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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->FIRST. I would like to congratulate Mr Calvin Cheng on his recent appointment as a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP).
I applaud his enthusiasm to assume heavy responsibilities. As his contemporary, and also an entrepreneur and media specialist, I appreciate that he will be my 'voice in Parliament', so to speak.
Understandably, with his recent public comments on the Young People's Action Party (YP), that he 'joined out of curiosity...never attended a single branch activity...and in fact, never even picked up my membership card', Mr Cheng has stirred a flurry of interest. At best, it was a brilliant display of his talent as a media spin doctor; at worst, it shook public confidence in his capacity to take on his new appointment.
Having said that, I wonder if Mr Cheng is aware of the damage he has done, by denting the credibility of YP as a youth-worthy organisation.
As a card-carrying member of YP since 2004 and now a volunteer on the YP exco, I am saddened that my soon-to- be voice in Parliament shows no sensitivity or respect to thousands of us who offer our time, resources and commitment to the party and the good work it does.
Mr Cheng's comments seem to imply that YP is not worthy of him, since he did not even pick up his membership card. More disturbing is the fact that he never gave himself a chance to understand how YP works and what it does.
Without any knowledge or basis, he has discredited YP publicly as something he cannot be bothered with. What other statements will he make in future as he does not seem to do his homework before he speaks. If he had done his homework in this case, he would have understood that YP is a vibrant, activity-driven platform that aggressively engages citizens on the ground.
Mr Cheng is well placed to benefit from the NMP scheme. But whether the business community feels he is worthy to be our trusted voice - that must be earned over time.
He has made his kickoff so much harder for himself. Nevertheless, I have faith that he has learnt exponentially from these recent weeks. I am confident his performance in his new appointment will be no less than stellar.
Elaina Olivia Chong (Ms)
Young PAP Exco Member

 

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From left: Ms Linda Lim, Ms Elaina Olivia Chong, Ms Chan Hui Yuh, Ms Sharon Lim and Ms Lu Lineng

Vice-Chairperson


Across the board, youths don’t realise that “politics affect a lot of things in their way of life,” said businesswoman Elaina Olivia Chong, 30.

YPW wants to make politics relevant and personal: ”It affects their families, it affects their work, their career. It’s really a determinant of their happiness and future,” she said.

When she is not running her marketing communications company, she has her hands full in community and charity work.

A member of Mensa Singapore, Ms Chong is also the director of Youth Generations in the Rotary Club of Singapore South. She is also Canberra branch’s Women’s Executive Committee chairperson.

She said Singaporean men have an official channel to contribute to society through National Service, but “there is no formal structure to tap on the resources and energy of young women to contribute to society – whether in the form of defence, psychological or social, any form of Total Defence.”

“I think there is a potential in which this sort of organisation and YPW can reach out to tap those intellectual resources,” she said.

Ms Chong said perhaps YPW could be a stepping stone to future developments that pave the way for women to give back to society.

 

[Watchman]

> How Pathetic And Pathetic (PAP) !
EVERY YEAR, without fail, the Auditor-General Report will list at least a dozen Monumental Financial Fiascos involving public funds (ie the hard-earned monies of S’pore taxpayers)
— proof that our obscenely-paid Politicians/Bureaucrats NEVER LEARN from their mistakes and they don’t take such screw-ups SERIOUSLY !!!

> PAP Mentality: WHY WORRY? IT’S THE PEOPLE’S MONEY !

> Latest AG Report mentioned the Public Service Division under PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) spent S$455,000 [almost HALF-A-MILLION] of taxpayer’s money on “souvenirs to commemorate Public Service Week” !!!
Adding insult to injury, the report will be submitted to the Prime Minister !!! (the you-know-who fella whose favourite hawker food is “mee siam mai hum”)
Yet another Political Sick Joke that insult the intelligence of S’poreans!