Just days into his first week as Hougang's new MP, Mr Png Eng Huat has already hit the ground running. Apart from going round the ward, he has also started visiting homes and even attended a wake.
And on Wednesday night, the 50-year-old held his first Meet-the-People Session, which drew a large crowd of residents, many of whom turned up just to get a glimpse of their newly elected MP.
The Workers' Party (WP) MP has also set a long list of tasks for himself, including representing the two opposition-held constituencies in an ongoing government review of bus services. WP chairman Sylvia Lim told The Straits Times on Wednesday that Mr Png will be lobbying for better bus services for Hougang and Aljunied GRC under a programme to roll out new buses and bus routes across Singapore over the next five years.
Another of Mr Png's priorities is to re-form the WP's grassroots arm in Hougang. Called the Hougang Constituency Committee, it was suspended after then-MP Yaw Shin Leong was expelled in February. Mr Png had been put in charge of the committee then, but he will now have to reappoint committee members and office-holders. He told reporters that he plans to finish doing this by next week.
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And on Wednesday night, the 50-year-old held his first Meet-the-People Session, which drew a large crowd of residents, many of whom turned up just to get a glimpse of their newly elected MP.
The Workers' Party (WP) MP has also set a long list of tasks for himself, including representing the two opposition-held constituencies in an ongoing government review of bus services. WP chairman Sylvia Lim told The Straits Times on Wednesday that Mr Png will be lobbying for better bus services for Hougang and Aljunied GRC under a programme to roll out new buses and bus routes across Singapore over the next five years.
Another of Mr Png's priorities is to re-form the WP's grassroots arm in Hougang. Called the Hougang Constituency Committee, it was suspended after then-MP Yaw Shin Leong was expelled in February. Mr Png had been put in charge of the committee then, but he will now have to reappoint committee members and office-holders. He told reporters that he plans to finish doing this by next week.
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