LAST Saturday's report ("More HDB flats - and at a faster rate")
quoted National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan as saying that
the announced increase in supply of new HDB flats was intended to
help young couples own their homes as soon as possible so they
could start a family, which is a national priority.
However, the floor area of each type of HDB flat has become
smaller over the years and increasingly unsuitable for large
families.
Is it really necessary to shrink the floor area when we are
building our flats ever higher and the blocks ever closer together?
More spacious flats would encourage people to have more
children.
Steven Ooi
