HOUSING BOARD SHOPS AND FLATS (Number completed)

Mr Hwang Soo Jin asked the Minister for National Development and Communications if he will ascertain from the Housing and Development Board (a) how many units of shops and flats have been completed by the Board in 1976 up to the latest convenient date, and how many more units will be completed by the end of the year; (b) how many, shops and flats have been completed by the Board as at the latest convenient date; and (c) how many applicants for purchase and rental of flats are on the waiting-list.

Mr Lim Kim San: Mr Speaker, Sir, the total number of units of shops and flats completed by the Board up to the third quarter of 1976 is 19,732 units comprising 19,337 fIats and 395 shops. A total of 10,292 units, made up of 10.012 fiats and 280 shops will be completed in the last quarter of 1976.

An accumulative total of 254.220 units comprising 246.924 fIats and 7,296 shops have been completed by the Board up to the third quarter of 1976. Of this, 17.693 fIats and 240 shops were completed as agency projects, i.e., units built by the Board for the Jurong Town Corporation, the Port of Singapore Authority and other authorities.

The number of applicants on the waiting list for the purchase and rental of flats as at 30th September, 1976 is 66.58 1 and 15,097 applicants respectively.