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Lim later clarified on his Facebook account that NEA, as a government agency, is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and that the message came from complaints about litter following Deepavali celebrations. The MP finally asked for the banner with his face to be removed. | Lim later clarified on his Facebook account that NEA, as a government agency, is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and that the message came from complaints about litter following Deepavali celebrations. The MP finally asked for the banner with his face to be removed. | ||
== | ===Opinions about homosexuality === | ||
As an active church activist, Lim does not agree with same-sex marriage, but he is against homosexuality. He also urged Singaporeans not to judge homosexuals. | As an active church activist, Lim does not agree with same-sex marriage, but he is against homosexuality. He also urged Singaporeans not to judge homosexuals. | ||
I do not hate them, condemn them or call them names. These friends are reasonable, and I have no issue meeting them socially. However, I disagree with the practice of homosexuality. It is my personal belief, and that will not change regardless of the hate mail I have received. My friends who are gay know my beliefs. They accept that they won’t change me. We remain friends.” Lim said.<ref>https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/02/19/dont-condemn-homosexuals-mp-lim-biow-chuan/</ref> | "I do not hate them, condemn them or call them names. These friends are reasonable, and I have no issue meeting them socially. However, I disagree with the practice of homosexuality. It is my personal belief, and that will not change regardless of the hate mail I have received. My friends who are gay know my beliefs. They accept that they won’t change me. We remain friends.” Lim said.<ref>https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/02/19/dont-condemn-homosexuals-mp-lim-biow-chuan/</ref> | ||
===Shuttle Service Landmark Controversy=== | |||
* "There are pictures of other Marine Parade landmarks, including Wisma Geylang Serai, Old Market (sic) Old Airport Road. And these all help our residents, the residents who would like familiarity with these landmarks and people who are familiar to them, to identify the buses." - Alvin Tan, 7 Aug 2024 Parliament Session<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250219192629/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/marine-parade-shuttle-bus-cost-alvin-tan-4532206</ref> | |||
* Alvin Tan also said the 'free shuttle bus service' in Marine Parade cluster costs S$1 million a year, mostly funded through donations<ref>https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2024/09/02/is-the-shuttle-bus-service-at-marine-parade-town-cluster-just-a-s1-million-political-ad-campaign/</ref> | |||
* The MPS who formed part of the landmarks on this shuttle bus include from left to right: | |||
*# Lim Biow Chua, Mountbatten SMC | |||
*# [[Mohd Fahmi Bin Aliman]], Marine Parade GRC | |||
*# [[Tan See Leng]], Marine Parade GRC | |||
*# [[Edwin Tong]], Marine Parade GRC | |||
*# [[Seah Kian Peng]], Marine Parade GRC | |||
*# [[Tin Pei Ling]], MacPherson SMC | |||
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File:Shuttle-bus.png | Free shuttle bus service with caricatures of MPs as 'landmarks' | |||
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== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||