Hot demand for overseas constituency trips with MPs; some residents missing out 'kick up a big fuss'
SINGAPORE — After seeing posters at the lift lobby of her Tampines public housing block publicising a constituency trip to Batam, Indonesia, resident Eileen Kim thought that it would be interesting to travel with her Member of Parliament (MP) Baey Yam Keng.
Member of Parliament Baey Yam Keng (front) travelling to Ayer Hitam, Malaysia with residents in December 2023.
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- Demand for short trips with MPs to destinations such as Batam and Johor is so strong that residents arrive hours early to register for a spot
- Some factors for their popularity include convenience, with pick-up and drop-off points located in neighbourhoods
- MP Baey Yam Keng said in a recent Facebook post that some residents kicked up a fuss after finding out that they could not secure tour tickets
- Mr Baey is looking at feedback on how the trips are organised
- MPs and volunteers stressed that the trips are not subsidised and the focus is on fostering community bonds
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SINGAPORE — After seeing posters at the lift lobby of her Tampines public housing block publicising a constituency trip to Batam, Indonesia, resident Eileen Kim thought that it would be interesting to travel with her Member of Parliament (MP) Baey Yam Keng.
Another plus was that, as a participant, she did not need to organise the two-day trip in July last year.
Everything was pre-arranged, including transport to the ferry terminal. The pick-up and drop-off location was her nearest Residents’ Network.
Constituency trips have become increasingly popular, so much so that Mr Baey said in a Facebook post last month that a couple of residents who missed out on places in one recent trip "kicked up a big fuss" and scolded some of his volunteers.
He is the MP for Tampines Group Representation Constituency (GRC).
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