<Pic Credit: SingFirst>
SingFirst held its inaugural dinner on 22 Mar 2015 from 7pm to 11pm in Qian Xi Restaurant at Tanjong Katong Complex.
We were graced on this very special occasion by leaders and representatives from the 8 political parties (mostly by their Secretary Generals and Chairmen). More than 430 friends and supporters attended the dinner together with journalists from the Straits Times, Lian He Zao Bao (联合早报), The New Paper and Channel News Asia.
We also held a donation drive where guests were encouraged to contribute to our unique collection of t-shirts, baseball caps and pin buttons.
The members of the political parties included:
1. Mr Gerald Giam and Mr Yee Jenn Jong – Workers’ Party (WP)
2. Mrs Lina Chiam and Mr Loke Hoe Yeong – Singapore People’s Party (SPP)
3. Mr Sebastian Teo and Mr Tan Lam Siong – National Solidarity Party (NSP)
4. Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam – Reform Party (RP)
5. Mr Mohd Hamim and Mr Benny – Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
6. Mr Jamal Rashid and Mr Malik Ismail – Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Singapura (PKMS) *
7. Mr Jeffrey George – Singapore Democratic Party (SDP); and
8. Mr Aloysius Chan – Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) *
* Absent with apologies – Mr Desmond Lim (SDA) and Mr Ismail Yaccob (PKMS)
We thank our guests for their warm reception to our first large-scale public event. We sincerely hope that this inaugural dinner can pave the way for greater cooperation and unity among the various political parties.
Please look out for upcoming posts about this event.
Our kind supporters from the iluvsg group
Source: http://singfirst.org/