00:05Pengaram voters will witness a battle between two first-time state election candidates,
00:10with Barisan National's Bu Chin Leong taking on Pakatan Harapan's Felicia Po Rui Ling
00:16in a seat that will see a new representative for the first time in more than a decade.
00:21The contest features a 37-year age gap,
00:24with MCA's 65-year-old Bu facing DAP's 28-year-old Po,
00:30who is the youngest DAP candidate in the Johor polls.
00:34Bu's campaign focuses on reviving Batu Pahat's economy,
00:39creating more jobs and addressing infrastructure issues,
00:42including roads, drainage, traffic flow and flooding.
00:46The lawyer, who has held leadership roles in the Batu Pahat Chinese Chamber of Commerce
00:51and Industry and ACCCIM, said his experience has helped him understand
00:56the challenges faced by local businesses.
00:59He is also pushing to attract high-tech industries and strengthen TVET opportunities
01:04to create more career prospects and encourage young people to return to the area.
01:10Pengaram, a traditional DAPM-CA battleground,
01:13has a majority Chinese electorate,
01:16with Chinese voters making up 60.28% of the constituency.
