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Chan said issues closest to the heart of Singaporeans are jobs, wages, and prices.
Amber Tay
April 27, 2025, 01:36 PM
"Vote for people who will get things done for [Singaporeans], and not people who will ask other people to get things done for them," said Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing during a media doorstop at Block 85 Redhill Lane on Apr. 27.
MPs who want to represent Singaporean residents must not only take care of residents in the local community, but also represent their residents at the national level and Singaporeans at the international level, he added.
Team of 7 walkabout
The People's Action Party (PAP) anchor minister for Tanjong Pagar GRC was doing a walkabout with his "team of seven", consisting of Rachel Ong, Joan Pereira, Alvin Tan, and new face Foo Cexiang, as well as PAP's candidates for Queenstown SMC and Radin Mas SMCs, Eric Chua and Melvin Yong respectively.
Chua and Yong also took time to share the initiatives they have done over the years to support hawkers, seniors, and low-income families.
This included the "It's On Me" programme in Redhill Food Centre, which launched in 2021 and has continued till today, and raising S$48,000 worth of food donations to support food charities in Queenstown.
Jobs, wages, and prices are issues closest to the hearts of Singaporean residents: Chan Chun Sing
When asked byMothership what issues he wished to see being brought up during the live roundtable tonight (Apr. 27), Chan believes the issues closest to the hearts of Singaporean residents are jobs, wages, and prices, and would be what Singaporeans would want to know about how each candidate and each party will propose to solve them.
He also said that voters should question how the proposals that political parties suggest will be paid for:
"Is it going to be paid for by drawing on the reserves? Is it going to be paid for by increasing taxes?
Is it going to be paid for because we are suggesting that we borrow money and have our children of subsequent generations pay for it?"
Proposals and policies should help Singaporeans get good jobs to address cost-of-living concerns
Chan said that proposals should also be scrutinised on how they may help companies in Singapore make more money, which in turn allows Singaporean workers to have better wages and welfare.
"The best way to take care of our workers and residents is for them to have a good job and for the income to keep growing, and that is the best way to counter any cost-of-living concerns," Chan said.
He elaborated that while the government would still help the needy by re-distributing the fruits of growth, the PAP wants every worker to have the dignity, confidence and pride of having a good job, and with a growing wage.
Another question Chan urged voters to ask is how Singapore can compose a team that will best represent the country and give it the best and strongest negotiating position.
The English live roundtable will be held tonight at 8 pm on mewatch and melisten, as well as on CNA and CNA938.
Five political parties—PAP, Workers' Party, Red Dot United, People's Alliance for Reform, and Progress Singapore Party—will take part in the debate.
"Our focus is always on the residents": Yong
When asked about his thoughts on the three-cornered fight in Radin Mas SMC, against PAR's Kumar Appavoo and independent candidate Daryl Lo, Yong said that the party's focus is always on the residents and that they've continued to reach out to Singaporeans even before the election.
Yong said he and his activists continue to serve Radin Mas SMC even as he runs to be re-elected this season.
"We hope that the residents can give us their support so that we can continue to have the chance to serve them," he remarked.
Top image via Mothership
