The party wants to recruit more widely as Singapore becomes more diverse.
PAP assistant secretary-general Desmond Lee said the Refresh PAP exercise was driven by the need to adapt to a fast-changing environment.
Mr Lee was responding to questions from journalists about whether the ruling party’s exercise to refresh itself was undertaken to prepare for the upcoming general election, due by November 2025. Internally, this means bringing “more diverse voices into the party as activists and certainly... to look out for people who can serve Singaporeans in different capacities, including, if appropriate, as candidates,” said Mr Lee.
While the party’s MPs have already been championing causes in these two areas, the new groups, to be set up in the coming months, will allow PAP to better focus its efforts, he said. West Coast GRC MP Rachel Ong, who co-chairs the group, said one of the things it is looking at is lowering the age of consent to 18 for those who need mental health services, as well as more support for young people between the ages of 14 and 16.
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