Talk:Housing and Development Board/Archive 1

Archive 1

Politically driven quotas?

I always thought that the racial quotas were an attempt to keep the PAP in power by limiting the concentration of ethnic/minority groups who might be opposed to the party and vote in a different party's candidate - as we know, PAP generally has a pretty strong showing in elections. Can anyone clarify?

Davidl (talk) 21:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Racial quotas

I removed "This system arose after Singapore's 1965 split from Malaysia, due, in part, to their dissatisfaction with Ketuanan Melayu, a Malaysian system of racialist beliefs that benefits only the Malays who are said to be Bumiputeras ("Melayu" is the Malay word for "Malay")." from the article.

It's ridiculous, the separation occurred in 1965 but the quotas introduced in 1980 - as such, a contradiction with established facts. Rajan Rishayakaran 08:35, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

nonsense

"Shortly after independence, Singapore faced a serious problem of housing shortages. In response, the government passed the Housing and Development Act of 1960 which replaced the existing Singapore Improvement Trust with the Housing and Development Board."

How could the government pass a law in 1960 in response to problem that occured "shortly after independence". Singapore did not become independent from the UK until 1963, and Malaysia in 1965. I think someone is getting independence mixed up with self-government (which Britain granted in 1959).

Perhaps it was the colonial government? Perhaps you're confusing "government" with "self-government." DOR (HK) (talk) 05:39, 10 July 2014 (UTC)

separate article, "HDB flat

What do you think of this? HDB flats are unique on their own, I think they might deserve their own article. -- Natalinasmpf 02:03, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

porkbarrel politics

The HDB upgrading programme has at times been accused of acting as an instrument for pork-barrel politics on the part of the PAP, yet I see no mention of this on either this page or "Politics of Singapore". Would it be appropriate to add a sentence regarding this matter, and perhaps another one reflecting the official stand on the matter? --165.21.154.110 10:17, 6 December 2005 (UTC)

Erm, I believe that was covered by the term "gerrymandering", where the HDB is accused of using its housing relocation powers to help affect the voting electorates. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 16:38, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Relocation isnt the same as upgrading...and yes, the later does deserve some mention.--Huaiwei 12:08, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

Which independence

"Shortly after independence, Singapore faced a serious problem of housing shortages." Does this refer to independence from Britain or independence from Malaysia? 70.21.181.186

Independence nearly always means 1965. Separation from Britain occurred in 1963, but then Singapore was just a state of a larger federation. Elle _{vécut heureuse} ^{à jamais} (Be eudaimonic!) 16:39, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Merge

I personally oppose merging the articles, it's like merging "National Parks" with the Interior Department.-Whytecypress