TRANSFERS TO TWO-ROOM FLATS IN KHE BONG (Particulars)

Mr Ho See Beng asked the Minister for National Development and Communications whether he will inform the House (a) how many one-room flat dwellers have applied for transfer to two-room flats in the 12 months ending April 1977 in Khe Bong Constituency; (b) how many have been successful in their applications; and (c) how many applications have been rejected and what are the reasons therefor.

Dr Tan Eng Liang (for the Minister for National Development and Communications): Mr Speaker, Sir, a total of 71 one-room tenants in Khe Bong Constituency have registered for transfer to two-room flats during the past year ending April 1977.

Of these, 41 have been successful in their applications. Most of the outstanding transfer applications have been registered only recently in March 1977 or after, and are still being processed.

All tenants living in their flats for more than two years are eligible to apply for a transfer and, therefore, no tenant who applies for transfer has been rejected if he has stayed in his flat for more than two years.