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Minister explains challenge in balancing development with conservation of green spaces
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There were concerns about the future of Dover Forest (above) following announcements in December last year that some Build-To-Order flats would be launched this year in Ulu Pandan, where the forest is located.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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."
