SINGAPORE : Three new faces are part of the five-member team which will be contesting in Tampines GRC under the Singapore Democratic Alliance banner.
Team members have challenged the People's Action Party to go full time to serve residents, just as they plan to if elected.
SDA's Tampines team, led by Lim Tung Hee, will roll out a strategy called the Tampines "8 Golden Paths".
It outlines broad issues they hope to tackle, like offering affordable healthcare, social security and improving the living environment.
The group will also feature Tan Lead Shake and three newcomers.
Among them is 33-year-old Edmund Ng Say Eng, who heads a recruitment company for IT professionals.
He is married with an 11-year-old son, and takes interest in helping the less privileged find jobs.
Mr Ng and his running mates will quit their jobs to give residents their full attention if elected.
Said Mr Ng, "We'll have a system to have a standby. The residents just need to dial a number and it will be diverted to anyone of the five MPs' handphone numbers. And we dare the PAP, challenge the PAP candidates to meet this commitment as well."
Another first-timer is 54-year-old Abdul Rahman Mohamad, a consultant in fire engineering and safety.
He is married with six children.
Mr Abdul Rahman hopes to look at some policies to help the Malay Muslims community.
Said Mr Abdul Rahman, "Some have been left out in the pursuit of development, left behind, so you see these what we call socio-economic problems with the Malays related to their education, their wealth, their unemployment and related to the education of their children."
Fifty-nine-year-old Ong Hock Siong wants to highlight issues relating to medical care and employment.
Mr Ong, a marketing advisor with a China company, is married with two children.
Said Mr Ong, "The $300 to be withdrawn from the Medisave account is far insufficient for those suffering from chronic disease. On foreign talent, I think there is a lack of definition of what foreign talent is all about."
The team said they would give more details of their plans at the election rallies.
SDA is expected to introduce its team for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC on Wednesday. - CNA /ct