Foreign Worker Enclaves in HDB Estates

Debated in Parliament on 14 Nov 2012.

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Foo Mee Har asked whether the government would consider a quota policy like the Ethnic Integration Policy to manage the concentration of foreign workers in HDB estates or, if not, what measures HDB would take to prevent such enclaves.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that no equivalent policy exists because renting HDB flats or rooms is a temporary housing arrangement, but he acknowledged concerns about over-concentration and said the ministry is considering how to address them.

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Foo Mee Har

Ms Foo Mee Har asked the Minister for National Development (a) whether the Ministry will consider implementing a quota policy similar to the Ethnic Integration Policy to manage the concentration of foreign workers renting HDB flats or rooms in HDB estates; and (b) if not, what measures will HDB employ to prevent the formation of foreign worker enclaves in HDB estates.

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Khaw Boon Wan

We do not have the equivalent of the Ethnic Integration Policy in the management of the number of foreign workers renting HDB flats or rooms. This is because the renting of a flat or a room is a temporary housing arrangement.

However, I am sympathetic to the concerns of an over-concentration of foreign workers in some HDB estates. We are mulling over how best to address such concerns.

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Foo Mee Har asked whether the government would consider a quota policy like the Ethnic Integration Policy to manage the concentration of foreign workers in HDB estates or, if not, what measures HDB would take to prevent such enclaves.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that no equivalent policy exists because renting HDB flats or rooms is a temporary housing arrangement, but he acknowledged concerns about over-concentration and said the ministry is considering how to address them.

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Foreign Worker Enclaves in HDB Estates

Debated in Parliament on 14 Nov 2012.

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Foo Mee Har asked whether the government would consider a quota policy like the Ethnic Integration Policy to manage the concentration of foreign workers in HDB estates or, if not, what measures HDB would take to prevent such enclaves.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that no equivalent policy exists because renting HDB flats or rooms is a temporary housing arrangement, but he acknowledged concerns about over-concentration and said the ministry is considering how to address them.

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Foo Mee Har

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Khaw Boon Wan

However, I am sympathetic to the concerns of an over-concentration of foreign workers in some HDB estates. We are mulling over how best to address such concerns.

Page: 1299

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Foo Mee Har asked whether the government would consider a quota policy like the Ethnic Integration Policy to manage the concentration of foreign workers in HDB estates or, if not, what measures HDB would take to prevent such enclaves.
Khaw Boon Wan stated that no equivalent policy exists because renting HDB flats or rooms is a temporary housing arrangement, but he acknowledged concerns about over-concentration and said the ministry is considering how to address them.

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