{"id":22680,"date":"2016-08-12T10:23:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-mulls-building-hdb-flats-in-prime-areas\/"},"modified":"2016-08-12T10:47:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T03:47:20","slug":"govt-mulls-building-hdb-flats-in-prime-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/govt-mulls-building-hdb-flats-in-prime-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt mulls building HDB flats in prime areas"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nArtist\u2019s impression of the Greater Southern Waterfront. Source: URA
\nNational Development Minister Lawrence Wong said the government is considering building public flats in prime areas, like the planned Greater Southern Waterfront, in order to make the city accessible to all, reported TODAYonline.
\nHe made the statement at the annual Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on Thursday, 11 August.
\nThe said flats may have different requirements like varying lease periods, said Mr Wong, in response to a query from a student on how to make new economic icons and public buildings available to all Singaporeans. The student noted that while Marina Bay Sands, for instance, is an icon of Singapore, \u201cit is not really a place for all Singaporeans because of the high cost of enjoying such a place\u201d.
\nCiting green spaces and common areas in places like Marina Bay that Singaporeans can enjoy for free, Mr Wong said: \u201cThat has always been the basis of building our city, that it cannot be stratified, we don\u2019t want a city that is exclusive. You cannot have a person living in a 3-room flat or an HDB flat saying: \u2018This is not accessible to me, this is a city that\u2019s only for the elites, and it\u2019s not for me\u2019.\u201d
\nIn planning the Greater Southern Waterfront extension or the new \u201ccentral business district\u201d in Jurong, he revealed that the government intends to be \u201cvery mindful and conscious of this \u2014 be it having a hawker centre there, having gardens and parks, or even having HDB flats there \u2014 so that you have HDB residential living right in the city\u201d.
\nNotably, the idea of constructing more public housing within prime areas in order to increase interaction between the have-nots and the haves was floated at a Real Estate Developers\u2019 Association of Singapore (REDAS) event last year. Then-Social and Family Development Minister Chan Chun Sing said such a move would not bridge the gap between the rich and the poor.
\nMeanwhile, a paper published by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy earlier last year also raised the question of whether the development of less public housing in Singapore\u2019s city centre may lead to \u201cenclaves\u201d of social and wealth stratification.
\nDuring the forum, Mr Wong acknowledged that the government is finding it hard to build public flats in prime areas. \u201cPeople who successfully ballot for highly subsidised flats in the city area would have a \u2018huge gain\u2019\u201d, he said, noting that equity had to be ensured for those who fail to get the flats.
\nAnd while the government does not have a good solution yet, different options are being looked into. But \u201cthe basic imperative to make sure our city is accessible by everyone, is something that we fully agree\u201d with, he added.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
\n
\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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Artist\u2019s impression of the Greater Southern Waterfront. 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