SM Teo Leads Pulau Ubin Walkabout with MPs, Newcomer Valerie Lee

Island to be part of Pasir Ris-Changi GRC; older residents ask for more support

- Harith Mustaffa

A PAP team led by Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean visited Pulau Ubin on April 11 to reach out to residents on the island, which will be part of the new Pasir Ris-Changi GRC.

Party newcomer Valerie Lee Nai Yi, who has been spotted in several community outreach events in Pasir Ris and Punggol, was present as well.

She joined Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC MPs—Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Desmond Tan, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health Janil Puthucheary and Mr Sharael Taha—as well as party volunteers on the walkabout.

In the upcoming general election, Pulau Ubin will fall within the boundaries of Pasir Ris-Changi GRC, according to the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee report released in March.

Currently, the island—the second-largest off mainland Singapore—is under the care of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office Maliki Osman, who oversees Siglap as part of the current East Coast GRC. He was not seen with the PAP team on April 11.

Asked about her presence on the team, Ms Lee told reporters: "It signals that I really want to work with everyone, from the volunteers all the way to the current MPs, in order to continue really serving and giving 100 per cent support to the residents that we will be serving in the future."