cos gan kim yong said he wanted to retire but LW asked him to run one more election. Place him in Punggol can tell residents, we place a heavyweight here, must vote to keep ur DPM in parliament. If win then good lor. If lose, also no loss
"Wong said, 'Do this term first then talk about it later. The most important thing is to prepare the new generation of ministers… take as long as you need to. If you feel the time is right, you can retire.' And I will be happy to."
https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/f...kim-yong-recalls-when-he-was-offered-dpm-role
'At first, I was not keen': Gan Kim Yong recalls when he was offered DPM role
When asked by Peh if he had thought of how much longer he will be DPM for, Gan said: "I had told Wong I'm a third-generation minister and not 4G, so I'm definitely not able to do this for long."Wong said, 'Do this term first then talk about it later. The most important thing is to prepare the new generation of ministers… take as long as you need to. If you feel the time is right, you can retire.' And I will be happy to."
https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/f...kim-yong-recalls-when-he-was-offered-dpm-role

