Aljunied GRC Member of Parliament Chen Show Mao has announced his decision to step down as a partner in the Davis Polk law firm with effect from this month.
The 50-year-old Workers' Party executive council member said this in a note posted on his Facebook fan page on Friday morning.
"It is quite clear to me that given my new responsibilities as MP I will not be able to continue practicing law the way I have in the last twenty years," he wrote, adding that leaving the firm will give him more time for his family, constituency and country, and "to explore alternative work arrangements". Full story
