Lim Hwee Hua waylaid by heckler
By Leow Si Wan
ALJUNIED GRC MP Lim Hwee Hua was at the launch of a scheme to maintain prices at Chomp Chomp food centre in Serangoon Garden yesterday when she encountered a heckler.
The 45-year-old man, who wanted to be known only as Mr Hum and who said he was a former Serangoon resident and civil servant, accused her of making her rounds only during the election period.
Mrs Lim, who is Second Minister for Finance and Transport, was walking around the food centre to present labels to 33 food stall owners who have agreed not to raise prices for six months in appreciation of their patrons' support.
This is the third cluster of food stalls in the Serangoon area to join the scheme by the Retail Price Watch Group to help ease the pressure of rising costs.
Earlier this year, the Serangoon Garden Market and Food Centre and stalls in Serangoon North had made the same pledge. Speaking to reporters later, Mrs Lim said she was 'very glad the operators have joined the scheme'.
On the heckler's remarks, she said she makes routine visits and covers about 150 HDB units or 100 private households once every two to three weeks.
She was last at Chomp Chomp for the New Year countdown.
When asked how confident she felt about contesting against the Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC this coming election, Mrs Lim said she is 'looking forward to a contest' so residents can have a choice. 'We had a good five years working with them, developing the programmes that we have indicated earlier on, so we would very much like to continue the next five years with them,' she said.
By Leow Si Wan
ALJUNIED GRC MP Lim Hwee Hua was at the launch of a scheme to maintain prices at Chomp Chomp food centre in Serangoon Garden yesterday when she encountered a heckler.
The 45-year-old man, who wanted to be known only as Mr Hum and who said he was a former Serangoon resident and civil servant, accused her of making her rounds only during the election period.
Mrs Lim, who is Second Minister for Finance and Transport, was walking around the food centre to present labels to 33 food stall owners who have agreed not to raise prices for six months in appreciation of their patrons' support.
This is the third cluster of food stalls in the Serangoon area to join the scheme by the Retail Price Watch Group to help ease the pressure of rising costs.
Earlier this year, the Serangoon Garden Market and Food Centre and stalls in Serangoon North had made the same pledge. Speaking to reporters later, Mrs Lim said she was 'very glad the operators have joined the scheme'.
On the heckler's remarks, she said she makes routine visits and covers about 150 HDB units or 100 private households once every two to three weeks.
She was last at Chomp Chomp for the New Year countdown.
When asked how confident she felt about contesting against the Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC this coming election, Mrs Lim said she is 'looking forward to a contest' so residents can have a choice. 'We had a good five years working with them, developing the programmes that we have indicated earlier on, so we would very much like to continue the next five years with them,' she said.
