GE2020: DPM Heng in East Coast line-up based on potentially 'important' contest, says PM Lee

SINGAPORE: The People's Action Party has deployed Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in East Coast GRC based on where its best and"most important" contests could be, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told reporters on Tuesday .

After PAP announced its first group of potential new candidates last Wednesday, Mr Heng, the party's first assistant secretary-general, was spotted greeting residents in East Coast. "The opposition is making the most of that; they're well-organised and prepared, and will not roll over, or go away."The PAP's team in East Coast GRC comprises Mr Heng; Maliki Osman and Jessica Tan, both of whom contested the 2015 General Election; new candidate Tan Kiat How, who replaces the retiring Lee Yi Shyan; and former Fenghsan Member of Parliament Cheryl Chan, whose Fengshan ward has been re-absorbed into East Coast.

But Mr Lee said the PAP did not reveal its East Coast line-up before Nomination Day - the party did so for a few constituencies - as a strategic decision. When asked if it was risky to deploy the deputy prime minister in a potentially fierce battle, Mr Lee said"in an election you fight to win, but you are never absolutely certain that you would win".

Mr Heng also praised his team in Tampines, especially Environment and Water Resources Minister Masagos Zulkifli, and said he trusts them to take over after they've proved that they can deliver.Moving on to Mr Desmond Lee's move to West Coast GRC, which will now have two ministers after the PAP again fielded Communications and Information Minister S Iswaran there, Mr Lee said it was"not a totally surprising thing".

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