Sengkang GRC MPs vow to keep speaking up for residents

Issues they have helped raise in Parliament include jet noise, lack of coffee shops in area

- Kok Yufeng and Ang Qing

The three incumbent Workers' Party MPs in Sengkang GRC on March 29 assured residents that they will continue to be a voice for those living in the area for as long as they remain elected representatives.

Speaking during a town-hall meeting, MPs He Ting Ru, Jamus Lim and Louis Chua said they have raised concerns flagged by Sengkang residents in Parliament over the years, from the lack of coffee shops in the area to the noise from fighter jets taking off and landing at nearby Paya Lebar Air Base.

On aircraft noise, a perennial bugbear among residents, Associate Professor Lim said: "Rest assured, as long as we are still here in a position to do so, we will continue to raise (this) as a pressing area of concern for Sengkang residents."

Outside of Parliament, Mr Chua, who is vice-chairman of Sengkang Town Council, said he and his fellow MPs have also been working with the various authorities to ensure Sengkang is well served with basic infrastructure and amenities, such as coffee shops.

The MPs were addressing the more than 50 residents who turned up for the town-hall meeting, which was held at a multipurpose hall in Compassvale Link, near Buangkok MRT station.