On the final day of hustings on Wednesday, all three presidential candidates and their teams were out and about, trying to get their messages across to as many voters as possible. Mr Ng Kok Song, 75, was
No one – candidates and voters – is allowed to publish, repost or share election advertising or canvass for votes, visit homes or conduct walkabouts. Existing ads can remain up. Voters also cannot wear badges or symbols linked to the candidates.Apart from catching the candidates on their public walkabouts on Wednesday, voters also tuned in to the second presidential candidate broadcasts, which were aired in the evening across 19 television channels and radio stations.
Presidential candidate Tan Kin Lian greeting residents during a walkabout in Hougang Central on Wednesday.He also apologised to those who had found any of what he had said in the past “upsetting or inappropriate”.which he said was the effort of a “smear campaign”, adding that nobody had expressed discomfort in the 10 years that he had been putting up such posts.
He had wanted to serve actively on the ground and have a direct hand in shaping policies for a fairer and more inclusive society. Mr Tharman added that if elected president, he would mobilise support for ground-up initiatives to uplift every group with a disadvantage, those facing challenges in mental well-being, and those who need a second or third chance.Mr Ng, who is former investment chief of GIC,and that he was the only non-partisan candidate.
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