CABLE TV NETWORK (Progress of installation)

Mr Harun A Ghani asked the Minister for Information and the Arts what is the progress of installing cable TV network in Singapore for public and private buildings and when the exercise will be completed.

The Senior Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Information and the Arts (Encik Yatiman Yusof) (for the Minister for Information and the Arts): Sir, as at 31st October 1998, the Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) has cabled up 90% of HDB flats, 57% of private high-rise and 33% of landed households in Singapore. This means that 82% of all households in Singapore have now been cabled up.

The Singapore Cable Vision expects to complete the cable roll-out to all HDB, private high-rise and landed homes by September 1999.

Mr Harun A Ghani (Hong Kah): As 90% of HDB flats and 57% of private high-rise households have already been cabled up, when will cabling of Hong Kah or the Jurong area be completed?

Encik Yatiman Yusof: The latest date for public housing to be fully cabled will be March 1999. For the benefit of the Member, Jurong will be fully cabled by March 1999. As for the other areas, Bukit Timah will be cabled in December this year; Jalan Besar and Bendemeer, by January next year; Yio Chu Kang and Tanjong Pagar by March next year.