SIMEI HOUSING ESTATE (Public telephones at Void Decks)

Mr Teo Chong Tee asked the Minister for Communications and Information whether the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore will install public telephones at the void decks of all the Housing and Development Board blocks in Simei Housing Estate.

The Minister for Communications and Information (Dr Yeo Ning Hong): Sir, the answer is yes. Telecoms will install public pay phones at all new HDB blocks with void decks in Simei Housing Estate. There are already 42 such phones in the estate. The remaining 16 blocks will also have public phones by the end of the month.