ALTHOUGH it seems like a new term, means testing is already used by the Government in a few sectors. Our differentiated scale for income tax is a form of means testing used for many years. It is only right that citizens with higher income pay more in taxes and contribute to state coffers to operate the Government and civil service. With the introduction of GST, about 70 per cent do not have to pay taxes, with the tax burden on the shoulders of the remaining 30 per cent.

ONE proposed criterion to be used in means testing at public hospitals is the type of dwelling of the patient.

I AM writing in response to the letter, 'Make public aware of train seats for elderly' (ST, Jan 3).

IN LIGHT of the ongoing debate about bicycles on the MRT, I decided to take my bike (in a bike bag) from Pasir Ris MRT station to Somerset MRT station where the skate park is located.

I REFER to the letter, 'Why no career switch under skills scheme?' by Madam Ng Wei San (ST, Jan 5).

I REFER to Mr Shaun Mathew's inquiry on future expansion plans for Singapore's road network after the completion of current major road projects such as the Kallang- Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) and Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) (ST, Dec 24).

I AM in the first intake in the last batch of the Provisional Pre-U 1 Admission Exercise (PAE), which from next year will be no more.

POLICE would like to assure Mr Lionel De Souza ('Could molestation rap have been avoided?'; ST, Jan 1) and the public that victim care is important to us. We have in place procedures to manage the needs of vulnerable victims, especially those who are victims of serious sexual crimes such as rape.

I HAVE been following the Gifted Education Programme (GEP) discussion closely and would like to offer the following perspective.

I COMMUTE to work by Trans-Island Bus Service (Tibs) 963, which plies between VivoCity and Woodlands.

I HAVE two concerns regarding the usage of the Nets service, which I hope a spokesman from the Network for Electronic Transfer (Singapore) will be kind enough to clarify.

I WOULD like to comment on the poor service rendered by the Nokia Care Centre at Suntec City.

RECENTLY, when I approached a cashier at a petrol station to make my payment, I was greeted in Mandarin.

I AM pleased that our young sporting talents will finally get the chance to undergo systematic specialised training under the aegis of the Junior Sports Academies (JSAs).

RECENTLY, a boy drowned in the swimming pool of the condominium where I live.