Statement by Tan Kin Lian - issue of Writ of Election

The Prime Minister has issued the Writ for the Presidential Election. Nomination day is 17 August and the election will be held on 27 August.

I look forward to receive the result of my application for the Certificate of Eligibility to contest the Presidential Election. I am confident I meet the stipulated criteria.

Upon receipt of the Certificate of Eligibility, I shall finalize my nomination papers to contest the Presidential Election. My supporters are ready to go out actively to participate in the campaign.

The Singapore electorate is entitled to a dignified campaign in which all candidates will have ample and fair opportunities to present the positive attributes of the platforms to the people of Singapore. I urge companies and civic organizations not to spend money of their shareholders, members or donors in wasteful political advertising for their preferred candidate. If they have spare money, I suggest they find some charitable organizations to donate to.

My campaign slogan is to be the "Voice of The People". 

If elected, I will act independently of the Government in carrying out the duties of the President in accordance with the constitution and in the best interest of the people. I will also bring to the attention of the Government the key issues affecting the people and to work constructively with the Government to find solutions that are best for the people.

I will use my President's Personal Council and other objective and enlightened engagement channels to help me identify other issues in due course. I will include relevant inputs from government officials and raise them in a constructive manner with the senior
administrative officials and government ministers.

I am clear that the Elected President does NOT have the authority to directly effect the necessary changes and improvements. That does not matter as I intend to work in full co-operation with the government to find common ground on issues that the people feel strongly about. I believe that a good Government will be able to recognize a genuine call from the people and that the moral authority of the President will be sufficient weight for fair
consideration.


Obviously, I will have to exercise discretion in raising the issues which are of greatest concern and urgency as well as those which are of real impact on Singapore. The rest will be left to the normal engagement mechanisms eg through the grass-roots organizations and Members of
Parliament.

Most importantly,  I will need to be genuinely independent of the elected Government of the day and will not hesitate to raise "adverse" issues. However, where there is need for confidentiality or discretion, I will know how to exercise this. I believe strongly that much can be achieved with a spirit of cooperation but it has to be both ways.


I know that almost every aspiring candidate is claiming to be Independent of the government. The people of Singapore is now much better educated and discerning. They can see who is truly independent and who simply cannot be!

We are going through a period of change where the views of the people are being genuinely sought and efforts put for the greater good. I give Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong full credit for articulating and starting this process. It is hoped that his entire government will progress in tandem with him and with the new Elected President.


As we enter into election campaign, I will ask the people of Singapore to judge me by my deeds and values and put your faith in me when they vote for the President.


Tan Kin Lian

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Lingam endorses Tan Kin Lian (Tamil)

David Lim (Mt Everest climber) talks about Tan Kin Lian

David Lim led the first team from Singapore to climb Mount Everest. Later, he was disabled by a medical condition and was out of job for a few months. Here is his story.

Concerns of young people and parents

Young people and parents share the same concern for the young - getting a job and earning an adequate salary. However, parents are also worried about the difficulty faced by their children in finding a life partner and having children. The young people are not as worried over these matters as their parents - because they have other more urgent things to worry about. See this survey report.

Conclusion: If we are to encourage more young people to get married and have children, we need to look into the root causes of the problems.

Interview over Batam Radio

Message from a supporter

Hi Mr Tan,
It was a pleasure talking with you last night. You left the event right after, there were quite a few folks who were keen to speak to you. they really envy us having the golden opportunity. You may be pleased to know that you've a strong followers/believers.

My feedback for your messaging is that what do you want the voters to walk away and remember with all the time. For GE, one of the success factors for worker party is that they had a very strong slogan/message "towards the first class parliament". It not only shown the voters that they are professional but also prove to us that they have spent time planning for the GE. I did not see the same for other opposition parties including PAP. PAP used to use "upgrading" as the campaign draw but nothing this GE.

Also, "voice of people" is a good message. However, as we discussed last night, without realizing it, the portion of PR is overwhelming now, based on all the incidents and experience we had gone through, hence I'm not sure if we want to be more specific, for example "standup for the rights of citizens". Even when you talked about CPF, even through PR contributed to it but they can withdraw them whenever they leave the country yet we as Singaporean can't. 


There are just so many experience we have gone through that it is necessary for someone like you to consolidate the thoughts and float it up to the government. singaporean are in general passive, busy with all material needs, ambitious in their career goals that we never stop and think what is good for us and our children and the nation.

It was a real pleasure talking to you, you're a down to earth, sincere and action oriented person. this is what we need. change is good as the country evolves, we are not saying that we need to fix what is not broken but we need to identify problems has changed and previous process/system may need to be re-assess as the country transform.

Good luck again and continue to drive. it is not an easy journey and thanks for stepping up to the challenge.

J