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Singapore's many shades of green
Balancing development and conservation to meet all the needs of Singapore within a city
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There was concern about Dover Forest's future after announcements in December that some BTO flats would be launched this year in Ulu Pandan.
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SINGAPORE - Singapore is both a city and a state, which means all of its needs have to be within the city, says Minister for National Development Desmond Lee.
In explaining the unique challenges the nation faces in striking a balance between the development and conservation of green spaces, he says: "Unlike other countries with huge nature cores outside their cities, far from human reach, we are very unique in our requirements, in our tensions."
