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Lift upgrading completed on 124 HDB blocks in Bt Panjang

Posted on 12 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on Lift upgrading completed on 124 HDB blocks in Bt Panjang

Residents in Bukit Panjang will soon have lift landings on every floor.

Work has already been completed on 124 Housing and Development Board (HDB) blocks under the lift upgrading programme.

And upgrading of the remaining eight eligible blocks will be finished in a few months’ time.

The S$80 million lift upgrading programme is part of wider measures to develop the town’s infrastructure.

Ramps and railings have been installed across the estate to ensure it is accessible to all, and nearly 100 covered linkways give residents sheltered access from their homes to town facilities.

The linkways have been built over the past 12 years at a cost of S$7.56 million.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 11 Aug 2009

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HDB spaces: No subletting rule observed in the breach

Posted on 5 Aug 2009 | Comments Off on HDB spaces: No subletting rule observed in the breach

THE Housing Board’s reply, ‘HDB shop corridor area cannot be sublet’ (July 21), stated that HDB corridor areas should not be sublet by shop owners to third parties.

This may be the rule, but in my experience, it is often breached.

We operate shops dealing in mobile phones in Clementi and Bedok Central. A 100 sq ft ‘hole in the wall’ in these locations costs up to $7,000 a month to rent.

However, there are many fly-by-night mobile phone operators who set up shop in the yellow boxes in these areas and pay about $2,000 a month to rent the space. In Bedok Central, town council officers periodically patrol the neighbourhood to check on illegal peddlers. However, enforcement of the rule has been inconsistent. Continue reading →

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