Channel NewsAsia: WP team for Ang Mo Kio GRC prepared to lose to PM Lee's team

SINGAPORE VOTES 2006


Yaw Shin Leong

Worker's Party's Yaw Shin Leong, who is leading the party's fight in Ang Mo Kio GRC, has said he and his team members are prepared to lose their battle against the People's Action Party team helmed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

He was speaking at a Workers' Party Rally on Saturday night.

"In some quarters, my team is considered as the 'dare to die' team. Let me make this clear. Life is sacred, life is precious and politics is serious. More importantly, my courageous team-mates and myself are mentally prepared to lose but that does not mean we are push-overs. It's because we have confidence in you, the people of Singapore," said Yaw Shin Leong, WP candidate for Ang Mo Kio GRC.

Meanwhile, PAP's candidate for Ang Mo Kio GRC Wee Siew Kim said PAP has delivered its promises and will continue to do so for the refurbishment of Ang Mo Kio town centre, if he is elected.

"The crown jewel of our estate renewal strategy is Ang Mo Kio Town Centre - the centrepiece of our entire town refreshment program. It will incorporate an air-conditioned bus interchange that is linked underground to the MRT station. By the first quarter of 2007, you will have a brand new mall in Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. Yes, again we have delivered on our promises, and no one else, and not the Workers' Party for sure, will deliver this," said Wee Siew Kim, PAP candidate for Ang Mo Kio GRC. - CNA /ls