Serious PAP Dr Chia Shi Lu Braves Untold Covid Dangers To Encourage Disheartened Hawkers In Tanjong Pagar! Majulah PAP!
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Maybe should just vote Oppo to punish the PAP for doing such a poor job controlling the virus outbreak
Let do it and we see what police will do anything, since no more warning
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/mp-chia-shi-lu-responds-to-criticism-of-sunday-walkabout
People's Action Party (PAP) MP Chia Shi-Lu is facing a barrage of criticism after he was spotted on Sunday distributing masks to hawkers at Alexandra Village Food Centre with a potential candidate for the upcoming general election.
A picture accompanying a report in the Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao on Sunday showed the Tanjong Pagar GRC MP giving out masks, accompanied by Colonel Eric Chua, director of the SGSecure Programme Office.
Col Chua, 40, is a grassroots leader active in the GRC. He chairs the Cairnhill Community Club management committee, and is seen as a potential PAP candidate.
Pictures of the two men wearing masks while speaking to hawkers had led some to question why Dr Chia was meeting his constituents with a potential candidate, when many other activities such as Meet-the-People Sessions have been suspended because of Covid-19.
Former Workers' Party (WP) non-constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong shared the Wanbao report on Facebook and said he hoped leaders from the ruling party could set a "good example" in the fight against the coronavirus, noting that the WP had suspended outreach activities.
Responding to the criticism yesterday, Dr Chia told The Straits Times he was at the hawker centre at about 10am on Sunday to encourage hawkers to wear masks, and the group accompanying him was kept small - fewer than five.
The hawker centre was quite deserted and the group did not interact with customers, he said.
"We were not doing a walkabout, we were there to tell people to wear masks when serving and please wear masks, it was more an education thing."
As for Col Chua, Dr Chia said he was "not there to campaign", noting that the former was an active volunteer in the GRC.
"He's been helping out in quite a few areas, in fact he's been helping with some of our food distribution programmes," Dr Chia added.
People's Action Party (PAP) MP Chia Shi-Lu is facing a barrage of criticism after he was spotted on Sunday distributing masks to hawkers at Alexandra Village Food Centre with a potential candidate for the upcoming general election.
A picture accompanying a report in the Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao on Sunday showed the Tanjong Pagar GRC MP giving out masks, accompanied by Colonel Eric Chua, director of the SGSecure Programme Office.
Col Chua, 40, is a grassroots leader active in the GRC. He chairs the Cairnhill Community Club management committee, and is seen as a potential PAP candidate.
Pictures of the two men wearing masks while speaking to hawkers had led some to question why Dr Chia was meeting his constituents with a potential candidate, when many other activities such as Meet-the-People Sessions have been suspended because of Covid-19.
Former Workers' Party (WP) non-constituency MP Yee Jenn Jong shared the Wanbao report on Facebook and said he hoped leaders from the ruling party could set a "good example" in the fight against the coronavirus, noting that the WP had suspended outreach activities.
Responding to the criticism yesterday, Dr Chia told The Straits Times he was at the hawker centre at about 10am on Sunday to encourage hawkers to wear masks, and the group accompanying him was kept small - fewer than five.
The hawker centre was quite deserted and the group did not interact with customers, he said.
"We were not doing a walkabout, we were there to tell people to wear masks when serving and please wear masks, it was more an education thing."
As for Col Chua, Dr Chia said he was "not there to campaign", noting that the former was an active volunteer in the GRC.
"He's been helping out in quite a few areas, in fact he's been helping with some of our food distribution programmes," Dr Chia added.
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Such sacrifice. He is willing to risk his own health to take care of citizens while the WP has gone into hiding.
This most certainly shows a stark contrast between the courage of the PAP vs the WP wimps.
This most certainly shows a stark contrast between the courage of the PAP vs the WP wimps.
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I thought ppl should not be around unless they are essential company workers? Or buying lunch?
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PAP is essential to Singapore.
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https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/no-need-wear-masks-unless-ill-dr-chia-shi-lu-chairman-gpc-health
Dr Chia Shi-Lu, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health, told The New Paper yesterday that surgical masks should be used by people who are ill, and is not necessary for those who are healthy.
Dr Chia said: "Viruses are passed most commonly through contact, such as when someone touches a contaminated door handle and then touches their face. The transmission is often not directly airborne."
Dr Chia Shi-Lu, chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health, told The New Paper yesterday that surgical masks should be used by people who are ill, and is not necessary for those who are healthy.
Dr Chia said: "Viruses are passed most commonly through contact, such as when someone touches a contaminated door handle and then touches their face. The transmission is often not directly airborne."
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