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Ensure the low-income group can live in 'choice' public estates

Inequity crops up when owners of subsidised flats sell at a huge profit, shutting out the less well-off and creating enclaves for the rich

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Sixteen years ago, I covered the sales launch of Singapore's poshest public housing project.

It was like covering a rock concert. The fans were 20-somethings, clutching glossy brochures. The star was The Pinnacle@Duxton, the Housing Board's new skyscraper project along Cantonment Road.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 06, 2020, with the headline Ensure the low-income group can live in 'choice' public estates. Subscribe