01-08-2014, 06:33 AM
6.9m already up in arms... is this man for real with his suggestions?
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/...m-20140801
PUBLISHED AUGUST 01, 2014
Singapore should plan for population of 10m
Planning long term gives a better estimate of land needed: Liu Thai Ker
BYMALMINDERJIT SINGH
msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT
Mr Liu: 'Singaporeans should believe that we now have the ability to solve these problems and that we will have a good environment even though population density may increase.' - PHOTO: TOH KAI THIAM/SIBL
[SINGAPORE] The Republic should plan for a population of 10 million in the long term if it is to remain sustainable as a country, says the man known widely as the architect of modern Singapore. According to Liu Thai Ker, Singapore should not stop its population growth projection at the figure of 6.9 million listed in the 2013 White Paper on Population.
"That is an interim figure and projection and obviously Singapore is going to grow beyond that," he said yesterday at a seminar, "Building a Nation: Tomorrow, Challenges and Possibilities for a Liveable Singapore".
As architect-planner and CEO of the Housing Development Board from 1969 to 1989, Mr Liu oversaw the completion of over half a million public housing units, and as CEO and chief planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) from 1989 to 1992, he spearheaded the major revision of the Singapore Concept Plan and key direction for heritage conservation.
"The question is: How long do you want Singapore to exist as a sovereign state? Certainly beyond 2030, so we should plan for the longer term and for this 10 million figure as we cannot curb population growth after 2030."
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/premium/...m-20140801
PUBLISHED AUGUST 01, 2014
Singapore should plan for population of 10m
Planning long term gives a better estimate of land needed: Liu Thai Ker
BYMALMINDERJIT SINGH
msingh@sph.com.sg @MalminderjitBT
Mr Liu: 'Singaporeans should believe that we now have the ability to solve these problems and that we will have a good environment even though population density may increase.' - PHOTO: TOH KAI THIAM/SIBL
[SINGAPORE] The Republic should plan for a population of 10 million in the long term if it is to remain sustainable as a country, says the man known widely as the architect of modern Singapore. According to Liu Thai Ker, Singapore should not stop its population growth projection at the figure of 6.9 million listed in the 2013 White Paper on Population.
"That is an interim figure and projection and obviously Singapore is going to grow beyond that," he said yesterday at a seminar, "Building a Nation: Tomorrow, Challenges and Possibilities for a Liveable Singapore".
As architect-planner and CEO of the Housing Development Board from 1969 to 1989, Mr Liu oversaw the completion of over half a million public housing units, and as CEO and chief planner of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) from 1989 to 1992, he spearheaded the major revision of the Singapore Concept Plan and key direction for heritage conservation.
"The question is: How long do you want Singapore to exist as a sovereign state? Certainly beyond 2030, so we should plan for the longer term and for this 10 million figure as we cannot curb population growth after 2030."