National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng has begun visiting homes in Fernvale, raising speculation that he is set to contest in Jalan Kayu SMC, Lianhe Zaobao reported on Monday (March 24). Fernvale is part of the new Jalan Kayu SMC, carved out from Ang Mo Kio GRC. Ng and more than 10 volunteers visited two HDB blocks...
The People's Action Party's Ng Chee Meng conducted house visits in the Fernvale area last Sunday .National Trades Union Congress Secretary-General Ng Chee Meng has begun visiting homes in Fernvale, raising speculation that he is set to contest in Jalan Kayu SMC, Lianhe Zaobao reported on Monday Ng and more than 10 volunteers visited two HDB blocks in Jalan Kayu on last Sunday , according to Zaobao.
Among the Fernvale residents that AsiaOne spoke to on Tuesday , most were not aware of the boundary changes or Ng's recent presence in the region. "If he thinks that he can contribute greatly, and he plans to do for this constituency, then why not? That's the most important," Tan added.Jackie Wong, a resident of High Park Residences condominium, told AsiaOne that he wasn't aware of Ng's visit to the area.contest for the seat, but he wasn't looking forward to it.
But another resident, Johnson Tong, said that although he didn't know about Ng's house visits because he was overseas, he feels that would be a sign that he might be trying to contest for the seat. She explained that the PAP tends to "field the incumbents that covered the pre-existing ward or where the ward now constitutes the majority of that new SMC".
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