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Leon Perera: If given the privilege to serve in Parliament, I would like to speak about retirement adequacy issues #GE2015 #wpsg #EmpowerYourFuture
Greetings from the WP HQ. Here is our batch of new candidates for GE2015:
(from left)
Frieda Chan Sio Phing, 39, Social Worker
Leon Perera, 44, CEO of an international business research and consulting agency
Chen Jiaxi Bernard, 29, Project Executive of a Charitable Organisation
#GE2015 #wpsg #EmpowerYourFuture
(from left)
Frieda Chan Sio Phing, 39, Social Worker
Leon Perera, 44, CEO of an international business research and consulting agency
Chen Jiaxi Bernard, 29, Project Executive of a Charitable Organisation
#GE2015 #wpsg #EmpowerYourFuture
Here's the last batch of new candidates. Find out more about them on www.wp.sg and follow them on Facebook.
Leon Perera https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leon-Perera/515366291954885
Frieda Chan
Bernard Chen facebook.com/chenjiaxibernard
Leon Perera https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leon-Perera/515366291954885
Frieda Chan
Bernard Chen facebook.com/chenjiaxibernard
[h=3]Leon Perera 贝理安[/h] Age: 44
Education:
Anglo-Chinese School, Hwa Chong Junior College, Honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University (Double First)
Occupation:
CEO of an international business research and consulting agency
Marital status:
Married, with a daughter and son
Background:
The son of primary school teachers from neighbourhood schools, Leon worked in the Singapore Economic Development Board before entering the business research and consulting field. He co-founded an international research consultancy in the year 2000. The firm, where he now serves as the CEO, operates in 9 countries and works primarily with Fortune 500 Multinational Companies. Leon regularly contributes views on economics and business to local, regional and global media outlets, having been interviewed in print, radio and television media. He has also spoken at various business conferences and seminars.
A firm believer in the importance of the civil society sector in every country, Leon has served in a voluntary capacity with several charities and Non-Profit Organisations in Singapore, dating back to the mid-1990s.
Leon is a member of the Economic Society of Singapore, the EDB Society and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
Education:
Anglo-Chinese School, Hwa Chong Junior College, Honours degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University (Double First)
Occupation:
CEO of an international business research and consulting agency
Marital status:
Married, with a daughter and son
Background:
The son of primary school teachers from neighbourhood schools, Leon worked in the Singapore Economic Development Board before entering the business research and consulting field. He co-founded an international research consultancy in the year 2000. The firm, where he now serves as the CEO, operates in 9 countries and works primarily with Fortune 500 Multinational Companies. Leon regularly contributes views on economics and business to local, regional and global media outlets, having been interviewed in print, radio and television media. He has also spoken at various business conferences and seminars.
A firm believer in the importance of the civil society sector in every country, Leon has served in a voluntary capacity with several charities and Non-Profit Organisations in Singapore, dating back to the mid-1990s.
Leon is a member of the Economic Society of Singapore, the EDB Society and the Singapore Institute of Directors.
[h=3]Frieda Chan Sio Phing 曾小玶[/h] Age: 39
Education:
Bachelor of Arts (Social Work & Sociology), National University of Singapore
Diploma in Islamic Studies, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
(currently reading)
Occupation:
Social Worker
Marital Status:
Married with a son
Background:
Frieda is a senior medical social worker. At her current work, she assists families with financial difficulties. She also counsels families from diverse backgrounds facing various issues.
Active in social service and community work, Frieda has contributed to both local and international organisations such as Global Hope Network International. She was a co-founding board director of Life! Community Development Ltd where she served as its chairperson. She is also actively involved in local child protection work.
Frieda was an active member of the NUS Democratic Socialist Club during her university days, holding the post of Assistant Organising Secretary. She also gained political and global exposure through her participation in overseas exchange programmes and closed-door dialogue sessions with political leaders.
Frieda assisted as a Polling Agent for The Workers’ Party during GE 2006 and joined the Party in October that year. She contested in GE 2011 in the Moulmein-Kallang GRC where her team garnered 41.45% of the total valid votes.
Education:
Bachelor of Arts (Social Work & Sociology), National University of Singapore
Diploma in Islamic Studies, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
(currently reading)
Occupation:
Social Worker
Marital Status:
Married with a son
Background:
Frieda is a senior medical social worker. At her current work, she assists families with financial difficulties. She also counsels families from diverse backgrounds facing various issues.
Active in social service and community work, Frieda has contributed to both local and international organisations such as Global Hope Network International. She was a co-founding board director of Life! Community Development Ltd where she served as its chairperson. She is also actively involved in local child protection work.
Frieda was an active member of the NUS Democratic Socialist Club during her university days, holding the post of Assistant Organising Secretary. She also gained political and global exposure through her participation in overseas exchange programmes and closed-door dialogue sessions with political leaders.
Frieda assisted as a Polling Agent for The Workers’ Party during GE 2006 and joined the Party in October that year. She contested in GE 2011 in the Moulmein-Kallang GRC where her team garnered 41.45% of the total valid votes.
[h=3]Chen Jiaxi Bernard 陈家喜[/h] Age: 29
Posts in WP:
Legislative Assistant to MP Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap
Present employment:
Project Executive of a Charitable Foundation
Education:
Master of Studies in Global and Imperial History, University of Oxford
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), National University of Singapore, Major in History
Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management with Merit, Temasek Polytechnic
Marital Status:
Single
Background:
Bernard comes from a family of four. His father works in a coffeeshop as a runner and his mother is a part-time cleaner. He has a younger sister, a university undergraduate. Bernard joined the Workers’ Party in June 2006. In the nine years between 2006 and 2015, he took on various positions in the organisation, serving first as an executive committee member and organising secretary of the Workers’ Party Youth Wing. In 2010, he was elected as the WPYW secretary. At the 2011 General Elections, he was the election agent for the single seat of Punggol East. Since February 2012, Bernard has been serving in the grassroots, first as legislative assistant to MP Low Thia Khiang and presently as MP Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap’s legislative assistant.
Posts in WP:
Legislative Assistant to MP Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap
Present employment:
Project Executive of a Charitable Foundation
Education:
Master of Studies in Global and Imperial History, University of Oxford
Bachelor of Arts (Hons), National University of Singapore, Major in History
Diploma in Leisure & Resort Management with Merit, Temasek Polytechnic
Marital Status:
Single
Background:
Bernard comes from a family of four. His father works in a coffeeshop as a runner and his mother is a part-time cleaner. He has a younger sister, a university undergraduate. Bernard joined the Workers’ Party in June 2006. In the nine years between 2006 and 2015, he took on various positions in the organisation, serving first as an executive committee member and organising secretary of the Workers’ Party Youth Wing. In 2010, he was elected as the WPYW secretary. At the 2011 General Elections, he was the election agent for the single seat of Punggol East. Since February 2012, Bernard has been serving in the grassroots, first as legislative assistant to MP Low Thia Khiang and presently as MP Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap’s legislative assistant.
The Workers' Party
It’s Nomination Day tomorrow! If you’d like to show your support to our candidates, don a blue shirt and head down to the following locations by 11am to cheer them on.
Aljunied GRC
Sengkang West SMC
Raffles Institution
Albert Hong Hall
Raffles Institution Lane
Singapore 575954
East Coast GRC
Fengshan SMC
Punggol East SMC
Fengshan Primary School
School Hall Building
Bedok North Road
Singapore 469680
Jalan Besar GRC
Bendemeer Primary School
School Hall Building
Bendemeer Road
Singapore 339948
Hougang SMC
Poi Ching School
School Hall Building
Tampines St 71
Singapore 529067
Marine Parade GRC
MacPherson SMC
Kong Hwa School
School Hall Building
Guillemard Road
Singapore 399772
Nee Soon GRC
Yishun Primary School
School Hall Building
Yishun Ring Road
Singapore 768679
SECOND OPEN LETTER TO RESIDENTS OF ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN
Dear Residents,
In my First Open Letter to you in June 2015, I explained three main points concerning various allegations made against Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC). These were:
1. AHPETC does not and cannot reserve contracts for “friends” due to the public tender process;
2. The alleged “overpayment” by AHPETC to its former Managing Agent (MA), when compared to rates paid by PAP TCs in 2014, was an exaggeration, looking at the rates paid by PAP TCs in 2011, 2012 and 2013 according to data provided by the Ministry of National Development (MND);
3. The MA rates that AHPETC agreed to pay its MA in 2012 were arrived at taking into account the MA rate paid by the PAP management of Aljunied TC to its former MA.
If you missed the first open letter, you can read it online at http://www.ahpetc.sg/sylvia-lims-open-letter-to-residents/.
In this Second Open Letter, I would like to clarify and reassure all residents that AHPETC places your interests at the heart of its work and continues to make improvements to its financial management.
This letter will cover the issue of Conflicts of Interest and AHPETC’s financial position.
1. Conflict of Interest and Related Party Transactions
There have been allegations concerning related party transactions between AHPETC and its former MA, FM Solutions & Services Pte Ltd (FMSS).
First, there is no longer any issue, as AHPETC is now directly managed and does not outsource its work to an MA. The previous MA contract expired on 14 July 2015, and there were no bidders to take over the MA services after 14 July 2015.
Since 15 July 2015, AHPETC has been self-managed. This means that AHPETC is now directly hiring staff to handle estate, finance, administration and other tasks, instead of outsourcing the work to an MA.
Under direct management, AHPETC’s contractors continue to deliver services under the existing contracts, now supervised by TC’s directly hired staff.
Second, there was never any conflict of interest whatsoever between the Workers’ Party (WP) or any of its Members of Parliament (MPs) and FMSS. Neither WP nor any of its MPs or members has any interest in the business of FMSS. None of the directors and shareholders of FMSS is a member of WP.
Third, there have been accusations that when the MA was working at AHPETC, the husband and wife team who owned FMSS could freely sign payments to themselves. This is not true. When WP took over in 2011, one of the first decisions made by the new Aljunied-Hougang Town Council was to require any cheques to the MA, no matter how small the amount, to require the counter-signature of AHPETC Chairman and Vice-Chairmen who have no interest in the MA’s business.
2. Financial Position of AHPETC
Some people have accused AHPETC of bankruptcy and running huge deficits that are not sustainable, and also warned residents of other towns not to vote for WP so as not to subsidise AHPETC. These allegations are misguided.
AHPETC filed its audited accounts for FY 14/15, on time, by 31 August 2015. Though these accounts show AHPETC in annual deficit, this is because AHPETC has still NOT received its annual S&CC operating grant of $7.2 million from the government, which would normally have been paid to all Town Councils in April 2014. Taking into account the $7.2 million in grant which AHPETC expects to receive, AHPETC’s annual income and expenditure statement would show an annual surplus of $1.7 million.
The past operating deficit was largely the outcome of higher tender price for various service contracts and start-up costs.
The current positive position came about through a combination of steps taken by AHPETC. These included lowering its utilities costs by using contestable energy, reducing its general and administrative expenditure, and increasing its revenue.
Throughout the difficult initial years, AHPETC management believed that it could improve the TC’s financial position, and the latest audit shows that it has. We expect to further consolidate and improve AHPETC’s financial position going forward.
We have done our best to serve residents, and I would like to express appreciation to our staff for their contribution to the progress we have made and to our residents for their support and understanding.
SYLVIA LIM
CHAIRMAN
ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN COUNCIL
August 2015
This letter was extracted from the August 2015 edition of Good Neighbours newsletter.
Click here for the Open letter in Chinese
Click here for the Open letter in Malay
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[h=1]2015.08.09[/h]Updated about 2 weeks ago
Hougang Celebrates SG50!
On 9 Aug 2015, Hougang Constituency Committee organised its annual National Day Children's Colouring and Drawing Competition. It was an opportunity for families to bond, as parents bring their children to sit in groups around the void decks and the neighbourhood park to participate in the competition. MP Png Eng Huat went around to distribute National Day flags and wished residents a Happy National Day!
Photo Credit: Andrew Lim, Tham Wai Loon
Hougang Celebrates SG50!
On 9 Aug 2015, Hougang Constituency Committee organised its annual National Day Children's Colouring and Drawing Competition. It was an opportunity for families to bond, as parents bring their children to sit in groups around the void decks and the neighbourhood park to participate in the competition. MP Png Eng Huat went around to distribute National Day flags and wished residents a Happy National Day!
Photo Credit: Andrew Lim, Tham Wai Loon
[h=1]13.09.28 Serangoon Division Rice & Sugar Distribution[/h]Updated over a year ago · Taken at Serangoon
MP for Aljunied GRC, Ms Sylvia Lim, distributed rice and sugar to needy families, and other residents living in 8 HDB blocks at Serangoon Avenue 4, including a HDB rental block. The response was overwhelming and we thank the residents for their patience and for queueing up orderly to receive the rice and sugar.
We also thank our sponsors for their generous rice and sugar donation. One of our sponsors was also present to show their support and encouragement.
This event was also a rather significant one for the volunteers. During the planning stage, we found that we had not enough sugar for distribution. The volunteers kindly came forward and donated some money to buy more sugar.
[h=1]13.09.28 Serangoon Division Rice & Sugar Distribution[/h]Updated over a year ago · Taken at Serangoon
MP for Aljunied GRC, Ms Sylvia Lim, distributed rice and sugar to needy families, and other residents living in 8 HDB blocks at Serangoon Avenue 4, including a HDB rental block. The response was overwhelming and we thank the residents for their patience and for queueing up orderly to receive the rice and sugar.
We also thank our sponsors for their generous rice and sugar donation. One of our sponsors was also present to show their support and encouragement.
This event was also a rather significant one for the volunteers. During the planning stage, we found that we had not enough sugar for distribution. The volunteers kindly came forward and donated some money to buy more sugar.
MP for Aljunied GRC, Ms Sylvia Lim, distributed rice and sugar to needy families, and other residents living in 8 HDB blocks at Serangoon Avenue 4, including a HDB rental block. The response was overwhelming and we thank the residents for their patience and for queueing up orderly to receive the rice and sugar.
We also thank our sponsors for their generous rice and sugar donation. One of our sponsors was also present to show their support and encouragement.
This event was also a rather significant one for the volunteers. During the planning stage, we found that we had not enough sugar for distribution. The volunteers kindly came forward and donated some money to buy more sugar.
[h=1]13.09.28 Serangoon Division Rice & Sugar Distribution[/h]Updated over a year ago · Taken at Serangoon
MP for Aljunied GRC, Ms Sylvia Lim, distributed rice and sugar to needy families, and other residents living in 8 HDB blocks at Serangoon Avenue 4, including a HDB rental block. The response was overwhelming and we thank the residents for their patience and for queueing up orderly to receive the rice and sugar.
We also thank our sponsors for their generous rice and sugar donation. One of our sponsors was also present to show their support and encouragement.
This event was also a rather significant one for the volunteers. During the planning stage, we found that we had not enough sugar for distribution. The volunteers kindly came forward and donated some money to buy more sugar.
The Workers' Party
AHPETC Annual Report for FY1415 and Chairman’s Review.
“It is with satisfaction that Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) presents this annual report enclosing its audited accounts for Financial Year (FY) 2014/15. This report is significant for several reasons.
First, the audited financial statements for the year are filed on time, and less than two months after the preceding financial statements for FY 2013/14 were filed on 30 June 2015.
Secondly, AHPETC’s updated financial statements show a marked improvement in its financial position, both on an annual and accumulated basis. Taking into account the S&CC operating grant withheld from AHPETC, AHPETC would be in a surplus position.
Thirdly, AHPETC has continued to improve its financial processes and management.
On the estate front, AHPETC continues to maintain and improve the estate.” - Sylvia Lim
For the full review and report, go to: http://www.wp.sg/fy1415-chairmans-review/
FY1415 Chairman’s Review | The Workers' Party
THE YEAR IN PERSPECTIVE It is with satisfaction that Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council (AHPETC) presents this annual report enclosing its audited accounts for Financial Year (FY) 2014/15. This report is significant for several...
wp.sg
[h=2]theonlinecitizen[/h]News/Media Website
AHPETC sends second letter to residents.
"AHPETC filed its audited accounts for FY 14/15, on time, by 31 August 2015. Though these accounts show AHPETC in annual deficit, this is because AHPETC has still NOT received its annual S&CC operating grant of $7.2 million from the government, which would normally have been paid to all Town Councils in April 2014.
"Taking into account the $7.2 million in grant which AHPETC expects to receive, AHPETC’s annual income and expenditure statement would show an annual surplus of $1.7 million."
Workers' Party's Sylvia Lim's Second Open Letter to Residents
The following letter was published on the Workers' Party website. SECOND OPEN LETTER TO RESIDENTS OF ALJUNIED-HOUGANG-PUNGGOL EAST TOWN...
theonlinecitizen.com
[h=6]Andrew Loh via theonlinecitizen
[/h]8 mins
AHPETC reports surplus in its latest financial statement. Give WP time, it will do even better than PAP town councils. This, actually, is what the PAP is most frightened of - that the WP town council will do better than them.
Keep the faith.
[/h]8 mins
AHPETC reports surplus in its latest financial statement. Give WP time, it will do even better than PAP town councils. This, actually, is what the PAP is most frightened of - that the WP town council will do better than them.
Keep the faith.
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