Low Thia Khiang on handover of Aljunied Town Council

[Rakyat]

By Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 25 May 2011 2203 hrs
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SINGAPORE : Workers' Party secretary-general, Low Thia Khiang, has said it may be one or two months before the handover of Aljunied Town Council is completed.

Mr Low was speaking at the start of his first meet-the-people session at his division of Bedok Reservoir-Punggol of the Aljunied GRC.

It is his first in a new constituency, after 20 years as MP of Hougang, and he promised to do his best for the residents.

When Mr Low arrived just after 7.30pm on Wednesday, a large crowd had already gathered - some just there to say hello.

The Workers' Party will merge Aljunied and Hougang town councils, and the new entity will be chaired by party chairman Sylvia Lim.

Mr Low said existing staff will have priority if they wish to stay on, but the town council will also be hiring new staff.

He added that he will work with grassroots organisations (GROs) under the People's Association.

Mr Low said: "I've worked with the GROs in Hougang, so whoever will be the advisor, whether it's an ex-MP or potential MP, I have no issues. As long as they're prepared to work for the benefit of residents, I'm prepared to work (with them)."

The new town councils will be gazetted on Friday, but Mr Low said it will be one or two months before the Workers' Party MPs can take over the operations of Aljunied Town Council.

Some of the outstanding issues include completing an audit of accounts, as well as sorting out contracts with existing vendors.

- CNA/al

 

[Robert Half]

工人党，你们是新加坡人的骄傲。

 

[Confuseous]

工人党，你们是新加坡人的骄傲。

Totally agree. His tonality, his choice of words, are indicative of true statemenship, most unlike the crass statements coming out of the PAP where it is always a simple case of "self before party and party before country."

Thanks again, for the foresight of the people of Hougang and Aljunied.

 

[myfoot123]

Can tell his use of words came from his heart. Unlike PAP who said things out of saying for wayang purposes only.

 

[davetan3]

ehh, what you expect him to say that he cannot work with GRO ? that will be political suicide.
For both PAP and opposition, we should ask ourselves why they say this? Is there another point of view that is politically suicidal to say?
I am a cynic. Ask any Army General in the world in publlc, if their army can defend the country, the answer is always yes. In private, they may offer an different opinion.

IMHO, only LKY says his mind in public.

 

[cooleo]

>>He added that he will work with grassroots organisations (GROs) under the People's Association.<<

GROs = Guest Relations Officers aka ktv sex slaves of PAP

 

[karmabear]

Er... I don't think LKY speaks his mind when he spoke about Malays. Understand his view on them is very poor and he always felt that he could do more if not for the fact that he is surrounded by a whole sea of them.

 

[lianbeng]

>>He added that he will work with grassroots organisations (GROs) under the People's Association.<<

lianbeng cannot understand why he needs 2-3 months to fully take over from PAP - so slow n inefficient. thot his party full of workers? or just loudspeakers?

 

[hillary888]

The first thing WP should take over from the PAP town council are the keys access to all the water tanks.

 

[commoner]

one of the key handovers is money,,,, sinking fund and such,,,,, with the boundaries changes, the assets of the previous town councils how to apportionate etc etc,,,, PAP has made it complicated,,,,,,, existing contracts and such,,,,

 

[Rogue Trader]

lianbeng cannot understand why he needs 2-3 months to fully take over from PAP - so slow n inefficient. thot his party full of workers? or just loudspeakers?

lianbeing is obviously an idiot and should shut the fuck up.

 

[streetsmart73]

lianbeng cannot understand why he needs 2-3 months to fully take over from PAP - so slow n inefficient. thot his party full of workers? or just loudspeakers?

hi there


1. bro, honest there are much more than just handing-over of keys and things.
2. review and tracking of past and current records and transactions.
3. what he is doing is perfectly correct ensuring error-free to take over.
4. why should wp answer for something "committed" before?
5. thorough is betterer speed leh!

 

[Unrepented]

lianbeng cannot understand why he needs 2-3 months to fully take over from PAP - so slow n inefficient. thot his party full of workers? or just loudspeakers?

Due diligence has to be performed for the take over.

Maybe lianbeng can try to understand this;

One pregnant woman takes nine months of conception for one baby.

Using nine woman for the same task, the period of conception will still be nine months and cannot be reduced to one month.

Unrepented says lianbeng got pea brain.

 

[lianbeng]

Due diligence has to be performed for the take over.

Maybe lianbeng can try to understand this;

One pregnant woman takes nine months of conception for one baby.

Using nine woman for the same task, the period of conception will still be nine months and cannot be reduced to one month.

Unrepented says lianbeng got pea brain.

pea-brain lianbeng tells no-brain unrepented that 9 months conception may just die a natural death inside prematurely.

 

[lianbeng]

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