I participated in NUSPA’s Top Guns Forum as one of the panelists, together with representatives from PAP, WP and SDP: Mr Alvin Tan, A/P Jamus Lim and Mr Bryan Lim. Below is the short opening speech that I shared: ====== First of all, I would like to thank the organisers for inviting me to this […]
Mr Speaker, It was announced that the grant for resale HDB flats will be increased in order to make resale flats more affordable for first timers. This is exactly the price spiral I spoke about during the debate on public housing 2 weeks ago. The resale grant will push up demand for resale flats and […]
Mr Speaker, We are all familiar with the low total fertility rate (TFR) in Singapore. As Minister Indranee shared with us on 4 Oct 2022 in response to my Parliamentary Question, many couples continue to aspire to have their own home before they start a family. The affordability and accessibility of HDB flats therefore play […]
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Oct
Oct
Mr Speaker, The bill permits the Comptroller to disclose information with consent to public officers and private individuals engaged by the Government to assist public officers.These private individuals have to execute a declaration of secrecy and commits an offence if they were to disclose such information received. Can the Minister tell us what is the […]
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Sep
Sep
On 12 Sep 2022, Minister for Manpower Tan See Leng gave a Ministerial Statement explaining the need for ONE pass. I had filed a parliamentary question to ask why the spouses of ONE pass holders need only a letter of consent (LOC) to work in Singapore, without having to meet the criteria we have put […]
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Aug
Aug
Celebrating the launch of The Palm Newsletter with residents in West Coast yesterday! It was heartening to see the warm response on the ground and I can’t wait to share more about our upcoming activities in the coming weeks!
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Jul
Jul
Yesterday’s D2D session, this time at Telok Blangah! Thank you to all volunteers who spend your weekends reaching out to residents – your hard work and dedication don’t go unnoticed!
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Jun
Jun
We work hard and we play hard! After many weekends of door to door activities, we finally got a chance to have a small BBQ at West Coast Park with the rest of the Progress Singapore Party members. Thanks to the organizing committee for arranging a much needed bonding time! It was good to see […]
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Jun
Jun
Together with Progress Singapore Party‘s Secretary General Francis Yuen Kin Pheng and my fellow NCMP Leong Mun Wai 梁文辉 we visited Nanyang Constituency last weekend. Definitely appreciated the warm welcome from residents and it was great to be invited into their homes to meet their family and pets!
Progress Singapore Party welcomes the move to introduce workplace fairness legislation to offer protection against discrimination and harassment. In my speech yesterday, I cover three main points: 1) It is important to have equal maternity and paternity leave by default with flexibility for couples to reallocate between themselves and give incentives to employers to provide […]