Shaping Singapore: The Conductor, The Score, The Musicians

A majority of Singaporeans live in public housing. The system, based on the Housing Development Board's vision of "affordable homes, vibrant towns and cohesive communities", has been modelled by many other countries trying to solve their housing needs. Yet, with ever-rising public exp...

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Main Author: Knowledge@SMU
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/132
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1131&context=ksmu
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Summary:A majority of Singaporeans live in public housing. The system, based on the Housing Development Board's vision of "affordable homes, vibrant towns and cohesive communities", has been modelled by many other countries trying to solve their housing needs. Yet, with ever-rising public expectations and rapid developments in the housing market, challenges never cease for this statutory board. The key to meeting these demands, according to CEO Cheong Koon Hean, is to create musical harmony between the agency's engineers, architects, administrators and managers.