Plans to go ahead even if PAP loses: George
Yeo
ST 30 April 2011
THE People's Action Party's (PAP) team leader in the hotly
contested Aljunied GRC has assured residents there that programmes
such as the extension of the North East MRT Line would carry on
regardless of whether the team was re-elected.
Other plans such as lift upgrading for housing estates that had
already been announced would also go ahead, added Mr George Yeo,
who leads a five-man team contesting the GRC against a Workers'
Party 'A' team that includes its chief Low Thia Khiang, Ms Sylvia
Lim and Mr Chen Show Mao.
But beyond this, voters would have to make a choice between the
PAP's plans and those of the opposition, he said on Friday.
Mr Yeo, who is the Foreign Minister, was responding to comments
made earlier in the day by the WP leader Low, who had called on the
PAP team to say whether it would still implement its manifesto in
Aljunied even if it lost the GRC, so that voters could make a
choice ahead of the May 7 polls.
Speaking to reporters on Friday night, Mr Yeo said that, such
programmes aside, much depended on how local officials tackled
issues on the ground.
'Take the NE line. There will be four stations serving residents
in Aljunied GRC. How these stations are linked to various shopping
areas and housing estates will be activities undertaken by local
town councils and national agencies.'
He also cited another example of when local officials worked
with the National Environment Agency earlier this year to eradicate
an insect infestation in an estate in Bedok Reservoir: 'So we have
a track record that people are aware of, from which we hope to have
gained their trust.'
Mr Low had said that voting for the opposition did not mean
having to make a choice between issues such as estate upgrading and
a desire for greater checks on the ruling party's power in
Parliament.
In response, Mr Yeo repeated his attack on the WP for lacking
specific local plans for Aljunied.
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George Yeo is gentleman to say this
It's like telling your wife - i will go ahead to give $$$ even
if I lose u to another man!
I respect him, so I hope Aljunini resdients will vote for him so
that they can have MORE GOOD YEARS
