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Apr 2, 2010
Joint opposition walkabout
By Kor Kian Beng
POTONG Pasir MP Chiam See Tong and Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam have scheduled a joint walkabout on Sunday in the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
The opposition leaders are using this first combined event involving their parties to gauge support for the possibility of a joint contest in the constituency at the next general election.
About 20 leaders and members of the Reform Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) - an umbrella grouping of opposition parties chaired by Mr Chiam - will don their respective party colours and interact with residents.
Instead of door-to-door visits, they will visit only the coffee shop area and retail units in Bishan Street 11. The area is located just across Braddell Road from Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, which is part of Mr Chiam's Potong Pasir ward.
The Reform Party and the SDA announced their joint Sunday event in posts on their respective Facebook pages.
Mr Jeyaretnam, 51, said yesterday that the event will assess support for a possible Reform-SDA alliance in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. 'We also want to use the walkabout to test support for the Reform Party, which has held walkabouts in (other) areas, such as the Hong Kah and West Coast GRCs.'
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Apr 2, 2010
Joint opposition walkabout
By Kor Kian Beng
POTONG Pasir MP Chiam See Tong and Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam have scheduled a joint walkabout on Sunday in the Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.
The opposition leaders are using this first combined event involving their parties to gauge support for the possibility of a joint contest in the constituency at the next general election.
About 20 leaders and members of the Reform Party and the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) - an umbrella grouping of opposition parties chaired by Mr Chiam - will don their respective party colours and interact with residents.
Instead of door-to-door visits, they will visit only the coffee shop area and retail units in Bishan Street 11. The area is located just across Braddell Road from Lorong 8 Toa Payoh, which is part of Mr Chiam's Potong Pasir ward.
The Reform Party and the SDA announced their joint Sunday event in posts on their respective Facebook pages.
Mr Jeyaretnam, 51, said yesterday that the event will assess support for a possible Reform-SDA alliance in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC. 'We also want to use the walkabout to test support for the Reform Party, which has held walkabouts in (other) areas, such as the Hong Kah and West Coast GRCs.'