S. I. T. HOUSING UNITS APPROVED FOR ERECTION (Number)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore · 22 April 1958 · 1st Legislative Assembly
Official Report, 22 April 1958, Vol 6, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
Mr Seah Peng Chuan asked the Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing if he will make a statement in regard to the number of Singapore Improvement Trust housing units approved for erection :-
(i) between April 1955 and June 1956; and
(ii) between June 1956 and March 1958.
Inche Abdul Hamid: Mr Speaker, Sir, the figures for April 1955 to June 1956 are: housing units, 1,210; shops, 52. The figures for June 1956 to March 1958 are: housing units, 6,120; shops, 158.
Mr Lee Choon Eng: Do these figures represent completed houses or approved houses?
Inche Abdul Hamid: These figures are based on contracts let during the periods.
Mr Lee Choon Eng: Can the Minister tell us how many are completed to date out of these figures?
Inche Abdul Hamid: I am not in a position to say now, Sir,If the hon. Member wishes to have a reply to his question, I will be only too happy to circulate it to him.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 22 April 1958. Republished on SGParliament.