Lee Calls On Hougang Voters To Make A Fresh Start

SINGAPORE, May 25 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged Hougang voters to make a fresh start by voting for People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Desmond Choo, who will work with the government to improve their lives. He said: "Hougang has been an opposition ward for 20 years. Low Thia Khiang left Hougang to contest in Aljunied GRC last year, and put Yaw Shin Leong in charge. "A year later, the seat is unexpectedly vacant. Now, the people of Hougang have a chance to make a fresh start, to vote in a PAP candidate who will work with the government to improve their lives. I hope Hougang voters seize this chance." Local television Channel News Asia (CNA) quoted Lee as saying, this was an e-mailed reply to questions from the media on Thursday. Lee also said that while he fully understood the desire for alternate voices in Parliament, "the quality of the voices counts, and not just the quantity". "I hope when Hougang voters go to the polls on Saturday, they will assess both Desmond Choo and Png Eng Huat on that basis, and choose the one they consider more able to represent and look after them," he said. On Saturday, the polling stations will open from 8am to 8pm. -- BERNAMA