All photos by Christopher Wong and Bernice Wong unless otherwise stated.

The Workers’ Party (WP) unveiled four more potential candidates on Aug. 27.

In a press conference that lasted barely an hour, WP chairman Sylvia Lim and Hougang incumbent Png Eng Huat introduced lawyer Terence Tan, chocolate factory owner Firuz Khan, sales consultant Cheryl Loh, and investment business managing partner Luke Koh.

The remainder 11 candidates are expected to be revealed closer to Nomination Day.

Here are five observations we made:

1. The media scrum was not as intense as the first day and the focus was back on the candidates

Party chairman Sylvia Lim was only required to respond to one query -- on political leadership and the party’s vision in contrast with the PAP’s.

“Fundamentally, I think... our theme Empower Your Future, relates back to the vote,” Lim said, adding that they had touched on it yesterday.

“We’ve always seen the vote as something Singaporean citizens have in terms of bargaining power with the government, and through the exercise of the vote, the people can express their views on whether they are happy or not with the government’s policies, and thereby become empowered,” she added.

The spotlight was shifted to the new candidates, given the absence of party secretary-general Low Thia Khiang. The focus, by most of the news media -- were on the people that would be on the WP’s ticket, since there were no new comments from the PAP.

2. Will Terence Tan be the Chen Show Mao of GE2015?

As the first candidate to be introduced, Tan is no Chen Show Mao but he spoke in a clipped accent.

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A litigation lawyer for Peter Low LLC, he has worked in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Tan said that he was not concerned about a disconnect between himself and voters because of his time overseas. “I’m very rooted here (in Singapore)... my family are here, my friends are here.”

“I have to say that in my time away in the last ten years, if I take that earlier snapshot when I left Singapore, and I come back... it’s not the same,” he added. “Singaporeans are less optimistic... we need to have reasoned debate in Parliament so that perhaps the government can reconsider their policies and recalibrate them.”

The similarities end there, however -- unlike Chen, who was focused on law, Tan has explored other interests in hotel management and entrepreneurship.

Responding to a question on his experiences as an entrepreneur, Tan said: “(What) I like to think is that I bring a little bit of commercial acumen in addition to legal skills…. I like to think that it’s made me slightly more (well-rounded).”

3. Cheryl Loh and Firuz Khan both presented a scripted presentation, with Firuz even presenting an anecdote

Sylvia Lim introduced Cheryl Loh -- who is of Peranakan descent -- as one of her ex-students, which showed how old she was, as Lim quipped.

Loh read off her scripted introduction on her personal life (she was from a disadvantaged background and was raised mostly by relatives) and what she believed in (that the young are the future of Singapore).