From The Satay
Club
http://satayclub.net/2011/04/andrewkuan_i_will_do_what_is_right/
Former Group Chief Financial Officer of JTC Corporation Andrew
Kuan says he will do “what is right and appropriate” if he is
elected into Parliament, adding that he will be not have to toe the
line of any political party and will thus be able to reflect his
honest views.
Mr Kuan is expected to stand as an independent candidate in the
single-member ward of Joo Chiat, where he grew up.
“If elected, I will be an independent MP with independent
views,” said Mr Kuan in an interview with The Satay Club. “I will
not be constrained by any party ideology or party whip. Therefore,
I will stand up and speak out in favour of whatever is beneficial
to the residents of Joo Chiat, as well as in the national interests
of Singapore.”
Mr Kuan says that he wants to place his focus on the municipal
issues affecting Joo Chiat, such as “parking, mosquito problems,
drainage matters” as well as “seeking better ways to meet the needs
of elderly residents”.
He says that residents of private homes in Joo Chiat should
receive “fair and equitable treatment” from the PUB, as they are
not receiving the same subsidies as HDB flat-dwellers at the
moment.
“Many Joo Chiat residents are retirees and have been living here
for decades. They deserve to get the same subsidies,” said Mr
Kuan.
On the topic of the public furore that surrounded his bid to
stand as a candidate in the Presidential Election in 2005, Mr Kuan
says that he was the victim of “allegations of no sense”.
During the lead-up to the election, former JTC chairmen Lim Neo
Chian and Chong Lit Cheong, as well as board member Ben Kwek, said
that Mr Kuan had performed poorly in his role as Group CFO. Mr Kuan
says that he attempted to rebut these allegations by making
available his Annual Performance Appraisal, in which he was said to
have “exceeded expectations” by Mr Chong, the Reporting Officer,
himself.
Mr Kuan also says he received a pay increment and a bonus in the
same year, and so he could not possibly have performed as poorly as
his accusers allege.
He declined to suggest any reasons as to why they might have
made the said allegations, choosing instead to focus on stating
that the allegations themselves had “no sense”.
Mr Kuan was eventually deemed to be ineligible to contest the
Presidential Election, resulting in incumbent S R Nathan getting a
walkover.
Turning his attentions to the contest in Joo Chiat in the
upcoming General Election, Mr Kuan says that his election manifesto
can be summed up using the acronym CARE – standing for “Clearer
Accountability, Responsibility and Equality for a better Joo
Chiat”.
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Andrew also posted comments on the post, saying he has done '25
walkabouts' in Joo Chiat.
Should he stand as a candidate there or give way like Chia Ti
Lik?
I think he has no chance of winning.. no independent have ever
won before