00:00As Prime Minister explained briefly,
00:05Senior Minister Teo Che-Yen has decided to step down after this term.
00:09And therefore, we will need to send someone to Ponggong to stand as the anchor minister.
00:15And of course, there are many options, many alternatives.
00:18Prime Minister having considered all possibilities,
00:22they decided that we need a strong candidate to be here.
00:27So that not only he is able to anchor Ponggong GRC,
00:32but also to provide support and guidance to the rest of GRC's PAP team on the eastern side.
00:39He himself is on the western side,
00:42and Senior Mr Lee is generally in the central cordon.
00:46For me, then I am here to help to anchor the eastern group of our teams.
00:53So I think that is his consideration.
00:56So he asked me whether I would agree to be deployed in the Ponggong.
01:02Of course, I think to leave Chow Chukang, to relocate myself to Ponggong,
01:06it's difficult for me.
01:08But I have to consider all the important factors,
01:11including providing guidance to the eastern teams that are in the eastern area.
01:17So I think that, on balance, I decided that I would take up the Prime Minister's suggestion to be redeployed.
01:25Do you have to consider various options?
01:28No, it was a process.
01:30We considered various options.
01:32I was one of the options.
01:34So when he talked to me, I didn't agree immediately,
01:37because I need to decide, I need to evaluate, I need to assess the impact on Chow Chukang,
01:43and the impact on Ponggong, whether I can add value.
01:47And of course, for Chow Chukang, I also told the Prime Minister,
01:50I do need a strong replacement so that I can continue to make sure that Chow Chukang is looked after.
01:56And for Ponggong, I also had a discussion, long discussion with Senior Minister Teo,
02:02who has been here for a long time.
02:04He had a lot of insights into this constituency.
02:09So he shared with me the various aspects of Ponggong, the people, our team here,
02:15and the issues that are involved.
02:17So I think, on balance, at the end, I decided I will take up the suggestion to be relocated here.
02:26Of course, no election is guaranteed.
02:29As you enter into any election, there's always a possibility of losing,
02:33and we must take this possibility seriously.
02:36But as I said earlier, our focus is not to calculate what are our chances,
02:41how many percent assurance do I have.
02:44Our focus really is in serving the residents.
02:56So that we might not be continuing to subscribe to our power of the team.
03:05So a person today brings the election into a session while enjoying without planning.
03:09So that we can draw up theourage tomb's
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