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09-09-2015, 05:38 PM | #21 |
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the whites think ahead for you, with our ageing population coming, many will need tenants to rent your room so that you have income to live on…not good meh!!
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09-09-2015, 05:45 PM | #22 |
Hi there !!! 123
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09-09-2015, 05:46 PM | #23 |
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10-09-2015, 10:11 AM | #24 |
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FATHER SAY stop at 2 ..... son say wan 6.9-10ml .system got problem now pap ....... ha ,,,,,,,, why we need so many ppl ....... many big company all moved out from spore . cost to high pub bil high transport high............
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10-09-2015, 11:50 AM | #25 |
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10-09-2015, 11:55 AM | #26 |
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Singapore must plan for 10M population: Ex-HDB chief
Christine Tan | See Kit Tang Friday, 10 Jul 2015 | 4:34 AM ET CNBC.com Singapore must start planning for a population that could possibly hit 10 million, Liu Thai Ker, the man often credited as the architect of modern Singapore, told CNBC. The bold number suggested by Liu, who served as the chief executive of the Housing Board from 1979-1989 and then as CEO and chief planner of the Urban Development Authority from 1989-1992, is nearly double the current 5.3 million population and significantly higher than the 6.9 million figure proposed by the Singapore government in its 2013 Population White Paper. In the white paper, the government described its vision of raising the country's population by as much as 30 percent in the next two decades to ensure the economy remains dynamic. However, the move sparked strong objections amid rising discontent in the land-scarce nation over soaring housing costs and an influx of immigrants. But Liu stands by his theory, saying that population growth is pivotal to Singapore's future. "One fundamental thing about urban planning is, don't try to stop or control or curb population growth," Liu, who is now chairman at the Centre for Liveable Cities and senior director at RSP Architects Planners and Engineering, said. "We should allow Singapore to grow and plan for a much bigger population… like 10 million people. We should ask ourselves: How long do we want Singapore to remain as a sovereign country? Even at 10 million people and assuming a population growth rate of 1 percent, we will only last slightly over 100 years and that's not a long time," he added. The country, which is battling worrying demographic changes, also needs immigrants to keep its economic engines running. With a fertility rate of only 1.2, far below the replacement rate of 2.1 and one of the lowest in the world, an ageing population would lead to profound problems for Singapore, the country's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at a conference earlier this month. Liu agrees: "Being such a tiny place, there is a propensity toward homogeneity of ideas and concepts. For us to nurture a creative society, we need people from outside. In fact, one of the reasons why Singapore could succeed was because we were a heterogeneous society at the beginning, with people from all over the world." But even as population numbers accelerate, Singapore's achievements in urban development and innovation must be maintained. "We must continue to keep the city green and attractive for businesses, as well as good talent to come," Liu told CNBC. Lessons from Singapore Apart from being well-known as a 'garden city' where flora and fauna is weaved into the urban fabric, the stability and efficiency of Singapore's urban infrastructure serves as a role model for many developing nations. To emulate the success of the Southeast Asian city-state, governments in these developing countries will need to take the lead, according to 77-year-old Liu. "It may not sound democratic in a Western sense but in Asia or even Africa, the government must play a big role when there's a great need for development. Because if you leave it to the businesses or private sector, they will inevitably focus more on the business side of things." For that reason, it is imperative that government leaders educate themselves on urban development, the architect-planner added. "Leaders must be humble enough to learn what makes a good city. Mr Lee understood what made a good city from his days in Cambridge, but he spent all his life learning from urban success stories," said Liu, referring to Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew. "Leaders must also be ruthlessly rational... and I often explain to foreign dignitaries that the highest authority in Singapore is something called the truth. The Prime Minister and President will listen [even if it was] a lowly civil servant who said the truth. That, to me, is an important aspect of Singapore's success story." Liu retold the story of Lee 's decision to construct low-cost flats in high-rise buildings - known as HDBs - even though such high-density housing was condemned by experts in the 1960s. Towering skyscrapers have since become a symbol of the nation's successful public housing strategy and urban landscape. "We must subscribe to 'clarity equals courage.' It is not good enough to have courage and charge ahead blindly. it is also not good enough to just follow the world. You need to think what your city needs and have the courage to move ahead even [if it is] against the world's trends," he added. Lee Kuan Yew was Singapore's first and longest-serving prime minister, who oversaw Singapore's transformation from a sleepy British colonial outpost into a global metropolis within a single generation. He died on March 23 at the age of 91. — Reporting by Christine Tan | Written by See Kit Tang |
10-09-2015, 12:04 PM | #27 |
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28-05-2017, 02:47 AM | #28 |
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Singapore has to manage population growth carefully: PM Lee
By*Lee Li Ying 27 May 2017 11:56AM*(Updated:*27 May 2017 11:55PM) SINGAPORE: Singapore has to manage the population carefully, even as it grapples with its low fertility rate and the issue of having a stable population, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (May 27). Mr Lee said that with*the country's total fertility rate at about 1.3, Singaporeans are far from replacing themselves. About 30,000 babies are born as citizens every year and, to top up, about 20,000 foreigners become new citizens annually. With about 50,000 new citizens every year, Singapore can "almost sustain a stable population", he added. But it is not all about the numbers. Mr Lee said: "We have to manage the inflow carefully, and make sure that the people who come can integrate into our society, make sure they have the abilities and skills to contribute to our economy, and make sure their hearts are in the right place and they will become good Singaporeans. We are a country, not simply a city or an economy." The prime minister was speaking at the citizenship ceremony on Saturday, which saw 150 residents from Ang Mo Kio GRC and Sengkang West SMC officially became Singaporeans and presented with their citizenship certificates.* He also congratulated the new citizens and urged them to continue to deepen their roots here.* ------------------- 6.9! 6.9! 6.9 Aso at January 2017, population size was 5.75 million. We are getting there! |
28-05-2017, 10:26 AM | #29 |
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10 million!!?? How to sustain this number in a small piece of land??
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28-05-2017, 12:20 PM | #30 |
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SG has a lot of vacant land still. Infra just needs to be build up adequately. That 2nd CBD (huh??? I thought long ago they talked abt Tampines being 2nd CBD???? ) is one way of dispersing crowds from a single CBD.
If we look at Little India riot, since then, foreign workers have been dispersed into satellite areas, which is where the major dorms are. By providing amenities around e vicinity of the dorm areas, it helps reduce the workers from gg to Little India. |
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