WP's Chen Show Mao ( 陈硕茂) make his first TV appearance for GE - 10Apr2011
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Pls note that Mediacorp cut away his interview! The 2nd paragraph was not shown on TV! It makes more sense when you read the whole speech~!
"Mr Chen said: "The team that we are sending to the World Cup is the national team. It is the team that wears red and white, it is not the team that wears white and white. The government certainly has a big part to play on Team Singapore, but they are not all of Singapore.
"We feel that to have the best kind of policy, it is no good to put all of our talent, however limited they may be, into one team and have the rest just watch them warm up, because this team is not going to be able to play matches and improve."
Mr Chen said a team only improves and sharpens its skills if it plays against strong opposing teams."
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SINGAPORE : He has been called the Workers' Party's 'secret weapon', but corporate lawyer Chen Show Mao said the true weapon would be the votes of Singaporeans during Polling Day.
He wants to help build a strong opposition to provide checks and balances on the government.
Mr Chen made a public appearance at a walkabout in the single ward of Joo Chiat on Sunday.
Moving from coffeeshops to cafes, the Workers' Party eagerly showed off its much-talked about candidate - Chen Show Mao - to residents in the suburban neighbourhood of Siglap.
Even though he has lived abroad for some 30 years, Mr Chen had little trouble connecting with the residents.
Based in China, the Taiwan-born lawyer plans to relocate to Singapore.
The 50-year-old took up citizenship in 1986 and has degrees from Harvard, Oxford and Stanford Universities.
Mr Chen said he disagreed with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's comments that Singapore should pool its best political talents into one team.
Mr Lee had likened this to how countries only fielded their best team to compete in the World Cup.
Mr Chen said: "The team that we are sending to the World Cup is the national team. It is the team that wears red and white, it is not the team that wears white and white. The government certainly has a big part to play on Team Singapore, but they are not all of Singapore.
"We feel that to have the best kind of policy, it is no good to put all of our talent, however limited they may be, into one team and have the rest just watch them warm up, because this team is not going to be able to play matches and improve."
Mr Chen said a team only improves and sharpens its skills if it plays against strong opposing teams.
When asked if the Workers' Party planned to unveil another 'secret weapon', Mr Chen said this is in the hands of Singaporeans.
He said: "The votes of Singaporeans will become the Workers' Party secret weapon...our greatest secret weapon."
The Workers' Party's secretary-general, Low Thia Khiang, also took issue with the role of the People's Association, saying he will disband it if the Workers' Party comes to power.
Mr Low said the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) uses the PA to do its outreach work to residents.
He said: "We will first of all remove the PA, because the PA is basically part of the PAP's grassroots mechanism. We would want to see a more level-playing field in political competition and I am sure as a party, you have to reach out to the ground rather than depend on a mechanism which is funded by the government in the name of grassroots."
The Workers' Party has been busy working the ground and meeting residents from constituencies like Nee Soon, Moulmein-Kallang, Hougang and now Joo Chiat. This is a strong indication that they plan to field over 20 candidates to contest these areas in the coming General Election.
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Don't understand why so many people treat him like god. Talk about sacrifice for Singapore only when he earned his millions after years overseas?
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@seuquin talking cock lah, think he is good? when elected then you will know but anyway no chance lah as he wont get my vote lor , tan koo koo , think he can do better , dont think so lah anyway opposition always cocky insulting and arrogant
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Chen Show Mao is the kind of 'Foreign Talent' that Singapore is looking for by adding value & contributing his expertise to our society. Those kinda 'Foreign Talent' that should be rejected are those so called professionals that do not even meet the mark, only know how to talk-cock-sing-song, can't get the work done, good at boot-licking & adds nothing to improve our society. These are the real culprits that are competing the jobs with Singaporeans, resulting in our salary depression, etc.
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It is not true that valuations drop.
I was a realtor for a few years.
I have help a lovely young couple purchase a flat in Potong Pasir in mid 2008 at about $325,000. Since 1 year after their purchase till now, It has maintained a health threshold of about $420,000 upwards for 4-Room HDBs. It in fact, has increased sharply since the time of their purchase!
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go worker party...
say no to foreign workers.
make singaporean to be maids, construction workers and prostitutes.
go go go!
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TYRANT PAP HIJACKED SINGAPORE'S PARLIAMENT & SINGAPORE FOR THEMSELVES.
SINGAPOREANS BECOME SUBJECTS OF OPPRESSION AND SLAVERY TO TYRANT PAP'S POWERS.
SINGAPOREANS UNITE TO SEIZE BACK THEIR OWN FREEDOM AND TO SAVE THE FUTURE OF SINGAPORE FROM TYRANT PAP.
VOTE TYRANT PAP OUT!
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Thank you Mr. Chen, you indeed make us proud as we travel in this region, we compete in our 'national colours' and in our respective 'sports' with no hands holding and no-other-half- riding on white horse. Well said ''..votes of Singaporeans...the greatest secret weapon.
kamwengloh 11 months ago 59
the difference between him and the other guy is he did his NS... when young singaporean boys are trying their best to keng NS, he actually volunteered. does his actions speak more... even before entering the political arena?
kairin 10 months ago 13