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  • Kahar Hassan Pulled Out Of Kaki Bukit, May Be Redeployed

    Kahar Hassan Pulled Out Of Kaki Bukit, May Be Redeployed

    Dear Friends & Residents of Kaki Bukit,

    It is with a heavy heart that I have to bid you farewell as today will be my last day in Kaki Bukit. The Party leaders have made the decision last Saturday, for me to step down as Chairman of PAP Kaki Bukit Branch.

    I am indeed blessed to have so many residents who appreciated my presence and efforts in Kaki Bukit for the past 16 months. You have showered me with so much warmth, love (and hugs!), I feel like you are family to me now. It is you, who have given me a rare and memorable experience to this tight-knitted Kampung Spirit of Kaki Bukit!

    In addition, I would also like to thank our grassroots leaders and community organisations for their kind support these past months. It has been enriching working alongside all of you.

    I will also miss all my Kaki Bukit PCF principals and teachers who have displayed such deep dedication and passion for the children under their care. Children of PCF Kaki Bukit, I know I have promised you that I will see you at the Sports Day and your Graduation Concert, but it looks like I can no longer fulfill that promise anymore. I hope that you can continue to grow up healthy and strong, and one day achieve all the dreams that you have shared with me.

    Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my team of dedicated Branch activists who have spent so much time with me in helping the residents here. Without you, my efforts would be limited. I was a lone stranger when I came into our PAP Branch on the first day. It is very sad to have to leave you after forging such tight camaraderie.

    To everyone in Kaki Bukit, thank you for the great memories!!

    I will miss you!

    May our paths cross again in future.

     

    Source: Kahar Hassan

  • Potential New PAP Candidates Present At People’s Association Event

    Potential New PAP Candidates Present At People’s Association Event

    SINGAPORE: A People’s Association event celebrating senior citizens in the Aljunied Cluster, comprising Aljunied GRC and Hougang SMC, was held on Saturday (Nov 15) evening.

    Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob graced the event, alongside former PAP leaders Lim Boon Heng and Zainul Abidin Rasheed.

    News faces touted as potential PAP candidates for Aljunied and Hougang were also present.

    They include:

    • Banker Chua Eng Leong, who is chairman of Eunos PAP branch
    • K Muralidharan Pillai in Paya Lebar; he is a lawyer by profession
    • Chan Hui Yuh in Serangoon, who works in a family business
    • Victor Lye in Bedok Reservoir-Punggol
    • Kahar Hassan, who took over the Kaki Bukit branch chairmanship from Ong Ye Kung
    • Lee Hong Chuang, who took over as chairman of the Hougang branch, replacing Desmond Choo

    Former PAP Chairman Mr Lim said it is still early to say if the new faces will be fielded as candidates as this depends on how they can work the ground. He said two key factors the party is looking out for are the ability to understand people and resolving problems.

    “Any lesson that I would learn from the past or the trend in the past few elections is that people want to have representatives in Parliament who are close to them. In terms of ability, of course it’s good if a person can make it beyond an MP to become an office holder,” said Mr Lim. “But what is more important to residents is: ‘Is he close to me, does he understand me? Can he effectively bring my issues before the government and get those issues redressed?’”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com