As promised, each month we would choose an area in my constituency for us to have our Town Hall meeting. There was a good turnout at the Town Hall meeting in SS18 last night. The Chief Inspector of SS17 police station and our Timbalan Yang Dipertua for MPSJ were also present. Residents came, asked questions, listened to my explanation, some stayed back later to ask more questions, had light supper and chatted with their neighbours.
Photo courtesy of SJ EchoThe Town Hall meeting was held at the same venue as our very first debut ceramah (how memorable!). We had an obstacle with the lighting – few hours before the Town Hall meeting was about to start, we found out that the power supply at the park was not working. Sabotage? Not too sure but thanks to a very kind resident who assisted us with the power supply from his home, we were then able to proceed with the Town Hall meeting.
Photo courtesy of SJ Echo
Meeting the residents can be a daunting experience at times but this group of residents is a great bunch of people! Sometimes I may not have the answer to every question raised but it is important to be honest with the residents and to constantly engage the residents in finding a solution. Town Hall meeting also provides a platform for political education, to explain to the residents how things work in my office, how to lodge a complaint with the different agencies involved and etc. I also reminded the residents of the importance to clean up their homes in fighting dengue and also shared with them a campaign by Tenaganita (I will blog about this later). Many stayed back after the meeting ended and chatted with my husband and my team of assistants. A big thank you to my special assistant Rajiv for putting this meeting together and for working very hard to overcome our lighting obstacle. Appreciation also goes to Chief Inspector Sulaiman, Tuan Hj. Mohamad Yusoff B. Ghazali and En Azli of MPSJ for your kind support.