Lim Hwee Hua & Cynthia Phua to step down
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SINGAPORE: Former PAP MPs for Aljunied GRC Mrs Lim Hwee Hua and Mdm Cynthia Phua will step down as grassroots advisers to Aljunied grassroots organisations on 30 April.
The People's Association has appointed veteran grassroots leaders Mrs Daisie Yip and Professor Brian Lee as grassroots advisers for Serangoon and Paya Lebar with effect from 1 May.
62-year-old Mrs Yip has served the community for the past 28 years,
The former educator, who retired as a school superintendent this year, after 40 years of service, had served Serangoon residents as a member of various grassroots organisations including the Citizens' Consultative Committee, Community Centre/Club Management Committee and Women's Executive Committee. She had also served on the North East Community Development Council from 2006 to 2011.
71-year-old Professor Lee has been active in grassroots work for the past 37 years.
He started as a member of the Pasir Panjang Citizens' Consultative Committee in 1975 and went on to hold leadership positions in Moulmein Citizens' Consultative Committee and Inter-Racial Confidence Circle.
He also served on the Central Singapore CDC from 1997 to 2006.
The engineer was Singapore's non-resident ambassador to Oman, Kuwait and Kenya from 1996 to 2007.
The People's Association thanked Mrs Lim and Mdm Phua for playing a key role in leading and guiding the grassroots organisations in serving and meeting the needs of residents and explaining government policies.
Mrs Lim said: "I am extremely grateful to both the grassroots leaders and residents for their support, co-operation and active participation in matters that affect their social lives, community bonding and physical environment."
Mdm Phua said: "I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to serve the residents for the last 10 years. I would like to thank my grassroots, community and religious leaders for their staunch support."
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Step down then step down lor...it also does not make a difference...
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is this to sarpok the re-employment act?
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Difference or not it depend : http://www.asiaone.com/News/The+New+Paper/Story/A1Story20090507-139990.html
Anyway I think the REAL loss of an lady MP that step down is Ms Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (符喜泉). I used to live around Jurong area and those citizen living there would agreed that she is really an outstanding and cared for her resident MP.Can you imagine that she served for Jurong for about an decade before she is appointed as an Mayor ! Still she is one of the ladies that deserved respect and recognition in Singapore.Just too bad that she have been step down and nobody can replaced her selfless spirit and her uniqueness ...
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a change of feng shui...
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I know Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (Holland Bt Timah for 2 terms) and I have never had the impression she is caring. Btw, she is *extremely* rich.
I've been to her rally and in my own opinion, she does not talk sense. After reading this account of her, I feel I might have underestimated her.
http://theonlinecitizen.com/2011/03/dr-lily-neo-%E2%80%93-a-rare-pap-breed/
If you are interested to watch, her rally is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03YFx4Gp7lU
That said, she has done a smart thing in politics. Make powerful friends, refuse a full ministerial seat, retire quietly, keep mouth closed, stay out of the public eye, nobody curse her...
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Originally posted by QX179R:
SINGAPORE: Former PAP MPs for Aljunied GRC Mrs Lim Hwee Hua and Mdm Cynthia Phua will step down as grassroots advisers to Aljunied grassroots organisations on 30 April.
The People's Association has appointed veteran grassroots leaders Mrs Daisie Yip and Professor Brian Lee as grassroots advisers for Serangoon and Paya Lebar with effect from 1 May.
62-year-old Mrs Yip has served the community for the past 28 years,
The former educator, who retired as a school superintendent this year, after 40 years of service, had served Serangoon residents as a member of various grassroots organisations including the Citizens' Consultative Committee, Community Centre/Club Management Committee and Women's Executive Committee. She had also served on the North East Community Development Council from 2006 to 2011.
71-year-old Professor Lee has been active in grassroots work for the past 37 years.
He started as a member of the Pasir Panjang Citizens' Consultative Committee in 1975 and went on to hold leadership positions in Moulmein Citizens' Consultative Committee and Inter-Racial Confidence Circle.
He also served on the Central Singapore CDC from 1997 to 2006.
The engineer was Singapore's non-resident ambassador to Oman, Kuwait and Kenya from 1996 to 2007.
The People's Association thanked Mrs Lim and Mdm Phua for playing a key role in leading and guiding the grassroots organisations in serving and meeting the needs of residents and explaining government policies.
Mrs Lim said: "I am extremely grateful to both the grassroots leaders and residents for their support, co-operation and active participation in matters that affect their social lives, community bonding and physical environment."
Mdm Phua said: "I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to serve the residents for the last 10 years. I would like to thank my grassroots, community and religious leaders for their staunch support."
- CNA/ckafter getting overpaid for so long ..................finally these 2 useless cunts are stepping down..................
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Lim Hwee Hua already announced after GE she would be retiring from politics. They only now found two replacement grassroots advisors.
Anyway she has found a new and very well paying job.
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why nvr make it mandatory to report wat they have done for the ppl wen they resigned or retired?
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what retire....................kana kicked out by LHL lah..................
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i didn't know they haven't stepped down
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...and I don't care if they did.
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Election over since May last year?
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The interesting thing to note here is that two former MPs are stepping down from grassroots activities after the loss of Aljunied. Of what signifiance is that? Are they stepping down on their own violation because of the allure of greener pastures out in business/career world? Or has it been deemed that they would be a hindrance to effectively win back Aljunied? Notice that the two replacements are older people in age!( doubtful if they can be potential electioneering candidates) Seat warmers? So will Aljunied like Hougang continue be lost in the next few elections to come? Or have they yet not found the right potential young candidates to focus on the grasroot work to recoup Aljunied?
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Originally posted by Bikeforceful:
The interesting thing to note here is that two former MPs are stepping down from grassroots activities after the loss of Aljunied. Of what signifiance is that? Are they stepping down on their own violation because of the allure of greener pastures out in business/career world? Or has it been deemed that they would be a hindrance to effectively win back Aljunied? Notice that the two replacements are older people in age!( doubtful if they can be potential electioneering candidates) Seat warmers? So will Aljunied like Hougang continue be lost in the next few elections to come? Or have they yet not found the right potential young candidates to focus on the grasroot work to recoup Aljunied?
The boundaries have not and will not be the same at next election.
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Originally posted by Bikeforceful:
The interesting thing to note here is that two former MPs are stepping down from grassroots activities after the loss of Aljunied. Of what signifiance is that? Are they stepping down on their own violation because of the allure of greener pastures out in business/career world? Or has it been deemed that they would be a hindrance to effectively win back Aljunied? Notice that the two replacements are older people in age!( doubtful if they can be potential electioneering candidates) Seat warmers? So will Aljunied like Hougang continue be lost in the next few elections to come? Or have they yet not found the right potential young candidates to focus on the grasroot work to recoup Aljunied?
Just click on the link I posted up to read about their "story" and your will understand whether Ajiunied resident will sympathy their step down more than George Yeo. In fact it is an miracle that incident like this happen, they are still an MP unlike James Gomez of course.
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Wonder what some of them will do now that they are not in politics.