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Hawker representative in cleaning dispute says he is a PAP member Published on Jul 17, 2013 7:21 PM LINK http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...member-20130717 Ceiling exhaust pipes are seen at Kaki Bukit hawker centre at Block 511 Bedok North Street 3. A second representative of the markets involved in the long-running hawker centre cleaning dispute has confirmed that he is a People's Action Party (PAP) member. -- ST FILE PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN By Robin Chan A second representative of the markets involved in the long-running hawker centre cleaning dispute has confirmed that he is a People's Action Party (PAP) member. Mr Jonathan Oh, 52, who corresponded several times with the Workers' Party-run town council on behalf of the Block 511 hawkers, told The Straits Times on Wednesday that he has been serving in the Kaki Bukit ward as a PAP member for over 20 years. "Yes, I am a member of the PAP. As a member, I see my role as helping out in the community and attending to residents' needs, as a volunteer. I also run an electronics shop next to the 511 market." This comes a week after it emerged online that Mr Ng Kok Khim, honorary adviser and former chairman of the Block 538 Hawkers' Association, is a PAP member, as well as a member of the Citizens' Consultative Thought Singapore quite clean one