PAP lineups for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, Bukit Panjang SMC unchanged from 2011
PAP candidates for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC and Bukit Panjang SMC: (from left) Mr Christopher de Souza, Ms Sim Ann, Mr Vivian Balakrishnan, Dr Teo Ho Pin, Mr Liang Eng Hwa. Photo: Jason Quah/TODAY
SINGAPORE – The incumbent PAP team will be staying to defend the Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency this coming elections.
The four-member team was officially re-introduced earlier this morning.
Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will be anchoring the team comprising Minister of State (Education, and Communications and Information) Sim Ann, and backbenchers Christopher de Souza and Liang Eng Hwa.
Dr Teo Ho Pin will be fielded in Bukit Panjang SMC.
“We have worked very hard…any resident will be able to attest to the transformations we’ve seen in this estate,” said Dr Balakrishan, citing how facilities had improved in the neighbourhood.
But he added: “But the last four and a half years have been (moving along at a frenetic place) We hope to slow down … and turn our attention to a more green scale of development.”
The MPs also launched a five-year Town Improvement Plan. Residents can look forward to two new hawker centres, the completion of the Downtown Line 2 (DTL2), and the rejuvenation of green spaces like the Green Corridor and the ABC Waters Project.
But going beyond concrete plans, the team also championed a values-driven leadership emphasising character, honesty and integrity.
Said Mr de Souza: “My belief is that politics is a sacred duty and a mammoth task. It’s easy to talk but difficult to do... We have values and ideals but we have to make it count.”
Dr Balakrishnan also lauded first-term MP Sim Ann for her passion in helping children with special needs, and Mr de Souza for pushing for policies against human trafficking.
The ward was previously contested by the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). The PAP team got 60.1 per cent of the votes. This coming elections, the SDP has announced that it will be contesting the constituency.
Said Mr Liang: “This is a team that is fully committed, passionate and able – it’s a dream team and I’m glad that we’re able to contest again."
