SINGAPORE - Singapore Democratic Party leaders Paul Tambyah and Chee Soon Juan said it was time for the election campaign to move on from the 10 million population dispute - but not before accusing the PAP of"desperation" and asserting again that their party had come out on top.
"We want to have a fair campaign, have people look at the different visions for how we want to see Singapore in a post-Covid era." On Saturday, Dr Chee said the PAP was"beating a dead horse" by having continued to raise the issue. He told reporters at a coffee shop in Bukit Batok after a walkabout:"We said what we wanted to say. Job done, mission accomplished.
The SDP maintains that the 10 million figure was from a Straits Times report on remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat at a dialogue with Nanyang Technological University students in March last year. Mr Heng had cited Mr Liu in his response to a question on the Government's 2013 Population White Paper. However, he had stressed that the number goes beyond how densely populated Singapore would be. The social space is as important, he said, adding that openness and understanding is important.
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