WALKING THE GROUND AT KEBUN BARU
Elsewhere, PSP vice-chairperson Hazel Poa and her husband Tony Tan Lay Thiam, 54, who is a party member, made their rounds at Mayflower Market and Food Centre, part of Kebun Baru SMC.
Ms Poa on Saturday introduced Mr Tan, who is an entrepreneur in the education and gaming industry, as a potential candidate.
Mr Tan had previously stood in the 2011 General Election as a candidate under the National Solidarity Party (NSP) for Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Since the 2020 General Election, he has been a volunteer with PSP.
Speaking briefly to the media in Mandarin and English, Mr Tan said that he grew up in a single-parent family, and that being a recipient of the Singapore Armed Forces scholarship had “changed his life”.
Ms Poa said that having walked the ground and interacted with residents, the cost of living remains a predominant concern of Singaporeans.
Mr Tan said: “I think the high cost of living and economic uncertainty is going to weigh heavily on our society, stretching our social fabric.
“There will be Singaporeans who feel left behind. I think we, as a country, can do more for them.”
Asked about the possibility of the couple being fielded as candidates in the same GRC in the upcoming election, Ms Poa said she could not confirm this.
She reiterated that the party would confirm its slate of candidates after the writ of election is issued, as well as each constituency’s candidates on Nomination Day.
Nevertheless, Ms Poa said that they would “keep the options open” for either herself or Mr Leong to contest in a SMC.
