PE Bulletin May 2013

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Punggol East BulletinMay 2013

Whats Coming Up

5th May - One Day Family Trip

We would like to thank all residents

for the overwhelming support. All tick-

ets are sold out. We look forward to

meeting residents who have bought

tickets for the trip.

23rd June - One Day Malaysia Tour

We are organising a day trip to Muar.

Please look out for the information

and announcement of ticket sales on

sidewalk banners and posters on lift-

lobby noticeboards.

Meet-the-People Session

Blk 135 Rivervale Street

Every Monday except public holidays

7.30pm to 9.30pm

Dear Residents of Punggol East,

It has been close to 3 months since the By-Election. Thank you very much

for supporting my work to represent and serve you as your Member of

Parliament.

The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East Town Council will assume responsibility

for the constituency of Punggol East from 1st May 2013. We have also

formed the Punggol East Constituency Committee (PECC), which aims to

bring residents together to interact and know one another better through

activities and community events.

This bulletin is an initiative brought to you by PECC. The objective is to

keep residents informed and updated of the latest developments in Punggol

East, including Town Council matters, events organised by PECC and otherhappenings around the town. We hope it will contribute to building a strong

Punggol East community spirit and identity.

The Punggol East Bulletin comes in two formats. The eBulletin is the short

informational version sent out as an email to subscribers, while the full

Bulletin for your complete reading pleasure can be downloaded from our

FaceBook page and website.

My team and I will continue to serve you diligently. Please do not hesitate to

contact us on any queries.

Sincerely,

Lee Li Lian

MP for Punggol East

Town Council Take Over

The Aljunied-Hougang-Punggol East

Town Council will be assuming re-

sponsibility for Punggol East on 1 May

2013, Labour Day. If you have any

feedback and issues to report about

your estate, please email us at [email protected], or you may call the

AHPETC hotline at 6744-1033. For

urgent emergency services, please

call 1800-786-4465. The town council

ofce will remain at the current prem-

ises at Block 156A Rivervale Cres-

cent.

The Town Councils logo embodies the

desire to have a life of tranquility and

peace in a pleasant living environment,with comfortable homes surrounded

by nature. It reects the commitmentto build a resident-centric Town Coun-

cil. The three rings, in bright colours,

symbolize what the Town Council and

its residents strive to achieve togeth-

er. The green ring represents a fresh,

clean and healthy environment, which

the Town Council strives to achieve

continuously. The red ring symbolizes

vibrancy, energy and camaraderie

among residents. The blue ring repre-sents efforts to promote goodwill and

social cohesion, and to build a stron-

ger community spirit. The rings (blue,

red and green) are threaded together

to depict an integrated community.

Updates
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Dengue Prevention

In the rst week of April, the NationalEnvironment Agency (NEA) listed Riv-ervale Drive (Blks 188 to 192) as 1 of

50 currently active dengue clusters. 4

cases of dengue were reported in the

cluster in the past 2 weeks. As of 19

April, no new active clusters were re-ported and the Rivervale Drive cluster

was taken off the list.

Nevertheless, as we are currently ex-periencing a national spike in dengue

infections (see graph), it is very im-

portant that all residents take immedi-

ate steps to remove stagnant water in

your homes:

1. Change water in vases/bowls onalternate days

2. Turn over all water storage contain-

ers

3. Remove water from ower potplates on alternate days

4. Clear blockages in scupper drains

in common corridor

5. Cover bamboo pole holders whennot in use

Please check the NEA CampaignAgainst Dengue website (http://www.

dengue.gov.sg/) for updates on ac-

tive dengue clusters. If you live in an

active cluster, please ensure your

homes are free of stagnant water, ap-

ply insect repellent daily during day-

time, and aerosol spray dark corners

such as underneath the bed, sofa,

and behind curtains every day.

Those diagnosed with dengue, please

sleep in air-conditioned rooms or ap-

ply insect repellent to break the den-

gue transmission chain.

Town Cleanliness

Residents feedback about the townhas been most useful, as it has en-

abled the Town Council to work to-

gether with our conservancy contrac-

tor to improve the condition of the

estate. There are little things that

we can do to make the town a better

place to live in:

- Pets relieving on public property

The problem of pet owners allowing

their pets to relieve themselves on

void deck walls and near lamp-postsin playgrounds and gardens has been

raised many times. We would like to

request all animal-lovers to bring your

pets to grass patches or trees to re-

lieve themselves.

- Common corridors

Tying your rubbish bag before throw-

ing it down the chute, rather than

leaving it at the common corridors or

in the lifts and void decks, go a very

long way to keeping your home envi-

ronment clean and hygienic.

- High rise littering

High rise littering is a growing concern

for housing estates. High rise littering

not only dirties the surroundings, but

also causes inconveniences such as

staining or causing burns in clothing.

Under the law, such offenders are lia-

ble to a maximum ne of $1,000 and/or a Corrective Work Order (CWO) not

exceeding 12 hours. Several problem

spots have been identied in PunggolEast and are being monitored by NEAusing CCTV.

Lets pay a little more attention to

cleanliness, hygiene and responsible

civic behaviour, and work together to

make Punggol East a cleaner homefor us all.
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Tea with Li Lian

It was a hot Saturday afternoon but

this did not deter the over hundred

residents from coming down to the

pavilion at Block 120D Rivervale Drive

to meet their MP and fellow residents

for tea. Li Lian opened the session by

sharing updates on the handing over

of the Town Council, the Rivervale

Plaza renovations, and the dengue

situation in the town. Residents were

also given a handout, with which Li

Lian briefed them on important policychanges announced by the Govern-

ment during the latest Budget.

The Sengkang Neighbourhood Po-lice Centre set up the booth to inform

residents on crime prevention within

the neighbourhood. Residents wereadvised by the police to be careful of

loan-shark activities. The booth was

very popular with children, who bus-

ied themselves collecting the door

gifts, such as the police notepad.

Away from the police booth and the

buffet queue, residents formed small

circles to chat and eat together. I

managed to catch up with one of the

residents, Mr Amy, 42 years old, who

shared that he attended the tea toabsorb the engaging social environ-

ment. Another resident, Mr Anthony,

77 years old, found that it was good

to have the session, as it provided

another platform for residents to give

feedback to their MP. Li Lian walked

around and mingled with the resi-dents, and many also came up to her

to air their views on municipal and na-

tional issues.

Overall, the tea was warmly received

by residents and very educational for

everyone. There will be more tea ses-

sions to come.

Report by Muhd Yusuf Osman,

photos by Nicholas Lee

Events

Rice Distribution

A kind donor gave us 300 packs of

5kg rice to give away to the lower in-

come residents of Punggol East. Over

twenty volunteers helped Li Lian withthe distribution at Block 182 on 23rd

March. Knowing that some residents

would have difculty carrying up therice to their ats, volunteers helpedresidents bring up the rice when re-

quested.

We were concerned that many resi-

dents might have forgotten about the

distribution, so volunteers fanned out

to different oors to remind residents.

Asha, a 22-year old volunteer, founda resident just about to leave for work

and had forgotten about the distribu-

tion. As the lady needed to rush for

work, Asha ran down and back up to

pass her a pack of rice to ensure she

wouldnt be late for work.

Asha has this to say at the end of the

day: It was very fullling to see thegrateful smiles on the faces of the res-

idents when they received a simple

pack of rice, something many of us

take for granted. These are the little

gestures that make my experience asa volunteer more enriching.

Report by Daniel Goh, photo by

Nicholas Lee
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NTU Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Informations Asia Journalism

Fellowship Fellows from China, India, the Philippines, and other Asian countries,

visited Punggol East on Monday, 15 April. The journalists traveled all the way

from Nanyang Technological University in the western part of Singapore to study

Li Lians Meet-the-People Session. We were very proud to have hosted them.

Photo courtesy of Zakaria Zainal, AJF

The Punggol East Constituency Committee (PECC) aims to bring residents

together to interact and know one another better through activities and

community events.

To wish Punggol East residents a pros-

perous Year of the Snake, MP Lee Li

Lian visited Rivervale Plaza Market andShopping Centre on 17 February to bai

nian () to residents and shopkeep-

ers along with a young Cai Shen Ye.

Photo byJacky Koh

Community Health Fair

Over 200 members of the public at-

tended the Community Health Fair

organised by the newly-formed Alju-

nied-Hougang-Punggol East Town

Council. The event - consisting of

static displays and talks by surgeons

and nutritionists from Mount ElizabethHospital - educated senior citizens on

the symptoms of common illnesses

such as diabetes and colorectal can-

cer as well as prevention of such ill-

nesses through the maintenance of a

healthy diet. A dialogue was held after

the talk, which answered various con-

cerns such as colonoscopy risks and

healthy carbohydrates.

Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kits

were given out to residents aged 50years and above during the event.

Volunteers from the constituency

committees of Aljunied GRC, Hou-

gang SMC and Punggol East SMC,

as well as volunteers from the Singa-

pore Cancer Society were present to

educate the residents on the correct

usage of the kits.

Punggol East residents who attend-

ed the event felt that it was well-or-

ganised, and that they gained impor-

tant insights on cancer and nutrition.

Madam Ke, a housewife who lives in

Rivervale Crescent, had little knowl-edge of colorectal cancer before the

event. She said: Senior citizens like

us do not have easy access to such

information as we are not IT savvy.

Information provided by the static dis-

play is also easily understood, and

through the display, I have actually

learnt more about prevention of ill-

nesses such as colorectal cancer.

Echoing her views, Mr. Tan, a retiree

living in Rivervale Drive, praised the

organisation of the event. He said,

The health fair has surpassed my

expectations as it did not merely dis-tributed FOBT kits; we (residents) had

a platform to seek professional medi-

cal advice with regards to our current

health problems such as toe infection

(a rst symptom of diabetes) duringthe dialogue.

Report by Cho Jing Qin, photo by

Jing Qin and Guo Feng

Published by the PECC Editorial Team

Editors: Chang Jun Biao

Daniel Goh

Sng Poh Liang

Reporters: Cho Jing Qin

Stacey KohMuhd Yusof Osman

Joel Yap

For enquiries and feedback on the

bulletin, please email

[email protected]
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