Considerations when Installing CCTV to Deter High-rise Littering

Debated in Parliament on 13 Jul 2015.

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Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Environment and Water Resources about the considerations for installing CCTV to identify high-rise litterers.
Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stated that high-rise littering is a serious offence causing hygiene and safety issues, with 2,500 feedback cases in 2014.
He noted that outreach and education often improve situations, but CCTV will be deployed in persistent cases to catch offenders.
In 2014, over 800 enforcement actions were taken against high-rise littering offenders.
The Ministry, Town Councils, and grassroots organisations collaborate on these efforts to deter littering.

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Lee Li Lian

Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources what are the considerations when the Ministry looks into the installation of CCTVs to identify high-rise litterers.

Vivian Balakrishnan

High-rise littering is an anti-social and serious offence that poses both hygiene problems and safety hazards to the public. NEA enforcement officers

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received about 2,500 cases of feedback on high-rise littering in 2014. In most cases, the situation improved following outreach and education efforts by my Ministry, the Town Councils and grassroots organisations.

In areas with persistent high-rise littering despite outreach and education efforts, surveillance cameras will be deployed to catch irresponsible high-rise litterbugs in the act. In 2014 alone, my Ministry took more than 800 enforcement actions against persons caught for high-rise littering.

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Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Environment and Water Resources about the considerations for installing CCTV to identify high-rise litterers.
Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stated that high-rise littering is a serious offence causing hygiene and safety issues, with 2,500 feedback cases in 2014.
He noted that outreach and education often improve situations, but CCTV will be deployed in persistent cases to catch offenders.
In 2014, over 800 enforcement actions were taken against high-rise littering offenders.
The Ministry, Town Councils, and grassroots organisations collaborate on these efforts to deter littering.

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Considerations when Installing CCTV to Deter High-rise Littering

Debated in Parliament on 13 Jul 2015.

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Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Environment and Water Resources about the considerations for installing CCTV to identify high-rise litterers.
Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stated that high-rise littering is a serious offence causing hygiene and safety issues, with 2,500 feedback cases in 2014.
He noted that outreach and education often improve situations, but CCTV will be deployed in persistent cases to catch offenders.
In 2014, over 800 enforcement actions were taken against high-rise littering offenders.
The Ministry, Town Councils, and grassroots organisations collaborate on these efforts to deter littering.

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Lee Li Lian

Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources what are the considerations when the Ministry looks into the installation of CCTVs to identify high-rise litterers.

Vivian Balakrishnan

High-rise littering is an anti-social and serious offence that poses both hygiene problems and safety hazards to the public. NEA enforcement officers

Page: 149

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Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for Environment and Water Resources about the considerations for installing CCTV to identify high-rise litterers.
Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stated that high-rise littering is a serious offence causing hygiene and safety issues, with 2,500 feedback cases in 2014.
He noted that outreach and education often improve situations, but CCTV will be deployed in persistent cases to catch offenders.
In 2014, over 800 enforcement actions were taken against high-rise littering offenders.
The Ministry, Town Councils, and grassroots organisations collaborate on these efforts to deter littering.

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Considerations when Installing CCTV to Deter High-rise Littering

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Considerations when Installing CCTV to Deter High-rise Littering

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