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March 22, 2008

Reasonable rates for HDB facilities

I REFER to Wednesday's letter by Mr Tan Thiam Huat, 'HDB facilities costlier' . He compared the Jurong Town Council (JTC) booking fee for an open space or void deck with the $20 booking fee for a function hall in a condominium.

JTC charges $50 for use of the facility and $20 for utilities. The $50 is a nominal fee and is meant to maintains the facility. JTC is required to pay for utilities and the $20 is basically cost recovery. We assure Mr Tan the rates are reasonable and any surplus is reinvested in the estate in the form of upgrading programmes.

Ho Thian Poh
General Manager
Jurong Town Council