When pressed further, he added: “You’re seeing some of our volunteers in other constituencies as well, right? In fact, much earlier on, we had Dr Choo Pei Ling, you see her now walking around over at Chua Chu Kang, then Miss Diana Pang, she was in East Coast GRC,” said Dr Tan.
“In time to come … when the slate of candidates is firmly lined up, we will, of course, announce it to you at the first port of call, the first available opportunity.”
When asked when would be an appropriate time to announce the potential candidate line-up, he said he wants to introduce them “as early as possible”, but it is not a “light decision” to take.
“Actually, for us it’s more waiting for the right moment, the right opportunity, and getting the alignment with the residents before we can announce,” Dr Tan said.
Both the Workers’ Party (WP) and the National Solidarity Party may challenge the PAP incumbents in Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.
The PAP team beat a WP team in the 2020 General Election with 57.74 per cent of the votes.
Responding to a reporter’s question about his team’s chances in the upcoming polls, Dr Tan said that they have built up a “good rapport” with the residents in the GRC over the last five years.
“I think we built up significant rapport, and we continue to engage them, never for a moment, becoming comfortable or complacent, and we will continue to work hard,” he said.
“We continue to take in the feedback … residents will come up with fresh ideas, we take them on board.”
