PE2023: Tan Kin Lian spotted at Our Tampines Hub
In his first walkabout, presidential hopeful Tan Kin Lian met members of the public at Our Tampines Hub on Saturday (Aug 12).
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00:41 - A bit, a few days earlier than I expected.
00:45 I expected it will come a bit later
00:47 because I held my media conference only yesterday.
00:52 So I came out and this morning I have to
00:56 rush through the website
00:59 because there are a lot of things I have to do.
01:02 I have to first pay my $40,500 deposit,
01:07 which I have done.
01:10 So there are many things that need to be done.
01:13 I did what I could and there's a deadline.
01:17 The presidential election committee
01:20 will announce who are eligible on the 21st of August
01:25 and nomination must be submitted by 11 o'clock,
01:30 I think the morning of the 22nd.
01:33 Now this is very rushed because I still don't know
01:36 who are the parties, the candidates that will be approved.
01:41 It is certainly my wish that there will not be a split vote
01:46 among the people, among the supporters
01:51 who want to see a contest.
01:55 There should not be a split vote
01:56 among the non-establishment candidate.
02:00 So this being very rushed
02:05 will not give us the time to discuss
02:07 how to avoid a split vote.
02:09 I will do my best because I know that the people of Singapore
02:13 want to have a contest and they want to have a chance
02:17 to vote for someone who is independent
02:20 of the ruling government.
02:24 And I heard the comment that already the government
02:29 has so much power.
02:31 Why give them more power by electing a president
02:35 that is part of the establishment?
02:37 So this is a very strong sentiment
02:41 and I hope that the people of Singapore
02:45 will now have the chance to vote for a independent president
02:49 and they should not lose that chance.
02:51 Next election, I will be too old.
02:54 So this is their only chance, all right?
02:57 Thank you.
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