HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL

Order for Second Reading read.

4.17 p.m.

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for National Development (Mr Ho Cheng Choon) (for the Minister for Law and National Development): Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

The provisions of this Bill are simple. It is the intention of the Government that, with the expansion of the activities of the Housing and Development Board in the field of redevelopment and public housing, it is desirable to enlarge the composition of the Board so that more persons may be appointed and the Board may benefit from their experience and expertise. At present only three members can be appointed, but under the amendment not less than three but not more than five members may be appointed.

Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. -[Mr Ho Cheng Choon].

Bill considered in Committee; reported without amendment; read a Third time and passed.