The ruling party introduced its 3rd batch of candidates today. The
youngest of this batch and possibly in the new slate of candidates is Ms Tin Pei Ling who will succeed Mr Matthias Yao in Macpherson.
Many people may think Ms Tin Pei Ling is too young to be a member of
parliament to represent Singaporean interest, particularly the elderly,
the poor and the middle-class as hailing from a good background,
earning a hefty amount of salary per month, and with few experiences of
life, she may not touch base with the group of Singaporeans who
genuinely need to be represented in terms of housing, employability and
social assistance. Though she has some years of grassroots experience,
I think Ms Tin would need to hunker down and touch base more with her
citizens and her grassroots leaders to learn more about the problems
the needy and poor have if she becomes a Member of Parliament.
The chances of Ms Tin being voted into parliament is very high as
she is part of the GRC team with a senior minister anchoring the team.
Same goes with the new young ruling party candidates, most of whom will
be participating the election in a GRC team and hence the possibility
of them being member of parliament is increased.
Like many Singaporeans, I do not want someone who is very young as a
member of parliament to represent my interests unless he or she can
empathize with the people he or she is representing. I sincerely hope
the new young PAP cadres who want to join parliament do not do it for
the glory and the $20,000 allowance per month and be a Yes-men they
should truly represent the genuine needs of the people.
Via http://balimetro.com/tin-pei-ling-singapore-parliament-candidates/
