Ensure PAP remains the party of choice to be in Government: Lim Boon Heng
By May Wong, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : The Chairman of the People's Action Party, Mr Lim Boon Heng, has called on its members to ensure that PAP remains the party of choice to be in Government.
He said the PAP would soon be called again to win the mandate of the people, and all members must be ready to enter into the contest.
Mr Lim was speaking at the Presentation of Party Awards at Kallang Theatre on Saturday.
The next general election has to be held by June 2007.
At the award ceremony, Mr Lim also commended several staunch PAP members.
One of them was former Political Secretary for Home Affairs Ministry and MP for Hong Kah GRC, the late Harun Ghani, who had worked tirelessly to tackle drug problems in Singapore.
Mr Lim said: "Our Party has had dedicated Members of Parliament who have worked hard on the ground, keeping in touch with the concerns of the people, reflecting their views both in Parliament and outside Parliament, and solving their problems.
"Our MPs are a crucial link between the people and the Ministers. Their feedback ensures that Government correctly feels the pulse of the nation and devise the right policies."
Mr Lim also cited two other factors that have kept the PAP in government for 45 years.
He said the Party was founded by able people who have built a system of leadership succession.
And Party members have supported the MPs and worked with grassroots organisations to identify and solve issues of concern to Singaporeans. - CNA/de
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