Sunday, February 28, 2010
Housing In Singapore -
By ;Cheralyn tan ,
85% of Singaporean live in public housing .These homes are located in housing estates, where most are developed neighbourhoods with schools, supermarkets, clinics, food centres and recreational facilities. Popular neighborhood estates include names like Ang Mo Kio Town, Toa Payoh, Clementi, Yishun, Bishan, Hougang, Simei, Woodlands, Punggol, Bukit Batok,Tampines and others to the name. In short, they are called HDB.
There are three-room, four-room, five-room and executive flats. A three-room flat has two bedrooms , which is about 1,000 sq ft. A four-room flat has three bedrooms which is about 1,200 sq ft of space. A five-room flat is about 1,400 sq ft. An Executive mansionette has three and they are relatively larger than any other HDB units- some even have double storey, with the rooms on the second level.
The rest of the population live in private housing, such as apartments, condominiums and landed properties.
Some housing areas are specially located around areas such has MRTs or shopping centres to further convenience people. However , this would mean that the price in the houses may increase as it of high demand as compared to houses that are in isolated spots .
A buyer must be a Singaporean citizen , or P.R. and be 21 years of age and have a family. Non-citizens and singles are not allowed to purchase new HDB flats. Other requirements concern household status, time requirements, income and other special requirements.
Ownership in public housing is limited to a 99-year lease. There are several types of public and semi-public housing available, classified on the basis of the number of rooms and size of the flat .
These apartments are mostly (90%) owned by those living in them .
This public housing is widely affected by Singapore's space limitation.
Infrastructure
Singapore has also grown to be one of the major global telecommunications hubs in the region .
According to a survey by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Singapore ties with the US as the cheapest place in the world to make a phone call or surf the internet using a broadband connection.The total number of mobile subscriptions hit 6,706,300 in September 2009, bringing mobile penetration rates to 134.5%. This means there are more mobile phone lines than the number of people on the island.
Changi International Airport
It makes an impressive gateway to Singapore, wowing visitors with its modern architecture, extensive shopping and efficient processes.
Its success has put Singapore on the map as a regional aviation and air cargo hub. It caters to 80 airlines serving more than 180 cities in over 50 countries. It has three terminals – the third opened in 2008 – which can handle 70 million passengers a year.
Since it opened in 1981, it has won more than 250 awards, and is consistently voted one of the best airports in the world by business and leisure travellers as well as various media.
PSA Singapore Terminals
PSA Singapore Terminals operates 4 container terminals and 2 multi-purpose terminals in Singapore, connecting all kinds of vessels – including container ships, bulk carriers, and cargo freighters - to a network of 200 shipping lines with connections to 600 ports in 123 countries.
It handles about one-fifth of the world's total container transhipment throughput. In 2008, it handled 29 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, up from 10 million TEUs in 1994 and 20 million TEUs in 2005.
It is also one of the world's largest refrigerated container (reefer) ports with over 5,000 reefer points, handling more than a million reefers in 2008.
It provides a comprehensive range of ocean and harbour marine services, terminal-related logistics services and port IT services. It also runs the Singapore Cruise Centre, the cruise hub of the Asia Pacific for passenger liners as well as regional and domestic ferries.
Credits ; Google , Housing development board , http://app.www.sg/who/22/Technology-andamp;-Infrastructure.aspx
By ;Cheralyn tan ,
85% of Singaporean live in public housing .These homes are located in housing estates, where most are developed neighbourhoods with schools, supermarkets, clinics, food centres and recreational facilities. Popular neighborhood estates include names like Ang Mo Kio Town, Toa Payoh, Clementi, Yishun, Bishan, Hougang, Simei, Woodlands, Punggol, Bukit Batok,Tampines and others to the name. In short, they are called HDB.
There are three-room, four-room, five-room and executive flats. A three-room flat has two bedrooms , which is about 1,000 sq ft. A four-room flat has three bedrooms which is about 1,200 sq ft of space. A five-room flat is about 1,400 sq ft. An Executive mansionette has three and they are relatively larger than any other HDB units- some even have double storey, with the rooms on the second level.
The rest of the population live in private housing, such as apartments, condominiums and landed properties.
Some housing areas are specially located around areas such has MRTs or shopping centres to further convenience people. However , this would mean that the price in the houses may increase as it of high demand as compared to houses that are in isolated spots .
A buyer must be a Singaporean citizen , or P.R. and be 21 years of age and have a family. Non-citizens and singles are not allowed to purchase new HDB flats. Other requirements concern household status, time requirements, income and other special requirements.
Ownership in public housing is limited to a 99-year lease. There are several types of public and semi-public housing available, classified on the basis of the number of rooms and size of the flat .
These apartments are mostly (90%) owned by those living in them .
This public housing is widely affected by Singapore's space limitation.
Infrastructure
Singapore has also grown to be one of the major global telecommunications hubs in the region .
According to a survey by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Singapore ties with the US as the cheapest place in the world to make a phone call or surf the internet using a broadband connection.The total number of mobile subscriptions hit 6,706,300 in September 2009, bringing mobile penetration rates to 134.5%. This means there are more mobile phone lines than the number of people on the island.
Changi International Airport
It makes an impressive gateway to Singapore, wowing visitors with its modern architecture, extensive shopping and efficient processes.
Its success has put Singapore on the map as a regional aviation and air cargo hub. It caters to 80 airlines serving more than 180 cities in over 50 countries. It has three terminals – the third opened in 2008 – which can handle 70 million passengers a year.
Since it opened in 1981, it has won more than 250 awards, and is consistently voted one of the best airports in the world by business and leisure travellers as well as various media.
PSA Singapore Terminals
PSA Singapore Terminals operates 4 container terminals and 2 multi-purpose terminals in Singapore, connecting all kinds of vessels – including container ships, bulk carriers, and cargo freighters - to a network of 200 shipping lines with connections to 600 ports in 123 countries.
It handles about one-fifth of the world's total container transhipment throughput. In 2008, it handled 29 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, up from 10 million TEUs in 1994 and 20 million TEUs in 2005.
It is also one of the world's largest refrigerated container (reefer) ports with over 5,000 reefer points, handling more than a million reefers in 2008.
It provides a comprehensive range of ocean and harbour marine services, terminal-related logistics services and port IT services. It also runs the Singapore Cruise Centre, the cruise hub of the Asia Pacific for passenger liners as well as regional and domestic ferries.
Credits ; Google , Housing development board , http://app.www.sg/who/22/Technology-andamp;-Infrastructure.aspx
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