Singapore is both a city and a state, which means that all that it needs has to be located within the city, says Minister for National Development Desmond Lee.
In explaining the unique challenges the nation faces in striking a balance between development and the 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."
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