FINAL BATCH OF HDB LIFT UPGRADING IN BISHAN EAST

By 2013, all HDB flats in Bishan East estate would have undergone the HDB Lift Upgrading Programme. Announcing this to residents of Bishan East Zone 1 during a block party, Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Mr Wong Kan Seng who is also the Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, urged residents to vote in favour for the Lift Upgrading Program for Blocks 501, 502, 503 and 506. DPM Wong noted that HDB flats in Bishan East estate are very attractive and fetch high resale value due to the centralised location and plentiful amenities. However, DPM Wong also reminded home owners to be mindful and careful when selling their flats as there are known cases where owners sold their flats hoping to apply for a HDB rental flat in the interim. DPM Wong said that such plans were unlikely to materialise as their is a very limited and short supply of HDB rental flats. Mr Wong also attended two other block parties in Bishan East RC Zones 3 and 6 on the same evening.