New SDA Logo on its party shirts
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) unveiled its new party logo today. The green party shirt signifies a focus on environmental issues and youth, while the four circles signify the four races, a symbol of Singapore's multi-racial society. The circles are not inter-connected now to imply equality within the party. Mr Desmond Lim, the party chief, said, "Many people think Sec-Gen is a big shot, he’s just like an employee in the organisation. Nobody has control over each other".
Lim jokingly called himself the “sixteen-thousand-dollar man”. He said that he has about 80 to 100 supporters on his campaign trail to give out flyers to Punggol East residents and hang posters on the major roads. Most of these supporters are ‘O’ level students waiting for the release of their results. When asked about the young age of these supporters, Lim said that this is what SDA stands for. He wants Singaporeans to be involved in politics at a young age to understand more about the process, and he sees it as a sign that the party has new blood and stays relevant to young people.
When asked about how ready he is for this by-election, he said that he had a barbecue party last Friday at Rivervale to kickstart his campaign. About 60 residents and party supporters were there to mingle with him.
Lim talked plenty about local issues in the constituency. “Having more hawker centres is one of my proposal that I have presented in the last GE, and then after, the government has decided to re-construct hawker centres all over the island. But sad to say that Punggol East was not selected. And hence what I’m going to is to champion for them here.” Lim then touched on other local issues, including the road safety aspect of the vicinity, the availability of bus services and childcare centres.
When asked about his chances in the four-cornered fight and his confidence level of garnering enough votes to keep his deposit, he said, “This is the residents’ choice. When we offer ourselves, it’s just like a business. There’re A, B, C companies. If the residents like my product, you buy my product. If you don’t buy my products, my company still has to continue. “
On what makes him different from other opposition candidates, Lim said, “I have not been running away, I’m not fly-by-night, since 2005, my footprints are here. And despite the outcome during the last elections, I’m still here. […] I won’t run away like somebody, when some challenges appear, they run away and have disappearedLim said that the upcoming Budget should bring life to the current economy. He said that the government is the main cause of high rentals and operating costs. He also touched on the high prices of HDB flats and disagreed with their prices being pegged to market rates.
Lim began his campaign today at Block 116 at Rivervale Drive, and his main strategy for his campaign is to go door-to-door to touch the residents’ hearts.
The Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) unveiled its new party logo today. The green party shirt signifies a focus on environmental issues and youth, while the four circles signify the four races, a symbol of Singapore's multi-racial society. The circles are not inter-connected now to imply equality within the party. Mr Desmond Lim, the party chief, said, "Many people think Sec-Gen is a big shot, he’s just like an employee in the organisation. Nobody has control over each other".
Lim jokingly called himself the “sixteen-thousand-dollar man”. He said that he has about 80 to 100 supporters on his campaign trail to give out flyers to Punggol East residents and hang posters on the major roads. Most of these supporters are ‘O’ level students waiting for the release of their results. When asked about the young age of these supporters, Lim said that this is what SDA stands for. He wants Singaporeans to be involved in politics at a young age to understand more about the process, and he sees it as a sign that the party has new blood and stays relevant to young people.
When asked about how ready he is for this by-election, he said that he had a barbecue party last Friday at Rivervale to kickstart his campaign. About 60 residents and party supporters were there to mingle with him.
Lim talked plenty about local issues in the constituency. “Having more hawker centres is one of my proposal that I have presented in the last GE, and then after, the government has decided to re-construct hawker centres all over the island. But sad to say that Punggol East was not selected. And hence what I’m going to is to champion for them here.” Lim then touched on other local issues, including the road safety aspect of the vicinity, the availability of bus services and childcare centres.
When asked about his chances in the four-cornered fight and his confidence level of garnering enough votes to keep his deposit, he said, “This is the residents’ choice. When we offer ourselves, it’s just like a business. There’re A, B, C companies. If the residents like my product, you buy my product. If you don’t buy my products, my company still has to continue. “
On what makes him different from other opposition candidates, Lim said, “I have not been running away, I’m not fly-by-night, since 2005, my footprints are here. And despite the outcome during the last elections, I’m still here. […] I won’t run away like somebody, when some challenges appear, they run away and have disappearedLim said that the upcoming Budget should bring life to the current economy. He said that the government is the main cause of high rentals and operating costs. He also touched on the high prices of HDB flats and disagreed with their prices being pegged to market rates.
Lim began his campaign today at Block 116 at Rivervale Drive, and his main strategy for his campaign is to go door-to-door to touch the residents’ hearts.
