后港 Hougang: The Documentary

miko66

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In the 80s early 90s hougangnang jin steady ponpipi

No lift upgrade oso bo hiu

Pap lanlan
 

Lolicious

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its not potong pasir gave in, its because chiam
left potong pasir and went to fought in toa payoh. quite afew pp residents felt betrayed by things after voting for chiam for more them a decade


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Dun think can say Potong Pasir residents gave in.

Chiam was MP there for 27 years and had the longest tenure as LOTO.

He went to run for a GRC in 2011 and got his wife to defend Potong Pasir.

Both lost (personally I think Chiam's wife cannot make it lah).

In 2015 Chiam didn't run because of health reasons, and he/ his wife lost Potong Pasir for good.
 

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potong pasir resident i see them no up...now ppl tell me they potong pasir i spit at them
 

Mr.Chibaboom

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WP served the hougang residents there for decades liao, their MPs would personally see to every resident who’s there that needs help. There’s no aircon, no office and no bodyguards, just a handful of volunteers and a small area under a HDB block and rain or shine they still show up.
 

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Have many foreign colleagues nowadays
They tell me their fam worried if they never vote properly, their citizenship will get revoked… don’t know how deep the fear mongering goes…
They are dumb.
They here already, should not keep voting for the big doors to keep open.
One day, they will be replaced by the same villages they welcome in.
 

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Errr if hougang dun have backbone, I dunno who has.

The only one of two smc that managed to held out over the years (till potong pasir went back to pap) that presented a total pap rout.

If hougang did not held out so long, now probably no more oppositions already
 

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They are dumb.
They here already, should not keep voting for the big doors to keep open.
One day, they will be replaced by the same villages they welcome in.
Same as the civil servants who worry their job prospects will be affected if they vote differently. Until now still same. The fear goes deeper than rationality.
 

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Nope … it’s because CST no failed succession plans … plural.

He failed with CSJ, he failed with Desmond, he failed with chao Botak and Wilfred … he put all his eggs in the wrong basket … he already passed over chao Botak for Assistant Sec Gen to Wilfred, yet don’t groom Wilfred as the successor for Potong Pasir, lump all of them together to try for Bishan Toa Payoh, and instead parachute his wife to sit for Potong Pasir … Potong Pasir just needed a nudge to flip - this was the nudge.

P.S. to be honest while CST dodged a bullet by not making chao Botak Assistant Sec Gen, Wilfred wasn’t the right person either … soft spoken follower-type not leader-type … in the end also follow chao Botak out of SPP.

Aiseh...insider. Indeed, indeed. Also as some said, having the wife sit in...then gg liao.
 

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Even non Hougang wakes I also got see WP people quietly go before. Quite heartwarming.

rather get “propaganda” like these than super non environmentally friendly teddy bears from people who ask citizens to pay more to recycle :s13:
Only some moraless garbage will take photo and use funeral to push political agendas
 

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The rally attendees were not just from Hougang, many are from others GRCs. I used to attend when WP hold the rally at the open field, can't even get close to the stage. Even HDB nearby are full with people, saw one guy doing recording, pretty sure he is not from the press.
Ya wp rally always full of ppl, in d end ppl vote pap🤣
 

Mr.Canberra

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the hougang story is very interesting.
there is no way, the whites can win them over in the near future.

Never say never.

Outright gerrymandering will be too obvious. PAPaya just have to introduce new HDB BTO flats into opposition stronghold wards with newer demographic to chip away their market share bit by bit.

Politics is a dirty business. It's either you fix people or you get fixed! WP is in a defensive mode for long time. Until their parliament seats increase to a bigger share otherwise pretty hard to deploy wolf warriors to counter PAPaya.

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