Some 6,649 Singaporeans who are living overseas registered to vote for the Presidential Election.
Singaporeans turned up at various overseas polling stations, in cities such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and London, to cast their votes for Singapore’s ninth President on Friday .Of these, 3,217 will be casting their ballots in person at one of 10 overseas polling stations. The overseas polling stations are in Beijing, Canberra, Dubai, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Shanghai, Tokyo and Washington.
The 33-year-old has been living in China’s Yangjiang, a prefecture-level city of 2.6 million people, for about a year. There is no polling station where she is based, and the nearest one is three hours away in Hong Kong.However, Ms Lieu, who had planned to send out her ballot early, still faced numerous obstacles, including having to go on a 21km drive downtown to send the overseas mail.
Even as many welcomed the added option and convenience of a postal ballot, a few raised concerns over whether their vote would reach Singapore by the stipulated deadline. “Because of the typhoon, even planes are most likely unable to fly on Friday. So my plans were disrupted. I wasn't able to vote.”One voter said: “I don't live near the MTR station, so I had to walk because the buses are all not running.”
To accommodate electorates considering the heatwave risk, embassy staff had to make various preparations. Meanwhile, at the Singapore embassy in Beijing, Singaporeans trickled in throughout the day to vote without much hassle.
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