CABLE TELEVISION

Dr Lee Tsao Yuan asked the Minister for Information and the Arts what is the take-up rate for cable television for households living in (i) Housing and Development Board flats, (ii) private condominiums and (iii) landed property for which the hook-up fees are about (a) $2,000 and (b) $6,000.

BG George Yong-Boon Yeo: The cable television take-up rate as of 31st January 1999 is 18.5% or 148,000 households. The take-up rates are highest for private condominiums, followed by HDB homes and landed property. The Member may wish to take up with SCV if she requires a further break-down of the take-up rates, as this is trade information of commercial value.