GE2020: ‘We work as a team’: PAP’s Ang Wei Neng on going up against PSP’s Tan Cheng Bock in West Coast GRC

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SINGAPORE: The People’s Action Party (PAP) will “leverage on the strength” of all five candidates at the hotly contested West Coast GRC, said its ...

SINGAPORE: The People’s Action Party will “leverage on the strength” of all five candidates at the hotly contested West Coast GRC, said its candidate Ang Wei Neng on Friday .

Mr Ang was on a walkabout at Blk 964 Jurong West St 91, where he distributed flyers and spoke to residents at a coffee shop.The PAP team for West Coast GRC is led by Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran, along with Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee, Mr Ang, Ms Foo Mee Har and new face Ms Rachel Ong.

Speaking to the media in a doorstop interview, Mr Ang said: “We work as a team, not just as individuals.”He cited his teammate Mr Desmond Lee as an example of someone known for helping vulnerable families. “But for myself, what is important for me is what programmes can benefit the residents. My focus and my energy will be used to meet their needs,” said Mr Ang.“When I was in my previous ward, I visited my blocks three to four times,” he told the media in a doorstop interview.Even though he is a new face in West Coast GRC, Mr Ang said that Jurong GRC and the Nanyang ward are “close in proximity”, with similar needs.

“When I was at Jurong GRC, I added a lot of facilities such as covered walkways and renovating market areas.”“I’m confident to get the resources to renovate this place,” Mr Ang added.

 

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