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Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang

Posted on 5 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Lift upgrading for six blocks in Hougang

The first six blocks in Hougang picked for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) are Blocks 351, 352, and 354 to 357 in Hougang Avenue 7.

The opposition ward’s People’s Action Party (PAP) grassroots adviser Eric Low disclosed this at a community event yesterday, adding that seven Hougang precincts have been identified for the LUP.

On Friday, PAP grassroots adviser Sitoh Yih Pin named nine blocks in opposition ward Potong Pasir which have been selected for the programme.

Blocks picked for the LUP will get lift landings on every floor. Owners of 442 units in the six blocks – mostly 25-year-old four-room flats – will have to decide whether to join the programme.

The two PAP advisers confirmed on Friday that a number of blocks in Potong Pasir and Hougang have been picked for the LUP.

Yesterday, Mr Eric Low said he had met Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang twice to discuss which precinct should get priority. They chose the Avenue 7 blocks as being more manageable for a first-time project. Continue reading →

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Residents from Jalan Rumah Tinggi benefit from lift upgrading

Posted on 4 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Residents from Jalan Rumah Tinggi benefit from lift upgrading

Some 600 residents living in Jalan Rumah Tinggi, in the Tanjong Pagar GRC, are benefiting from the Lift Upgrading Programme. Two blocks of 4 and 5-room flats, which are more than 20 years old, have been fitted with new lifts that stop on every floor.

Officiating at the completion ceremony of the Lift Upgrading Programme on Saturday was Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who was mobbed by residents eager for a handshake and a picture.

One lucky family, the Yaps, even had a visit from Mr Lee himself. The household will be co-paying about S$300 for the lift upgrading after subsidies from the government and town council.

The family said it is money well spent for the ease of movement, especially when they have young kids and an elderly.

Walter Yap said: “If not, we would have to carry the prams up and down the stairs. My mum is already in her 60s, so it’s good for her too.”

Flats built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) before the 1990s did not have lifts stopping at every level because of demands for privacy.

However, due to the growing elderly population and in order to meet the needs of the disabled, HDB introduced the Lift Upgrading Programme in 2001 to give barrier-free access to residents.

Source : CNA – 3 Oct 2009

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