grassroots activist [Link])
- Chua Eng Leong for Eunos division (son of former Cabinet Minister Chua Sian Chin)
- Kahar Hassan for Kaki Bukit division (SMRT Deputy Director), who took over from Ong Ye Kung
“They are the hard-working type,” Mr Lim said.
Mr Victor Lye, who also chairs the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol CCC under PA, said of the turnout, “There are people who know the Government can do a good job. While it is not perfect, they know this Government is doing something for the people – it is not short term.”
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