Chee soon juan have told us there are many poor in SG.
I agree.But there are many in HK who are not better than SG
poor,
if not worse in housing.
They stay in partition room with poor ventilation and the temp
is 34 to 37 degree!!
One unit at 8 th floor without life has been carved into 20
rooms!!
Rental for a room of 40 feet sq is HK $1200 pm or S$260 @
4.50!!
33.9 degree
70歲的譚伯一家三口住在北河街一個約40呎的板間房內，租金約1200元
http://hk.news.yahoo.com/article/090723/4/dcho.html
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This is another classic display in idiocy by the resident noisy
pussy.
Can the ONE-Room HDB Flat in Singapore provide
any better ventilation than the same type of 1-Room
Unit found in Hong Kong ?
With the architectural layout of the Singapore One-Room HDB flat
requiring windows only on one side of the unit, and the doors
facing a common corridor that run in the center of the block - can
there be any cross-ventilation that makes the Singapore unit better
than Hong Kong's ?
Is the noisy pussy comparing like for like - when the pussy
deride the 40 square feet as the standard Hong Kong 1-Room Unit
?
This 40 square feet room will measure 8 feet x 5 feet
that some Singapore landlord will illegally sub-divide a
terrace house for rent.
Can the Hong Kong 1-Room unit - without toilet or
kitchen - be comparable to the larger 1-Room HDB
unit that is built in Singapore ?
Is the indoor temperature of 37 degrees Celcius so unusual
in Hong Kong during summer that last for at least three months
?
What about Singapore when the hottest months can see
outdoor temperatures rising to at least 35 degrees ?
Did anyone bother to listen to the complaints about the
high temperatures of those living in the 1-Room HDB flat
- who cannot even afford to operate an electric fan ?
Should Singaporeans then envy the HongKongers when they
experience cooler months for the better part of 70 percent all the
year that last from autumn, winter and spring ?
Is it not surprising that in a First World Country such as
Singapore, there should be so many Singaporeans having to live in 1
and 2-Room flats ?
"There
are 42,800 rental flats in Singapore, of which 19,700 are 1-Room
and 23,100 2-Roomers. They range is size from 280 to 484 square
feet each, with a monthly rent of $26 to $205 for 1-Room unit, and
$44 to $275 for 2-Roomers."
Should Singaporeans be surprised that "Demand for rental flats far outstrips supply
today. While 300 applicants join the queue each month, only about
150 people return flats in the same period. As of February this
year, the average waiting time for a one-room flat was 19.5 months,
almost five months longer than in December 2007. The wait for a
two-room flat was 15 months, five months more than in 2007."
(This is an abstract from a report that is dated 20 June
2009).
"To meet the growing demand,
the government converted vacant three- and four-room flats in
Woodlands and Boon Lay to one- and two-roomers last year. The HDB
says the total number of rental flats will increase to 49,860 by
the end of 2011. The next batch of 290 converted units in Redhill
should also be ready by the end of this year. New HDB rental flats
are also being built in Yishun, Sembawang and Choa Chu Kang. This
will increase the stock of rental flats to 50,000 units by 2012, a
17 per cent increase from the 42,800 units
now."
It seems that despite the supposed attaintment of
becoming a First World Nation, there is an increasing number of
Singaporeans falling into hardship and have to give up their homes,
and to resort to rental.
Those who cannot afford to keep up to the rentals will be
subjected to harsh eviction notices that arrive in pink.
Should we be surprised that after 44 years of independence,
prosperity continue to be elusive amongst Singaporeans ?
While Singaporeans have been brain-washed to accept the
idea that there is no iron rice bowl, that short-term employment
contracts with low wages is a necessity, the elite leadership
will insist on being paid their glorious wages for their
supposed talents in leading Singapore forward.