THE People's Action Party (PAP) chairman Lim Boon Heng said on Monday that a key issue that the party will fight the coming election on is the kind of future Singaporeans want for themselves and their children.
'Given the environment surrounding Singapore and the competition it faces, what kind of future do we want?' he said at the unveiling of the party's third batch of candidates at the PAP headquarters on Monday afternoon.
Responding to reporters' questions on the PAP's manifesto for the coming election, he said it would be released 'in due course'.
In the 2006 election, the manifesto was released on April 15, three weeks before polling day on May 6.
The latest new faces include the first Malay-Muslim candidate and the youngest PAP candidate among the total of nine introduced so far.
The trio are Mr Zainal Sapari, 46, an educator; Ms Tin Pei Ling, 28, an Ernst & Young consultant; and Mr Gan Thiam Poh, 48, a banker with DBS.
Mr Lim said the PAP is renewing its mandate with a younger slate of candidates, adding: 'We have combed thoroughly and we believe we have a slate that will be difficult to match.
'We cast our net wide in the search for new candidates, reaching out to all sectors of society. We look for not just persons who are able but also committed to serve, who want to make a better life for people.'
Such a broad-based approach will ensure 'robust debate within the party on policies that affect the lives of Singaporeans,' said Mr Lim.
That's to be expected. But then again, WP, RP, NSP SDP etc will all say the same thing!
