GENERAL ELECTION
Mr Tong also spoke to reporters about the Marine Parade GRC team’s preparations leading up to the next General Election, which must be held by November 2025.
Mr Tong, who represents the Joo Chiat ward, said: “We’re always preparing. We’re always working on the ground. My team and I are actively serving our residents, making sure that their needs are looked after,” he said. “That’s always ongoing.”
Marine Parade GRC has been short of an MP after former Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin resigned last July due to an affair with former Tampines MP Cheng Li Hui.
Following the incident, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Mr Tong will oversee Kembangan-Chai Chee residents in Mr Tan’s Marine Parade constituency.
The other MPs in Marine Parade GRC are current Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng, Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and Mr Mohd Fahmi Aliman.
In response to CNA’s question on whether the PAP is stepping up infrastructure building in the area, Mr Tong pointed to the new initiatives in Joo Chiat, such as an upcoming community centre and a new MRT station on the Thomson-East Coast Line.
He added that various facilities will also be upgraded, including Siglap and Frankel estates under the Ministry of National Development’s estate upgrading programme.
“These are all initiatives that will be coming on board soon, and our residents are looking forward to,” said Mr Tong.
