The party asserted that the late politician 'served both party and country with honour and courage.'
SINGAPORE — The Singapore Democratic Party honoured the memory of their former member, Cheo Chai Chen, as they observed a minute of silence during their central executive committee meeting on Wednesday evening, a day after his passing on Tuesday, June 4.
In the subsequent election in 1997, both Mr Cheo and Mr Ling lost their parliamentary seats. Mr Cheo failed to defend his Nee Soon Central SMC seat against PAP’s Ong Ah Heng, while Mr Ling lost to PAP’s Ang Mong Seng in a three-corner contest. Ling headed to Cheo’s former haunting ground of Nee Soon Central, while Mr Cheo was tasked with leading the SDP’s team, including current vice-chairman Bryan Lim, to contest the Hong Kah GRC constituency.“Around dinner time, I received sad news that former Singapore Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nee Soon Central SMC , Mr Cheo Chai Chen , had passed on this afternoon,” posted SDP’s vice-chairman Bryan Lim on his Facebook page.
“As the team leader, Mr Cheo was unfazed & undeterred by the political onslaught & handled the overwhelming pressure coolly like a true veteran. Beneath his quiet demeanor lies a gutsy firebrand who exhibits crisis leadership when the time demands for it,” added the SDP vice-chair.
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