Punggol East By-Election Later News Update

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[h=5]Lee Li Lian （李丽连）[/h]Was out early this morning to participate in a project organised by radio station UFM 100.3, 'United Music' and 'tell my friends'. The project which is to record a newly composed National day song - sung by Singapore Parliamentarians, UFM 100.3 Radio DJs and the general public to commemorate Singapore’s 48th birthday.

The song will be aired on UFM 100.3, as well as on social media platforms such as Facebook and Youtube. It will also be made available for paid downloads on tellmyfriends.com.sg, a local music portal, from July onwards.

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Media Release - 7 June 2013 | AHPETC
[url]www.ahpetc.sg


I find the conclusion of the NEA on 6 June 2013 that “AHPETC tried to get hawkers to pay extra cleaning costs, and when that failed it deflected the blame” puzzling and unprofessional as a government agency.


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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]I welcome the release of the documents by National Environment Agency (“NEA”) so that the public can make their own judgment.

In response, we are also releasing, at Annex A, the email thread from NEA to Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (“AHPETC”) stating that “the Hawkers Association will make the necessary arrangements with their contractors on the scaffold erection / dismantling during the spring cleaning period from 4 – 8 March 2013”.





Media Release - 9 June 2013 | AHPETC
[url]www.ahpetc.sg


I welcome the release of the documents by National Environment Agency (“NEA”) so that the public can make their own judgment.


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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]
[h=5]"AHPETC has been consistent in its attitude and is always prepared to cooperate with government agencies for the benefit of the residents it serves. However, the Minister should not mistake this to mean that AHPETC can be bullied or is an easy target to be used by the government to score political points.

As this episode wore on and even earlier in April 2013, the Minister visited the hawker centres at various markets in Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East (AHPE) town. In doing so, the Minister could have used his not insignificant powers as Minister overseeing the NEA and exercised his leadership to reach out to all parties, including both the Hawkers Association and AHPETC, to resolve any matter amicably. We expected that as Minister, he would use his office to play a positive and constructive role in this episode, but this was apparently not to be."[/h]Media Release - 10 June 2013 | AHPETC
[url]www.ahpetc.sgI have been truthful in communicating the Town Council’s position on the facts of the matter concerned. Equally, there is no reason to doubt the honesty of Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (“AHPETC”) staff in this matter. If the Minister has any proof to the contrary, he should present


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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]
The National Environment Agency (NEA) recently listed Rivervale Street (Blks 129 and 131) in Punggol East SMC under dengue cluster, yellow alert, as at 10th June 2013. 2 cases of dengue were reported in the cluster in the past 2 weeks. Punggol East Residents, please take immediate steps to remove stagnant water in your homes:

1. Change water in vases/bowls on alternate days

2. Turn over all water storage containers

3. Remove water from flower pot plates on alternate days

4. Clear blockages in scupper drains in common corridor

5. Cover bamboo pole holders when not in use

Residents living in the Rivervale Street area (Blks 125 to 141; see image), please ensure your homes are free of stagnant water, apply insect repellent daily during daytime, and aerosol spray dark corners such as underneath the bed, sofa, and behind curtains every day.

Link to: http://www.dengue.gov.sg/cms/ehd/home.asp

 

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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]Positive news from SBS Transit:

Service Enhancements to Sengkang LRT

We are pleased to inform you that with effect from Monday, 24 June 2013, we will be enhancing our services on the Sengkang LRT system to better cater to growing ridership.

On the Sengkang East LRT, a total of 120 more trips will be added a week on weekday mornings from 6.00am to 9.30am. Similarly, on weekday evenings, commuters can also look forward to less crowded trains with 80 more new trips being added between 8.30pm and 9.30pm a week. On weekends and public holidays, 85 additional trips will be operated each day.

On Sengkang West LRT, 60 more trips will be added a week from Mondays to Fridays, from 6.00am to 9.30am, while 15 new trips a week will run between 8.30pm and 9.30pm.

In all, there will be 445 or 7.3% more trips a week on the Sengkang LRT.

 

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Time for WP-run town councils and NEA to move on: Low Thia Khiang



Mr Low Thia Khiang struck a conciliatory note, saying that the hawkers need peace to do business. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE


By Andrea Ong


WORKERS' Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang sought to draw a line under the long-running dispute over the cleaning of hawker centres in Aljunied GRC yesterday, calling on all parties involved to move on.


Weighing in for the first time on the saga, Mr Low struck a conciliatory note, saying the WP-run Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) will continue to work with the National Environment Agency (NEA) "to solve problems on the ground and to address the issues".


"We should move on from the current issue," he told The Straits Times at his Meet-the-People Session in Aljunied GRC last night.
"I would expect the town council to continue to work with NEA for environmental issues on the ground, be it market hygiene, cleanliness, be it littering, be it the dengue fever issue, be it midges at Bedok Reservoir issues," said the MP for Bedok Reservoir-Punggol division.

 

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Lee Li Lian （李丽连）


Attended the opening ceremony of 'Teochew Cultural Festival' at Ngee Ann Kongsi. I was surprised and very impressed to see very young performers. They picked up the skills and techniques about 5 years ago. Thank you for keeping the tradition and trade alive

From left: 14, 16 and 21 years old

 

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Lee Li Lian （李丽连）


Picture taken today at about 2pm when I was doing my random estate check. PSI at 2pm and AQI reading at 8am were 104 and 202 respectively.

NEA has advised that people with heart or lung disease, children and older adults should avoid all physical activity outdoors. Everyone else should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion.

 

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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]On Saturday, 15th June, MP Lee Li Lian sponsored a lunch to honour the cleaners working in the northern part of Punggol East. The lunch was held outside the Town Council office at Blk 156A, Rivervale Crescent. The twenty-plus cleaners, made up of both locals and foreigners, have been working very hard to keep the estate clean since the handover of Punggol East to AHPETC on 1st May. The lunch was not planned to commemorate International Cleaners Day, but it was a happy coincidence that lunch fell on the Day. Thank you to all our cleaners for keeping our neighbourhood spick and span! Another lunch is planned for the cleaners working in the other parts of the town.

(Photographs by Jacky Koh)

 

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[h=5]Punggol East SMC[/h]
Dear Residents,

We deeply regret that we have to postpone the one-day trip to Muar on 23 June one month later to 28 July due to the haze situation. The pollution has reached hazardous levels and everyone should avoid unnecessary outdoor activity.

The Government has indicated that we should expect the current haze levels to continue for the coming weeks. According to a Straits Times report on 20th June 2013, the haze situation in Muar has also reached hazardous levels. For your health and safety, and for our volunteers', we decided that the best course of action is to postpone the trip.

We sincerely hope you can follow us on the tour to Muar on Sunday, 28 July 2013. We have been eagerly planning for the trip.

Please contact [email protected] for more details and please do remember to leave your name and contact number in the email for us to get back to you as soon as practicable.

We will also be contacting all residents who purchased tickets and will station volunteers at the pick-up points to inform residents who could not be reached.

We seek your understanding and patience.

Lastly, we are thankful towards the tour agency for their understanding in allowing us to postpone the trip.

 

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[h=2]Punggol East SMC[/h]Tea with Li Lian:
If you're a Punggol East SMC resident from Blks 183A to Blk 187B, join us on 20th July for tea!!

 

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Lee Li Lian （李丽连）


It was an honour to be able to attend the 1st anniversary of Teochew Federation (Singapore) last night. The event was well attended by close to 1000 guests and their family members from the 8 different Teochew organizations in Singapore as well as overseas. The guest of honour for the evening was President Dr Tony Tan. Mr Low Thia Khiang, Dr Lim Wee Kiak and Ms Ellen Lee were present too.

It was indeed a great platform for me to interact with Teochews from all walks of life.

Teochews came from Southern Guangdong, China ie: Chao An, Puning, Jieyang, Chenghai, Huilai, Chaoyang, Raoping counties and Nan' ao.

It never cross my mind to find out where my ancestors were from until I was invited by Ngee Ann Kongsi to be on-board their committee.

I came to understand that it's important and interesting to know our roots. My ancestors were from Chao An, what about you

 

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In the July 2013 issue of the Punggol East Bulletin: report on the one day family trip, interview with Li Lian @ the town council... and other town updates.

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Dear Residents of Punggol East,It’s been almost 2 months since the Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East TownCouncil team took over. These past few months have been rewarding

 

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Lee Li Lian （李丽连）

[h=5]The 'Order Paper' which is the document that lists the agenda for Parliament sitting in the House is usually made available online 1 working day before the sitting takes place.

Since the next sitting is on 8th July 2013, the 'Order Paper' is now available on the Parliament website. There are many questions on the recent Haze as well as the latest online licensing imposed by MDA. Click on the link to find out what some of these questions are.
[/h][url]http://www.parliament.gov.sg/sites/default/files/u17/Order_Paper_8_July_13.pdf
www.parliament.gov.sg
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Here is wishing all our Muslim friends a Ramadan Kareem 1434H.

Punggol East Constituency Committee would like to cordially invite residents from Punggol East to join us for Break Fast on 21st July 2013, 6pm at Blk 186 Rivervale Crescent. We look forward to seeing you!

 

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[h=5]Happy Ramadan to all our Muslim friends![/h]

 

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Have you heard of 'Dignity Kitchen'?

Since its operation from Oct 2010, 'Dignity Kitchen' is Singapore's first hawker training school for disabled and disadvantaged people.
Visit their website or 'Like' them on FB to find out more about them.

This is a picture taken together with the organizers for this afternoon's 'Hawker for the day' program.

 

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Punggol East SMC

Spend a day with your family exploring Singapore to celebrate National Day!

Places we are visiting include:
- National Museum
- Peranakan Museum
- Army Museum
- Singapore Discovery Centre

Ticket Price: $10 adults, $8 child. Lunch and Transport provided.

Tickets on sale every Monday evening from 8.00pm to 9.30pm at Blk 135 Rivervale Street.

While tickets last.

 

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Lee Li Lian （李丽连）


Attended 4 wakes in the last 2 days. One of them was the recent Kovan murder case. The younger Tan, Mr Tan Chee Heong, is a resident of Punggol East whom I happened to speak to on Tuesday evening. We met briefly in life.

May peace be with the families I've visited.

Life is indeed unpredictable.