Bukit Batok MP David Ong has announced his resignation citing “personal reasons”, according to a press statement from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Saturday (Mar 12).
In the meantime, Mr Desmond Lee, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs and National Development and MP for Jurong GRC, will take care of Bukit Batok residents, said PM Lee Hsien Loong.
A by-election will be held in Bukit Batok SMC in due course, he added.
Below are the statements reproduced in full:
Source: www.channelnewsasia.com
