Estate workers in East Coast-Fengshan Town Council shirts spotted distributing PAP GE2020 material

The town council will investigate the matter.

Sumita Thiagarajan | July 03, 2020, 03:27 PM

Update, July 4, 2020: East Coast-Fengshan Town Council has responded with a statement on their Facebook page. See below.


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Photos of town council workers in East Coast-Fengshan Town Council shirts distributing bags with the People's Action Party (PAP) logo to households have emerged on social media.

Town council workers seen distributing PAP materials

According to a Facebook post by Amir Abu Adam, foreign workers were seen carrying and transporting a trolley full of bags at HDB void decks.

One worker was wearing a maroon shirt that read "East Coast-Fengshan Town Council".

Photo by Amir Abu Adam/Facebook

Photo by Amir Abu Adam/Facebook

CCTV footage of the worker at a corridor holding the bags was seen in another photo:

Photo by Amir Abu Adam/Facebook

It is unclear if distributing party political material during the General Election campaigning period was part of the town council workers' job scopes.

Cleaners not allowed to distribute materials: Town Council

In response to a media query from Mothership, East Coast-Fengshan Town Council said it is not aware of this issue.

It added that its cleaners are not allowed to distribute the materials.

The town council will be investigating the matter.

You can check out the full post here.

Update, July 4, 2020:

East Coast-Fengshan Town Council has responded with a statement:

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Top images via Amir Abu Adam/FB