First published on 3 Sep 2007
“…Prof Ho retorted: ‘If you listened very carefully Mr Low, I don’t know whether his hearing aid is with him because he wears one, I said there is a greater potential for law and order. You may be well-behaving, but there may be other people whom you come across when you cycle who may stop you, may want to debate with you and that may attract a crowd, and therefore will result in problems the police want to avoid.’…”

The Straits Times: Outdoor events by political parties banned
Aug 28, 2007, Jeremy Au Yong

“Let me first clarify that [the Prime Minister cycling in West Coast Park on 31 Aug 2008] was not a cycling event but a Family Day Carnival… it was not organized by a political party [PAP] but by a registered charity [PAP Community Foundation]… the policy of disallowing outdoor political events did not apply in this situation…”

Oral Answer to Parliamentary Questions on PCF event at West Coast Park on 31 Aug 08
16 September 2008

3 Sep 2007
Music from the Masses
- Mr Brown: Police: outdoor gatherings by political parties in open areas potentially dangerous
- Decay On Net: Workers’ Party should not be allowed to hold cycling event
- Urbanrant: Police cannot ensure safety and order in Opposition’s outdoor event, so reject application
- My life is a yoyo: Mr Ho, I know lah WP cyclists talk about politics in East Coast…
- Worm in the Big Apple: That was a low blow, man.
- Sleek’s Site: So disgracing!
- Shmoo.: Welcome to the I-will-vote-for-a-monkey-over-you club
- My Bitching Area: Surprise, surprise… NOT!
- nofearSingapore Singapore-City of im-Possibilities

Forum Chat
- HWZ: Childish remarks from our high pay minster?
- ST Discussion Board: Outdoor political events should be allowed
- sgForums: Police Reject Permit For Workers’ Party’s Cycling Event
- Coffee Shop Talk: Loser PAP MP hits below the belt

Words From Hougang
- The Hammersphere: Nonsensical arguments from a Minister Of State
- A Singapore Odyssey: “Hearing aid” remarks unbecoming
- The Itch To Write: Permit for WP Cycling event was declined…”City of Impossibilities”
- choongyong.com: 包容性社会？优雅社会？
- The Wheel’s Still In Spin: An uncouthed minister…an abject disgrace to Singaporeans

Related
- ZaoBao.com: 政党户外活动可能引起骚乱 工人党申请脚踏车活动被拒
- ST Forum: Govt’s call for greater civic role has clear limits

Update 22 Sep 2008
- TOC: The assault on reason

Update 19 Sep 2008
- Yawning Bread: Facing down a grave security threat: politics

Update 17 Sep 2008
- Sgpoitics: The issue is about civil and political rights, not merely why PCF activity is different from PAP activity
- TOC: Ho Peng Kee: PCF activity different from PAP activity
- Feed Me To The Fish: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet!

Update 11 Sep 2008
- Gerald Giam: Police: Stop justifying the unjustifiable
- Simply Gab: Two Hats, Same Story
- Sgpolitics.net: Singapore’s political system should do more than evolve — it should undergo fundamental change

Update 10 Sep 2008
- this lush garden within: Is the SPF being partisan?
- a blog @ Singapore: Cycling around the point
- Feed Me To The Fish: Whiter Than White Charity or Conflict of Interest?
- mrbrown: PAP Community Foundation is not a political party

Update 9 Sep 2008
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: Police jutifies why PAP can cycle while WP couldn’t. Do they still think S’poreans are morons?

Update 8 Sep 2008
- For Want of a Better Title: Did the PAP break the law?

Update 4 Sep 2008
- mrbrown: Workers’ Party mass cycling at East Coast Park cannot, PAP carnival at West Coast Park can
- My Sketchbook: The “Always Say No to opposition” guidebook

Update 3 Sep 2008
- TOC: Political openness - for PAP only

Update 2 Sep 2008
- The Itch to Write: Double Standards?
- Symposium of Genius: Define Political Party
- When I’m Bored: Isn’t this a sign of unfairness and double standard?

Update 1 Sep 2008
- BothSidesOfTheJohorStraits: KNNBCCB: PAP IS indeed ‘more equal’ than others!

..End of Act 1

Update 10 Sep 2007
- The Online Citizen: Planning cycling events: Uniquely Singapore, F1 or F9?
- The Online Citizen: Young PAP removes “Night Cycling” item from its website
- mrbrown: Night Cycling and Amazing Race disappears from YPAP calendar
- Aaron Ng: Young PAP exposed!

Update 6 Sep 2007
- Simple is the Reason of My Heart: It is a Political Reality from the Bicycle
- Singapore Patriot: What the WP cycling event ban has revealed

Update 5 Sep 2007
- Mr Brown Cycle safer with Young PAP

Update 4 Sep 2007
- Aaron Ng: Some parties are more equal than others?