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Hougang by-election: PAP rallies

24 May 2012 at 11:55 am

Choo got emotional temporarily and teared up during his speech. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo thanked supporters after he exited the stage on Thursday night. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo hugged a lady who turned up to show support. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo made his rounds in the crowd on Thursday night after the rally ended. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo stands tall on stage as he waves to the screaming crowd at Hougang stadium on Thursday night. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

All the rally speakers raised their hands to the crowd. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo interacted with the supporters at the stadium after the rally. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

The rally speakers took a final bow and made their exit. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo promised that should he be chosen to serve the residents of Hougang, he will make sure that the government hears the issues of the residents. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

To a better, brighter future, Choo pledged to voters. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo bowed at the end of his speech on Thursday night at Hougang stadium - PAP's second rally before polling day on May 26. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PAP's ardent supporters constantly screamed in support of Choo and called Workers' Party the "Wayang Party". (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Minister for the environment and water resources, Vivian Balakrishnan, stood in the crowd watching on Thursday night at Hougang stadium. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Khaw Boon Wan, minister for national development, gave his speech urging voters to look forward to a new future in Hougang with PAP candidate Desmond Choo. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PAP candidate for Hougang SMC, Desmond Choo, asked voters to give him a chance to serve them. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo took the stage once again on Thursday night to make his final appeal to voters before cooling off day on Friday. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PM Lee and wife Ho Ching sat at the stands to watch the speeches. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Supporters cheered and screamed at the stadium. The Chinese words read: "Desmond Choo, you're the best!" (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

MP for Tampines GRC, Heng Swee Keat, gave his speech first in Teochew before switching to Chinese. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made an unexpected appearance at the PAP rally on Thursday night - the day before cooling off day on Friday - to support Desmond Choo. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Lee had overwhelming support as the crowd swamped towards him at the stadium tracks. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PM Lee bent down to hear what an old lady had to say to him while photographers snapped away. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PM Lee

Tamil speaker Muhammad Faruk S/O Noor Mohammad was the first speaker to address the crowd. He is also an Hougang resident. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Front row supporters stood as they watched the speakers addressing the crowd from the podium. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

PAP speakers for Thursday night's rally took a seat on stage. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Former Holland-Bukit Timah MP, Foo Yee Shoon, lent her support to fellow "comrade" and NTUC unionist, Desmond Choo, at the rally by urging people to vote for Choo. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

A fan of Desmond Choo held these placards proudly as he smiled for the photographers. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Supporters hold up banners at PAP's second rally on Thursday night at Hougang stadium. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Supporters were proudly showing off their placards before the rally on Thursday night began. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Supporters held out placards to show their loyalty to Choo and his party, People's Action Party (PAP). (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Desmond Choo's campaign slogan reads "Always here for you" - a consistent message he had been repeating during the campaign and walkabouts. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Tamil speaker Raja Mohan S/O Murugesu Kanagaratnam took the stage with confidence. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Malay speaker Malay speaker Mohd Zulkefly bin Katab was the second speaker of the night. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Youths, elderly and families were there at the stadium to watch. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Chinese speaker Ong Sin Lee gave an strong and forceful message. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Voters are urged to secure a future together with Choo. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

View from where the media and camera crew sat while the speech went on. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Party veteran Poh Chin Hua said that the Hougang by-election is a test for the residents, and how they would use that "sacred" vote. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Veteran Poh Chin Hua clearly got voters' attention when he expressed disappointment in seeing how slow Hougang had progressed over the past 20 years. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Party flags - the pride and symbol of every election campaign. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

MP Denise Phua pledged her support behind Choo. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

DPM Teo Chee Hean told Hougang voters that there is enough alternative voices in parliament already. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Desmond Choo thanked his supporters for voting for him in the last GE, and pledged to serve them wholeheartedly. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

A PAP supporter had interesting figurines that intrigues us too. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

The fate of PAP's Desmond Choo and Workers' Party's Png Eng Huat will be decided on polling day on 26 May. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Someone watched the rally through his iPad. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo told voters that he had tons of schemes to push forward, and hoped that they would give him a chance to prove himself. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

“You [Hougang residents] have become my family. I will not walk away,” pledged the 34 year old. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo left the stage to shake audiences' hands after the rally ended. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

A PAP supporter was clearly elated by the end of the rally. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo had the support of his elderly aunts who made it down to the rally to support him too. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

DPM Teo spoke to people after the rally. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Aerial shot of the stadium. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Rally night ended on a high note. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

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Choo got emotional temporarily and teared up during his speech. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Choo got emotional temporarily and teared up during his speech. (Yahoo! Singapore/ Alvin Ho)

Yahoo! Singapore brings you the highlights of People's Action Party's rallies held at Hougang stadium.

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