GE2025: WP's Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition

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When he decided to be actively involved as a Workers’ Party candidate, Dr Ong Lue Ping, a senior principal child psychologist, decided to move out of a director position at the Institute of Mental Health. The WP candidate for Tampines GRC tells Steven Chia why staying could present a conflict of interest and what prompted him to join the opposition party.

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1. GE2025: WP's Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition (00:00:00)

2. What made him join politics (00:03:13)

3. Why choose WP (00:06:20)

4. Having good relationships with your children (00:11:00)

5. Stepping down from his leadership role in IMH (00:14:40)

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GE2025: WP's Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition

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Chapters

1. GE2025: WP's Ong Lue Ping on stepping down from senior leadership at work to join the opposition (00:00:00)

2. What made him join politics (00:03:13)

3. Why choose WP (00:06:20)

4. Having good relationships with your children (00:11:00)

5. Stepping down from his leadership role in IMH (00:14:40)

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