Hougang by-election outdoor assembly centres identified

The police have identified two outdoor assembly centres - Hougang Stadium and Serangoon Junior College - for the Hougang by-election candidates and members of the public to gather and wait for the results of the election on Polling Day. Polling Day is on May 26.

Each candidate can apply for one outdoor assembly centre permit for the night of Polling Day. Candidates and supporters can stay at the approved centres 8pm until 30 minutes after the announcement of the results.

Police said in a statement on May 18 that application for a permit to hold an assembly at an outdoor assembly centre must be made in person by a candidate or his election agent at the Singapore Police Force Police Elections Liaison Office (Pelo) on May 25 between 8.30am and 2.30pm.

Should there be two contesting applications for a venue, a ballot will then be conducted in the presence of the applicants to determine its allocation.

If a candidate decides against applying for an outdoor venue as his assembly centre, he can book an indoor assembly centre. The indoor assembly centre should be enclosed wholly within a building, where only people attending the meeting will be able to hear or see the activities going on inside, said the police.

A police permit will also be required for an indoor assembly centre and must be applied on May 25.

The application results for all assembly centres will be updated on the Pelo website.

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