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GE: SM Goh confident of support from Marine Parade GRC's elderly residents
Posted: 03 May 2011 1845 hrs
SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has said he is confident of strong support from the elderly residents in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
But he said he can't say the same when it comes to the younger population.
Speaking at a walkabout in MacPherson on Tuesday morning, Mr Goh said he is unable to get a feel of what they think.
He said: "...even during house-to-house visits, which I have done in Marine Parade, most of them are not at home. So for them...I am not too sure (about their thinking). That group, they are open, they assess the candidates and their policies before they decide, and they probably will decide at the last minute, that is the assessment of who is good for them, so it is that group that the feel is not that keen as to how they think."
Mr Goh said he wants to let them know that their votes are important as it involves their future.
He said: "So for that group, I am trying to tell them that it is their future, but your vote is very important, do not just go on the basis of what you hear over the elections. The day after elections, what will happen, who will look after the estate? Do not talk about national issues, just talk about the estate. So for Marine Parade, on 8 May, who is going to attend to the problem of the old folks, the livelihood issues, the jobs and so on...The young think it is not their problem, it is government's problem. That is wrong, it is their problem because it is their parents."
Mr Goh's team - which includes the youngest People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, Tin Pei Ling - is facing a contest from the National Solidarity Party (NSP).
And on the whole, Mr Goh said he is still "quite comfortable" about the ground sentiments in the GRC.
He said one reason is because he feels that the NSP has not been very active on the ground.
On a question about the good online support that NSP has been receiving, Mr Goh said he is not that too concerned as all the support is for one person.
Some netizens have described the NSP as the "Nicole Seah Party".
But Mr Goh said: "My sense is that it is a "No Substance Party". They have just one attraction, the rest are just being carried along, so am I worried? If the people in Marine Parade GRC vote for that team and I am out, I think Singapore will be in deep trouble, as simple as that."
- CNA/ms
GE: SM Goh confident of support from Marine Parade GRC's elderly residents
Posted: 03 May 2011 1845 hrs
SINGAPORE : Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has said he is confident of strong support from the elderly residents in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
But he said he can't say the same when it comes to the younger population.
Speaking at a walkabout in MacPherson on Tuesday morning, Mr Goh said he is unable to get a feel of what they think.
He said: "...even during house-to-house visits, which I have done in Marine Parade, most of them are not at home. So for them...I am not too sure (about their thinking). That group, they are open, they assess the candidates and their policies before they decide, and they probably will decide at the last minute, that is the assessment of who is good for them, so it is that group that the feel is not that keen as to how they think."
Mr Goh said he wants to let them know that their votes are important as it involves their future.
He said: "So for that group, I am trying to tell them that it is their future, but your vote is very important, do not just go on the basis of what you hear over the elections. The day after elections, what will happen, who will look after the estate? Do not talk about national issues, just talk about the estate. So for Marine Parade, on 8 May, who is going to attend to the problem of the old folks, the livelihood issues, the jobs and so on...The young think it is not their problem, it is government's problem. That is wrong, it is their problem because it is their parents."
Mr Goh's team - which includes the youngest People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, Tin Pei Ling - is facing a contest from the National Solidarity Party (NSP).
And on the whole, Mr Goh said he is still "quite comfortable" about the ground sentiments in the GRC.
He said one reason is because he feels that the NSP has not been very active on the ground.
On a question about the good online support that NSP has been receiving, Mr Goh said he is not that too concerned as all the support is for one person.
Some netizens have described the NSP as the "Nicole Seah Party".
But Mr Goh said: "My sense is that it is a "No Substance Party". They have just one attraction, the rest are just being carried along, so am I worried? If the people in Marine Parade GRC vote for that team and I am out, I think Singapore will be in deep trouble, as simple as that."
- CNA/ms
