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Mr Chris Lehane said: "Given that there have been 1.4 million people in Singapore who used Airbnb in the last year, it doesn't make public policy sense to criminalise home sharing. It would make more sense to come up with a framework for the future e — Mr Chris Lehane said: "Given that there have been 1.4 million people in Singapore who used Airbnb in the last year, it doesn't make public policy sense to criminalise home sharing. It would make more sense to come up with a framework for the future economy, and making sure that it will work as well as possible for as many people as possible." PHOTO: NYTIMES

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Mar 07, 2018, 05:00 AM

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