Debated in Parliament on 10 Jan 2023.
Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for National Development whether the Ministry will implement a rule requiring all private residential property developers to incorporate a multi-purpose hall in condominium developments that will allow their own residents to hold functions including private wakes, without affecting or causing inconveniences to other residents in the estate.
URA has an existing bonus Gross Floor Area (GFA) scheme to incentivise private developers to provide indoor communal spaces. Today, most private developers provide communal facilities such as function rooms to cater to residents' needs. These communal spaces can be used for private wakes, if the Management Corporation Strata Title (MCST) of the private residential development allows it.
There are also other spaces available for funeral wakes, including purpose-built funeral parlours and places of worship.
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