Originally posted by :
Kudos to the Singapore heads for coming up with this idea. I tink
itz great - creates more excitement, greenery, creates jobs, boosts
tourim, beautifies the country, earns more foreign exchange,
complements the IRs.
Way to go! Whoa, I really salute the heads!
To all the cybics and detractors, better u go jump into the
lake!
If praise is to be given, it
should be given exclusively to Minister MBT - for his brilliance in
not even knowing the final costs of what this Gardens by the Bay
project will be - except that it will be vaguely in the
'Hundreds of
Millions'.
It is very unusual to embark on a project without even knowing how
much the final costs will be; and as matters stand - it will have
already cost Singaporeans at least a few million in tax payers'
money to prepare the Tender Documents to engage the Design
Consultants; and another few million dollars will have to be paid
for Design Consultation Fees; and how many more millions to be
spent further to arrive at the unknown 'Hundreds of
Millions' for this Gardens by the
Bay.
Are you not being too premature with your immature exhuberance
about jobs when even the blur Minister MBT does not even know how
much it will cost for these Gardens by the Bay
?
Dream on if you believe that foreign exchange will roll in from
this multi-million dollar investment in beautifying this part of
the Singapore city which is far away even from downtown Shenton Way
that no Singaporeans will even go.
Are you being realistic in expecting tourist to fly into Singapore
just to visit this artificial garden created by foreign talents in
the heat of the day ?
Even with the possibility of enclosing the entire garden
development in some air-conditioned cocoon, can the operating costs
be covered with chargeable fees to enter the Gardens ? At what
price will the fees be charged that will not discouraged foreign
travellers to fly in ?
Who will want to pay to visit these Gardens that is located in
three different parts of the Marina South area, and with each
garden covering a wide area on its own, and separated from each
other by the Marina Bay ?
Will tourists be bothered to see all three huge gardens when on a
tight tour plan of only 3 to 5 days stay in Singapore, and when so
many other interesting places are dotted all around Singapore
?
Is it justifiable to throw an uncertain sum to develop this Gardens
Project to be built on land that has been reclaimed at such high
costs ?
How long will these Gardens stay in place - after being created by
spending 'hundreds of millions' - before it is given up for more
high value added construction to take over the Gardens area ?
