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Former HDB chief Cheong Koon Hean says the future of public housing will be driven by living well, living smart and living connected
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Dr Cheong Koon Hean is chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities. In June, she will also become chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
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One of Singapore's latest urban planning stories is unfolding in the Housing Board waterfront town of Punggol.
In an exclusive interview, former HDB chief executive Cheong Koon Hean tells The Straits Times that Punggol Northshore, the island's first smart-enabled precinct, is also a "living laboratory" which will help the statutory board improve living conditions for home owners, as well as prepare for uncertainties in the future.
