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How my HDB flat has given my family a sense of home

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The writer’s flat and neighbourhood community have been an emotional anchor as his jobs took him and his family to Europe and the US.

The writer’s flat and neighbourhood community have been an emotional anchor as his jobs took him and his family to Europe and the US.

ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO

SINGAPORE – Years ago, I wrote an article about being a CEO who lived in a Housing Board flat.

At the time, I was running a Temasek-portfolio company called Advanced MedTech, which today has more than $500 million in sales and over 1,000 employees globally.

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