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PRINT EDITION LETTERS Don't make Jurong Lake another white elephant THE report, 'Jurong Lake area: Big changes planned' (ST, Feb 20) gave an optimistic account of plans the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has in the pipeline. I hope those proposals - to turn the area into a commercial, retail and entertainment centre - when materialised, will not result in another fiasco like Tang Dynasty City and the moribund Chinese Garden. No point to hawker centre fans I AM often intrigued by the fact that more and more wall-mounted fans are installed in hawker centres. Why impose $30 fee for joining swim meet? BOTH my children are looking forward to this year's Singapore National Age Group swimming competition, to be held from March7 to 9.	HDB reviewing couple's appeal for housing grant WE REFER to the letter by Ms Li Shan, 'Adopt fairer income criterion for HDB grant' (ST, Feb14). Problem of annuity paid on irregular dates I REFER to the CPF Life annuity, a new scheme that provides a lifelong income for the elderly in their retirement. Putting the brakes on Singapore Armed Forces vehicles are fitted with a device that records the speed of the vehicle. Punitive action is taken when speeds in excess of what is permissible are clocked. The same device can be installed on lorries and other heavy vehicles that have a speed limit. Gloved fingers in mouth: Info needed to take action I REFER to the letter, 'Gloved fingers in her mouth' by Madam Leong Gun Chin (ST, Feb 19).

ONLINE LETTERS Customer service: Singapore lags behind Australia I AM a Singaporean studying at a prestigious university in Australia. Singaporeans ungracious? Not true THERE have been numerous articles on newspaper forums written by foreigners complaining about Singaporeans being ungracious. Lack of varsity hostel rooms must be solved because activities last into the night THERE is a need to relook the increasing hostel fees in our universities.	MRT's got it wrong on hand straps SMRT claims that each carriage can carry up to 300 people. Pets: Sterilisation's not the solution because owners are the problem I REFER to the comments by Ms April Tan Kar Hong, 'Stray cats: Killing them not the solution, let's sterilise them instead' (Online forum, Feb 6), and SPCA's Ms Deirdre Moss, 'Two-pronged sterilisation approach will help control population of stray cats: SPCA' (Online forum, Feb 18).

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